Iraq sandstorm sends more than 1,000 to hospital
More than 1,000 Iraqis were rushed to hospital with respiratory ailments on Thursday due to a sandstorm, the seventh to hit the country in the past month, state media said......»»
New drug delivery system containing RNA therapy can target cancer cells in bone marrow
Researchers at Tel Aviv University have destroyed 90% of multiple myeloma blood cancer cells under laboratory conditions, and 60% in human tissues taken from patients at Rabin Medical Center (Belinson Hospital), using an RNA-based drug delivered to t.....»»
Mutation accessibility fuels influenza evolution
The influenza (flu) virus is constantly undergoing a process of evolution and adaptation through acquiring new mutations. Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have added a new layer of understanding to explain why and how flu viruses c.....»»
Scientists develop in vivo RNA-based gene editing model for blood disorders
In a step forward in the development of genetic medicines, researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have developed a proof-of-concept model for delivering gene edi.....»»
Researchers identify critical role lactate plays in neural cell development
Scientists at Tohoku University have discovered the critical role that lactate plays in helping neural stem cells develop into specialized neurons, a process dubbed neuronal differentiation. They also unearthed a means by which lactate sends signals.....»»
New infection mechanism in SARS-CoV-2 discovered
Researchers from Heidelberg Medical Faculty, Heidelberg University Hospital and German Cancer Research Center investigate molecular relationships that promote infection and spread of SARS-CoV-2. The results may provide a starting point for developmen.....»»
Rehabilitated sea turtle released in Florida Keys to join Tour de Turtles
A juvenile green sea turtle rehabilitated at the Florida Keys-based Turtle Hospital was fitted with a satellite-tracking transmitter and released Friday to join an online race that follows long-distance migrations of sea turtles......»»
Breakthrough in material design will help football players, car occupants and hospital patients
The discovery that football players were unknowingly acquiring permanent brain damage as they racked up head hits throughout their professional careers created a rush to design better head protection. One of these inventions is nanofoam, the material.....»»
Chasing defamatory hallucinations, FTC opens investigation into OpenAI
FTC sends 20-page info request over fears of "false, misleading, or disparaging" generations. Enlarge / OpenAI CEO Sam Altman testifies about AI rules before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law o.....»»
Iraq"s marshes are dying, and a civilization with them
Mohammed Hamid Nour is only 23, but he is already nostalgic for how Iraq's Mesopotamian marshes once were before drought dried them up, decimating his herd of water buffaloes......»»
TSMC sends more Taiwanese workers to finish Arizona plant
Apple's processor supplier TSMC says that to ensure a "fast ramp up" of its new Arizona Factory, it is sending more workers from Taiwan for this "critical phase."TSMCEven as TSMC objects to conditions imposed by the US — it effectively has to pay t.....»»
In the Future, Patients Won’t Go to the Hospital—It Will Come to Them
Virtual wards provide people with remote care and monitoring, allowing patients to go home sooner and hospitals to run more efficiently......»»
The Psychedelic Scientist Who Sends Brains Back to Childhood
Kids soak up new skills, adults not so much. But neuroscientist Gül Dölen might have found a way—with drugs—to help grownups learn like littles......»»
A hospital germ"s dual strategy: How P. aeruginosa uses division of labor to colonize surfaces
Infections are among the most frequent complications during a hospital stay. Researchers at the University of Basel have now uncovered why one of the most dangerous nosocomial pathogens is so difficult to combat. It follows a dual strategy, with some.....»»
Loan sharks: New data reveal they are often work colleagues or "friends"
Malai Gambrill doesn't sound like your typical loan shark. She was a woman in her early 50s working in a hospital in Gillingham, not far from London. She lent £3,000 to a colleague and supposed friend on the agreement that they would pay it back mon.....»»
How a Swiss hospital turned an underground ‘bunker’ into a day-lit jungle
The radiotherapy room at Hôpital de La Tour is three floors underground, but looks like it’s filled with natural light. Every (respectable) architect knows the value of daylight. Decades of studies have shown that natural light has a pos.....»»
Senate letter to Meta on LLaMA leak is a threat to open-source AI, say experts
A letter two senators sent to Meta on Tuesday questioning the LLaMA leak sends a threat to the open-source AI community, say experts. A letter two senators sent to Meta on Tuesday questioning the LLaMA leak sends a threat to the open-source AI co.....»»
California hospital staff call for halt of surgeries over bizarre particles
Hospital officials said the equipment is sterile, while staff questions safety. Enlarge / Surgical implements are seen on a tray during a surgery. (credit: Getty | Ritesh Shukla) More than 70 staff members of a San Diego.....»»
Genetic change increased bird flu severity during US spread, shows study
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists discovered how the current epizootic H5N1 avian influenza virus (bird flu) gained new genes and greater virulence as it spread west. Researchers showed that the avian virus could severely infect the br.....»»
Scientists use AI to find promising new antibiotic to fight evasive hospital superbug
Scientists at McMaster University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have used artificial intelligence to discover a new antibiotic that could be used to fight a deadly, drug-resistant pathogen that strikes vulnerable hospital patients......»»
Chromatin remodeling complexes "bookmark" cell identity during division
When a cell divides, it retains information about how to grow and instructions about what type of cell to become. Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have gained a new understanding of how these processes can work, revealing a previou.....»»