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Asthma treated in mice using offshoot of CAR T-cell cancer therapy
An eosinophil immune cell, which can be involved in asthma KATERYNA KON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Alamy It might be possible to effectively cure the most common form of asthma by using genetically engineered cells to kill off the rogue immune cells that trigger asthma attacks, a study in mice suggests. But making this kind of treatment affordable will be a major challenge,…
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Tiny nematode worms can grow enormous mouths and become cannibals
The enormous mouth of a tiny nematode worm Sara Wighard and Ralf Sommer / Max Planck Institute for Biology Tubingen Tiny soil worms called nematodes usually feast on bacteria or algae, and have tiny mouths to suit their diet. But give a baby nematode some fungus and its mouth can as much as double in size – giving it the…
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AI pop-ups can help you stop doomscrolling on your phone
An AI program can learn from smartphone users’ behaviours in order to send timely pop-up reminders about when to close attention-grabbing apps. The system effectively reduced how often people opened apps such as TikTok Source link
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How the infamous Pitcairn Island became a model of ocean conservation
Pitcairn is one of the remotest inhabited islands in the world Michael Runkel/robertharding/Alamy AFTER four nights at sea on a pitching and rolling ship, the announcement over the Tannoy is the sound of sweet relief. “Land ahoy!” I get dressed and lurch out onto the foredeck. If it really is ahoy, I can’t see it. The sun is coming up…
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Wildfire smoke may be deadliest effect of climate change in US
Increased exposure to wildfire smoke is one of the most damaging effects of climate change Nasa's Earth Observatory Exposure to rising levels of wildfire smoke could lead to more than 10,000 additional deaths each year in the US by 2050. This could make deaths due to wildfire smoke the costliest consequence of climate change for the country, accounting for nearly…
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Intermittent fasting linked to a higher risk of heart disease death
Eating within an 8-hour window, commonly known as the 16:8 diet, is a popular form of fasting CRISTINA PEDRAZZINI/Science Photo Library/Getty Images Restricting your eating window to just 8 hours a day, a popular type of intermittent fasting, has been linked to a higher risk of dying from heart disease. But some scientists argue that people with pre-existing health conditions…
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Babies with bilingual mothers have distinct brainwaves at 1 day old
Newborns whose mothers speak two languages appear to have distinct brain responses to speech compared with those born to monolingual mothers, supporting the idea that language acquisition begins in the uterus Source link
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Europa may have less oxygen to fuel life in its seas than we thought
Jupiter’s moon Europa is covered by an icy shell NASA/JPL-Caltech Jupiter’s moon Europa may be less ripe for life than we thought. Although it has an ocean of water beneath its icy shell, the frigid moon may be short of the oxygen necessary to sustain life as we know it. Oxygen is produced on Europa when radiation hits its surface…
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We finally know why live music makes us so emotional
Elton John performing at Glastonbury Festival in June 2023 Matt Crossick/Alamy Hearing live music may be more stirring than listening to a recording of the same tune because it triggers greater activity in the part of the brain linked to processing emotions. Sascha Frühholz at the University of Zurich in Switzerland and his colleagues composed 12 pieces of music, each…
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Why the brain’s microbiome could hold the key to curing Alzheimer’s
RUSSELL KIGHTLEY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY IT SEEMED like a classic case of Alzheimer’s disease. For three years, a man in his 70s had experienced serious cognitive decline: he frequently forgot the names of family members and was no longer able to drive or leave home by himself. Further deterioration seemed inevitable. But then his doctors checked a sample of his cerebrospinal…
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