Researchers use deep learning to predict breast cancer risk
Deep learning does a better job distinguishing between the mammograms of women who will later develop breast cancer and those who will not.
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JJ Shavit
- Sep 11, 2021
Start-up funded by the US Army develops a pill that might cure PTSD
A start-up, funded in part by the U.S. Army, could be on track to revolutionizing what we know about PTSD.
Joshua Shavit
- Sep 10, 2021
What the world's most accurate clock can tell us about Earth and the cosmos
It would take 15 billion years for the clock that occupies Jun Ye's basement labto lose a second—about how long the universe has existed
Joshua Shavit
- Sep 10, 2021
New room-temperature COVID-19 vaccines are grown in plants and bacteria
Researchers have developed COVID-19 vaccine candidates that can take the heat. Their key ingredients? Viruses from plants or bacteria.
Joshua Shavit
- Sep 10, 2021
First-in-human clinical trial for a vaccine to treat opioid use disorders enrolls first patients
First ever trial to study a therapeutic vaccine for opioid use disorder developed by researchers at the University of Minnesota.
Joshua Shavit
- Sep 10, 2021
Researchers harness the power of nature to help improve anti-cancer antibody therapy
Researchers have found a way to enhance the natural ability of therapeutic antibodies to attack blood cancer cells using the immune system.
JJ Shavit
- Sep 8, 2021
The first experimental opioid vaccine is being tested at Columbia University
The first experimental vaccine to be tested in the US for treatment of opioid use disorder is being studied in a phase 1a/1b clinical trial.
JJ Shavit
- Sep 8, 2021
Crewless boats are mapping the ocean thanks to XOCEAN - an Irish startup
Two uncrewed vessels remotely controlled from shore have travelled up to 40 kilometres offshore into the North Sea to undertake survey work
Joshua Shavit
- Sep 8, 2021
Researchers can literally 'make your skin crawl' to close wounds
Researchers have taken an important step in directing skin cells to migrate en masse to close wounds thereby “literally making skin crawl".
JJ Shavit
- Sep 8, 2021
Climate change means bigger bills, ears and tails for 'shape shifting' animals
Climate change is causing some animals to “shape shift” and grow larger extremities such as beaks, ears and tails.
JJ Shavit
- Sep 7, 2021
Eliminating cash could benefit average U.S. families
Soon, $50 and $100 bills may be a thing of the past. That’s the future some economists are predicting—and want.
JJ Shavit
- Sep 7, 2021
Science and student payloads to fly aboard NASA's next scientific balloons mission
NASA's Scientific Balloon Program's 2021 fall campaign is now underway in New Mexico, launching the first three of eight missions in August
Joshua Shavit
- Sep 7, 2021
AI helps to spot single diseased cells
The Human Cell Atlas is the world’s largest, growing single-cell reference atlas. It contains references of millions of cells.
Joshua Shavit
- Sep 6, 2021
People look alike if we think they have similar personalities, new study finds
Do Vladimir Putin and Justin Bieber look alike? They do if you think they have similar personalities, shows a new study by psychologists.
JJ Shavit
- Sep 6, 2021
Turning cameras off during virtual meetings can reduce fatigue
More than a year after the pandemic resulted in many employees shifting to remote work, virtual meetings have become a familiar part of life
JJ Shavit
- Sep 5, 2021
Unified theory finally explains how materials transform from solids to liquids
Years of meticulous experimentation have paid off for researchers aiming to unify the physics that defines transition from solid to liquid.
Joshua Shavit
- Sep 5, 2021
Researchers develop brain-inspired memory device
The idea of using multiple switching in a single element draws inspiration from how the brain works and fundamentally reimagines the design
JJ Shavit
- Sep 5, 2021
New data shows strong air pollution policies lengthen life expectancy
During a truly unprecedented year where some people accustomed to breathing dirty air experienced clean air
JJ Shavit
- Sep 5, 2021
How likely are catastrophic supervolcano eruptions happening soon
Research teams that studied an ancient supervolcano in Indonesia found such volcanoes remain active and hazardous for thousands of years
JJ Shavit
- Sep 5, 2021
Beauty Premium - is there a link between physical attractiveness and income
Beauty premium is the notion that those who are more physically attractive tend to have a greater income. However, is it true?
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