Which glioblastoma patients will respond to immunotherapy?
Scientists have discovered a new biomarker to identify which patients with brain tumors called glioblastomas -- the most common and malignant of primary brain tumors -- might benefit from immunotherapy. The treatment could extend survival for an esti.....»»
ChatGPT is coming to Slack
Next time you're wondering how to respond to a colleague on Slack, you may be able to ask ChatGPT for help......»»
Hospital’s water purification system stripped out chlorine, killing 3 patients
It was supposed to improve taste, but instead led to deadly infections. Enlarge / Part of the Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston on Dec. 16, 2021. (credit: Getty | John Tlumacki) Water purification systems installed.....»»
Addressing campus sexual violence: New risk assessment tool can help administrators make difficult decisions
How do universities and colleges build safer campuses, and better respond to incidents of sexual and gender-based violence? There isn't a simple answer to this question......»»
Preventing corporate data breaches starts with remembering that leaks have real victims
When it comes to data breaches, organizations are generally informed about the risks and procedures for mitigating them. They can (typically) respond with minimal collateral damage. But the impact a data breach can have on individuals can be devastin.....»»
How "Anomalous Health Incidents" in Cuba Sidelined Science
The Havana syndrome saga is an epic failure of science, one with severe consequences both for patients and for international relations.....»»
Researchers identify two compounds capable of inhibiting growth of brain tumor cells
Glioblastoma is a malignant tumor of the central nervous system (brain or spinal cord) and one of the deadliest types of cancer. Few drugs have proved effective at combating this uncontrolled growth of glial cells, which anyway constitute a large pro.....»»
Learning how cells respond to stressful conditions
Developing approaches to protect human well-being in a changing climate will depend on a deeper understanding of how mammalian cells and organisms adapt to dramatic shifts in temperature and in the availability of food and water. To help build this k.....»»
Subaru exec shuffle: New CEO pledges electrification flexibility; Doll to step down as U.S. chief
Atsushi Osaki, Subaru's next CEO, says the automaker will respond quickly to market trends such as electrification and will seek to grow in the U.S. and new markets such as Australia. In addition, Subaru of America said Tom Doll will step down as CEO.....»»
Subaru picks new CEO who pledges flexibility in electrification age
Atsushi Osaki, Subaru's next CEO, says the automaker will respond quickly to market trends such as electrification and will seek to grow in the U.S. and new markets such as Australia......»»
Why we need rescue robots to seem brave and vulnerable
From WALL-E to R2D2 and the Iron Giant, pop culture is full of courageous, selfless robots that assist humans and tug on our heartstrings. But can real-life robots that respond to disasters and head into dangerous situations prompt us to be better pe.....»»
Apple wants to shift the mindsets of doctors and patients, says Health VP
Apple's work in healthcare goes beyond the immediate need of the consumer, with the company wanting to to improve preventative care and aid in research, according to Health VP Dr. Sumbul Desai.Dr. Sumbul DesaiAfter speaking at India's BioAsia 2023 co.....»»
New testing approach diagnoses COVID-19 with near-perfect accuracy
By inspecting the body's immune response at a molecular level, a research team has developed a new way to test patients for COVID-19. Their method can potentially catch infections a matter of hours after exposure—far earlier than current COVID-19 t.....»»
Can mind-controlled VR games help stroke patients?
The neurotech firm Cogitat is among those building a system which translates brain activity into actions......»»
The coexistence of race and anti-racism in Geoffrey Morant"s anti-Nazi anthropology
As the Nazi party rose to power in 1930s Germany, anthropologists in both England and the United States struggled to respond to Hitler's theories of pure races, Aryan-Nordic ascendancy, and the threat of racial mixing. Though most anthropologists saw.....»»
Edgio enhances its security platform with DDoS scrubbing and WAAP capabilities
Edgio has enhanced its Security platform enabling enterprises to better detect and respond to emerging threats while ensuring confidentiality, integrity and availability of their data and applications. These new capabilities are aimed at reducing the.....»»
Edgio enhances its Security platform with DDoS scrubbing and WAAP capabilities
Edgio has enhanced its Security platform enabling enterprises to better detect and respond to emerging threats while ensuring confidentiality, integrity and availability of their data and applications. These new capabilities are aimed at reducing the.....»»
Flint water crisis demonstrates value of social networks
The size, strength and makeup of people's social networks are key indicators of how they will respond to the health consequences of an environmental disaster, according to a new Cornell study that focused on the Flint, Michigan, water crisis......»»
ChatGPT is bringing advancements and challenges for cybersecurity
Understanding why ChatGPT is garnering so much attention takes a bit of background. Up until recently, AI models have been quite “dumb”: they could only respond to specific tasks when trained on a large dataset providing context on what to find......»»
A Stroke Paralyzed Her Arm. This Implant Let Her Use It Again
Electrical stimulation applied to the spinal cord temporarily restored arm and hand movement in two patients......»»
Researchers decode targets for hundreds of signaling enzymes
When cells in the human body sense a change in the environment, molecules known as kinases can help them respond: these specialized enzymes activate proteins, propagating signals within a cell that ultimately alter its function. Yet if scientists wan.....»»