Two separate studies published on August 1 in Nature have identified the gene-expression patterns of tens of thousands of cells present in the lung and reported the existence of a
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New hope for treating Parkinson’s disease as novel stem cell trial prepares to launch in Japan
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On July 30th, researchers in Japan announced their intention to launch a new clinical trial using neurological cells derived from induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells to treat Parkinson’s disease, a
Robotic hand learns to manipulate objects like a human with the help of artificial intelligence
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A new robotic hand with improved dexterity was just unveiled on July 30th that has taught itself to grab objects the same way a human does. This newest feat by
‘Attribution science’ may soon be making a regular appearance in weather reports: rapid assessments of the impact of global warming
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On July 27th, Dr Friederike Otto, a climate modeller at the University of Oxford, UK and her colleagues provided a preliminary analysis of the current heatwave oppressing Northern Europe, and unusually,
Women are seeing fewer STEM job ads than men: are marketing algorithms promoting gender bias?
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According to a recent study conducted by economist Dr. Catherine Tucker from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and marketing professor Dr. Anja Lambrecht of London Business School, women see fewer
Preliminary findings published in PLOS One on July 25th point to the potential of turning the destructive power of the Zika virus against tumors. A team of researchers from Nemours Children’s
Astronomers have been tracking a single star for over 20 years as it whizzes around the supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky way galaxy at speeds of
On July 26th, the Swedish military dropped laser-guided bombs on a forest fire that had been raging for nearly two weeks close to the town of Älvdalen, near its border
New hope for Alzheimer’s treatment: Biogen and Eisai report promising results from Phase II Clinical Study of BAN2401
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New data presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference on July 25th came as an unexpected surprise. Patients receiving the drug performed 30 percent better on cognitive tests than those
Underground lake detected on Mars: could this hint at the prospect of life on the red planet?
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Astronomers have spotted a huge lake buried deep beneath a polar ice cap on Mars. The research published on July 25th in the journal Science points to a 20-km-wide reservoir