Is the Psychedelic Therapy Bubble About to Burst?
A new paper argues that excitement has veered into misinformation—and scientists should be the ones to set things straight......»»
Genetically engineered cell therapies with mRNA lipid nanoparticles for transferrable platelets
Platelet transfusions are essential in managing bleeding and hemostatic dysfunction, and can be expanded to be used as cell therapy for a variety of diseases. The efforts to create such cell therapies require that researchers modify donor platelets t.....»»
FDA approves first CRISPR therapy—here’s how it works against sickle cell
The landmark treatment turns on another blood protein that prevents sickling. Enlarge / This digitally colorized scanning electron micrograph (SEM) revealed some of the comparative ultrastructural morphology between normal red b.....»»
This psychedelic PlayStation platformer is already 2024’s most surprising game
After spending 90 minutes with Ultros, we still don't fully know what to expect from the psychedelic Metroidvania......»»
This app put iMessage on my Android phone — and it blew me away
Beeper Mini brings iMessage to Android. Takes away the green bubble shame. Doesn't rely on a hack. But above all, it promises an ever better messaging future......»»
Compact accelerator technology achieves major energy milestone
Particle accelerators hold great potential for semiconductor applications, medical imaging and therapy, and research in materials, energy and medicine. But conventional accelerators require plenty of elbow room—kilometers—making them expensive an.....»»
Researchers pave the way for faster and safer T-cell therapy through novel contamination-detection method
Researchers from Critical Analytics for Manufacturing Personalized-Medicine (CAMP) Interdisciplinary Research Group (IRG) at Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART), MIT's research enterprise in Singapore, in collaboration with Sin.....»»
Investigating solid-state atomic hydrogen as a potential hydrogen therapy strategy
The overexpression of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (RONS) is closely associated with the onset and progression of diverse chronic diseases, such as cancer, Alzheimer's disease, and chronic diabetic ulcers. Hydrogen therapy, as an emerging and.....»»
Gamma-ray burst charged Earth’s ionosphere from 2 billion light-years away
The brightest supernova ever detected altered the outer layers of Earth's atmosphere. Enlarge / Artist's conception of a gamma-ray burst. (credit: NASA) An astounding gamma-ray burst, dubbed GRB 221009A, continues to ama.....»»
You"re still going to be bullied for being a green bubble, even with RCS
Apple confirms the blue versus green bubble battle won't be over just because of RCS.Green bubbles aren't going anywhereThe blue iMessage text bubble is meant to tell the user when they are talking to another iPhone user. However, this handy tool has.....»»
Apple announces RCS support for iMessage
Texts to your green bubble friends will come with status indicators, better media. Enlarge (credit: Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Apple is shocking the world today by adopting the RCS messaging standard for i.....»»
UK becomes first country to approve Crispr gene-editing therapy
Sickle cell disease and beta thalassaemia are covered by the approval. Enlarge / Artist's conception of the CRISPR system in action, with the guide RNA (red) leading a protein to a specific site in the genomic DNA (blue) where it.....»»
Gamma-rays with energies of up to 13 teraelectronvolts measured for brightest burst of all time
Astronomers with The LHAASO Collaboration have found that last year's GRB 221009A gamma-ray burst, subsequently nicknamed the Brightest of All Time (BOAT), carried with it 13 teraelectronvolts of energy. In their study, reported in the journal Scienc.....»»
Pacific rainbow+ communities face discrimination, conversion therapy
The need to increase Pacific and Rainbow+ leadership was a major finding in the Manalagi project, the first and largest research of its kind addressing the health and well-being of Aotearoa, New Zealand's Pacific Rainbow+ community......»»
How to fix packet burst in Modern Warfare 3
In the heat of battle, even the slightest glitch can cost you your life in Modern Warfare 3. If you're suffering from a packet burst, you need to fix it fast......»»
New methods for effective transport of large genes in gene therapy
One problem in gene therapy is that not all genes transfer equally well into the target cells. UZH researchers have now developed a flexible method to transfer large genes efficiently and without significant side effects. The approach has strong pote.....»»
"Mind-blowing": Astronomers spot most distant radio burst yet
Eight billion years ago, something happened in a distant galaxy that sent an incredibly powerful blast of radio waves hurtling through the universe......»»
New Trials Aim to Restore Hearing in Deaf Children—With Gene Therapy
For the first time, researchers are testing an approach that involves replacing a mutated gene in the inner ears of children with severe hearing loss......»»
Enzyodynamic therapy at nanoscale
Enzyodynamic therapy (EDT) is a new type of reactive oxygen species (ROS)-related dynamic therapeutic modality, which adequately utilizes the enzyme-triggered catalytic reactions in living organisms and achieves disease treatment through controlling.....»»
Astronomers detect most distant fast radio burst to date
An international team has spotted a remote blast of cosmic radio waves lasting less than a millisecond. This 'fast radio burst' (FRB) is the most distant ever detected. Its source was pinned down by the European Southern Observatory's (ESO) Very Larg.....»»
Astronomers comb telescope archive and find microsecond-duration burst
An international team of researchers led by Dutch Ph.D. candidate Mark Snelders (ASTRON and University of Amsterdam) has discovered radio pulses from the distant universe that last only millionths of a second. They found these microsecond bursts afte.....»»