Health & Medicine AI Prosthetic Arms Feel Most Natural at One Second Per Reach, VR Study Finds A VR study found AI prosthetic arms feel most natural at human speed — one second per reach. Faster feels creepy, slower feels frustrating.
Health & Medicine Time-Restricted Eating Cuts Crohn's Disease Activity by 40% in Clinical Trial A randomised trial found that eating within an 8-hour window reduced Crohn's disease activity by 40% — a free, accessible complement to existing treatments.
Health & Medicine Imperial Gets £3.1M to Hunt New Antibiotics With AI — First New Class in 50 Years? Imperial College's Fleming Initiative gets £3.1M to find new antibiotics using AI — targeting Gram-negative superbugs that haven't seen a new drug class in 50 years.
Health & Medicine Blood Test Spots Cancer Before Scans Using DNA, Lasers and Gene Editing A new sensor combining CRISPR, quantum dots and DNA nanostructures detects cancer biomarkers in blood at ultra-low levels — potentially catching cancer before scans.
Health & Medicine CRISPR Gene Drive Could Strip Superbugs of Their Drug Resistance UC San Diego scientists use CRISPR gene drives to strip antibiotic resistance from bacteria — a potential paradigm shift in the fight against superbugs.
Health & Medicine How Exercise Strengthens Bones: Scientists Crack the Molecular Code The mystery of how exercise builds stronger bones has been solved — and the answer could transform treatment for 200 million people with osteoporosis.
Health & Medicine FDA Approves First Wearable Device for Pancreatic Cancer Optune Pax is the first device of its kind — a portable, non-invasive treatment for one of cancer's most lethal forms.
Health & Medicine Lab-Grown Human Spinal Cord Heals After Injury in World First Scientists at Northwestern University have achieved a world first: building a human spinal cord in miniature, injuring it, and healing it.
Health & Medicine How Exercise Strengthens Bones: Scientists Crack the Molecular Code The mystery of how exercise builds stronger bones has been solved — and the answer could transform treatment for 200 million people with osteoporosis.
Health & Medicine FDA Approves First Wearable Device for Pancreatic Cancer Optune Pax is the first device of its kind — a portable, non-invasive treatment for one of cancer's most lethal forms.
Health & Medicine Lab-Grown Human Spinal Cord Heals After Injury in World First Scientists at Northwestern University have achieved a world first: building a human spinal cord in miniature, injuring it, and healing it.
Health & Medicine How Exercise Strengthens Bones: Scientists Crack the Molecular Code The mystery of how exercise builds stronger bones has been solved — and the answer could transform treatment for 200 million people with osteoporosis.
Health & Medicine FDA Approves First Wearable Device for Pancreatic Cancer Optune Pax is the first device of its kind — a portable, non-invasive treatment for one of cancer's most lethal forms.
Health & Medicine Lab-Grown Human Spinal Cord Heals After Injury in World First Scientists at Northwestern University have achieved a world first: building a human spinal cord in miniature, injuring it, and healing it.
Health & Medicine Lab-Grown Immune Commanders Could Democratise Cancer Therapy UBC scientists have grown helper T cells from stem cells for the first time, potentially unlocking affordable, off-the-shelf cancer immunotherapy.
Health & Medicine Lab-Grown Immune Commanders Could Democratise Cancer Therapy UBC scientists have grown helper T cells from stem cells for the first time, potentially unlocking affordable, off-the-shelf cancer immunotherapy.
Health & Medicine Time-Restricted Eating Cuts Crohn's Disease Activity by 40% in Clinical Trial A randomised trial found that eating within an 8-hour window reduced Crohn's disease activity by 40% — a free, accessible complement to existing treatments.
Health & Medicine AI Prosthetic Arms Feel Most Natural at One Second Per Reach, VR Study Finds A VR study found AI prosthetic arms feel most natural at human speed — one second per reach. Faster feels creepy, slower feels frustrating.
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