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Human Lung Chip reveals the effects of breathing motions on lung immune responses and leads to repurposing of potential therapeutics
Joseph Shavit
- Apr 12, 2022
If aliens were sending us signals, this is what they might look like
For more than 60 years, scientists have been searching for possible signs that would indicate the existence of extraterrestrial intelligence
Joseph Shavit
- Apr 11, 2022
Healthy plant-based diets shown to lower risk of developing diabetes
The consumption of healthy plant-based foods is associated with a lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes (T2D) in generally healthy people
Joseph Shavit
- Apr 11, 2022
First fully private mission reaches International Space Station
The first fully private mission reached the International Space Station with a four-member crew from startup company Axiom Space.
Joseph Shavit
- Apr 11, 2022
When Fox News viewers flip to CNN, their opinions shift too, study finds
Staunchly conservative Fox News viewers who spent a month tuning in to CNN instead reported a broad shift in their political opinions
Joseph Shavit
- Apr 9, 2022
Astronomers detect galactic space laser
A powerful radio-wave laser, called a ‘megamaser’, has been observed by the MeerKAT telescope in South Africa.
Joseph Shavit
- Apr 9, 2022
AI predicts if -- and when -- someone will have cardiac arrest
A new AI-based approach can predict, significantly more accurately than a doctor, if and when a patient could die of cardiac arrest.
Joseph Shavit
- Apr 9, 2022
Chemical compound prevents obesity and muscle loss as we age
A recently discovered chemical compound helped elderly mice with obesity lose fat and weight, add muscle and strength and increase activity.
Joseph Shavit
- Apr 8, 2022
Scientists have spotted the farthest galaxy ever
An international team of astronomers has spotted the most distant astronomical object ever: a galaxy some 13.5 billion light-years away.
Joseph Shavit
- Apr 8, 2022
Protein boosts height growth in girls, study finds
an average increase of about seven grams of protein daily above the intake guidelines leads on average to an increase in height of one cm.
Joseph Shavit
- Apr 7, 2022
Does artificial intelligence think like a human?
A new technique compares the reasoning of a machine-learning model to that of a human, so the user can see patterns in the model’s behavior.
Joseph Shavit
- Apr 7, 2022
Licorice may be a promising cancer treatment, researchers say
Licorice is more than a candy and may play a role in preventing or treating certain types of cancer, according to researchers.
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