The BioDigital Human: Exploring Health in 3D
May 12, 2024 8:39 am | by Bevin Fletcher, Associate Editor | CommentsIt has been hailed as the equivalent of Google Maps for the human body by The New York Times, and now the award-winning mobile-friendly platform BioDigital Human is looking to change the way healthcare information is shared, consumed and understood.
Humans Beat Supercomputer at Poker – but Barely
May 11, 2024 10:00 am | by Seth Augenstein, Digital Reporter | CommentsFour of the world’s best Texas Hold ‘Em poker players squared off against a computer called Claudico during a two-week tournament at a Pittsburgh casino. Some $170 million was “bet” during the “Brains Vs. Artificial Intelligence” exhibition over 80,000 hands.
Bioscience Bulletin
May 11, 2024 9:38 am | by Bevin Fletcher, Associate Editor | CommentsIn case you missed any exciting news on Bioscience Technology last week, here is a round-up of the top five most popular stories.
IBM Starts New Precision Medicine Program
May 11, 2024 9:14 am | by Ryan Bushey, Associate Editor | CommentsWatson, the supercomputer seen on Jeopardy, will play an important role in this partnership.
Origin of Complex Life
May 8, 2024 10:33 am | by Cynthia Fox, Science Writer | CommentsComplex life – from humans to hamsters--may have evolved suddenly from a rare event. After two billion years of simple bacterial and archaeal life reigning on earth, an archaea may have swallowed a bacterium, and become a new creature with enough energy to grow and diversity like never before: the eukaryote.
Enhanced Analysis of Extracellular Vesicles with Imaging Flow Cytometry
May 8, 2024 10:11 am | by Sherree Friend, Ph.D. Product Manager, Amnis, and Robin Clark, Content Development Scientist, EMD Millipore | CommentsThe translation of extracellular vesicle research to the clinic to aid in the diagnosis and treatment of many disease types will require the development of standard assays for their characterization and quantification. The challenge of such analysis lies in the submicron size (generally 50-1000 nm in diameter) of each vesicle, as well as the complexity of the biofluids in which they are typically suspended.
New Bird-like Dinosaur is Clue to Evolutionary Experimentation
May 7, 2024 11:16 am | by Cynthia Fox, Science Writer | CommentsA strange new bat/bird dinosaur fossil has been found, according to a new Nature study. Its skeleton indicates the creature was a pioneering flyer whose bones were unlike prehistory’s most primitive birds.
Study Reveals Link Between Protein, Sleep Cycle
May 7, 2024 9:06 am | by Joe Shust, Editor, Continuity Insights | CommentsAn international team of scientists, led by researchers at McGill and Concordia Universities in Montreal, discovered what could become a way for humans to re-set their ‘biological clock’ without light. This could lead to breakthroughs in treating a wide range of issues, from sleeping disorders to jetlag.
Alzheimer’s Disease Treatment Market Value Will Exceed $13 Billion
May 7, 2024 8:54 am | by Kyle S. Nicholson, PharmD, GlobalData Neurology Analyst | CommentsDisease-modifying treatments and novel symptomatic therapies with innovative mechanisms of action will enter the arena during the forecast period and become routinely used in care.
Electric Brain Stimulation Has Mixed Effect on IQ
May 7, 2024 8:54 am | by Ryan Bushey, Associate Editor | CommentsThe goal of the study was to see how transcranial direct current stimulation affected IQ scores.
Neuroscientist Stops Primate Experiments After Protests
May 6, 2024 8:40 am | by Seth Augenstein, Digital Reporter | CommentsA prominent neuroscientist who became the target of animal-right activists over the last several months will stop using primates in his research, according to multiple reports.
Diabetes Sugars and Alzheimer’s Brain Plaques Potentially Linked
May 5, 2024 11:12 am | by Seth Augenstein, Digital Reporter | CommentsDiabetes and Alzheimer’s could have a cause-and-effect connection, according to a study published this week.
Potentially Reversible Driver of Aging Found
May 5, 2024 11:01 am | by Cynthia Fox, Science Writer | CommentsUsing stem cells and gene editing, researchers have unearthed a major driver of aging, from cancer to diabetes. That driver: loss of heterochromatin, which is potentially reversible as it is an epigenetic process that does not initially forge permanent gene mutations.
Space madness: Long-term Space Trips Could Impair Astronaut Brains
May 1, 2024 2:59 pm | by Seth Augenstein, Digital Reporter | CommentsWhen NASA first began sending astronauts out into space, they worried about “space madness” – a malady they thought weightlessness and claustrophobia would trigger out beyond the atmosphere of the earth. It never materialized. But they may have been on to something.
Warp Speed? NASA May Have Made a Breakthrough for Galactic Travel
May 1, 2024 11:43 am | by Seth Augenstein, Digital Reporter | CommentsA group of NASA scientists developing technology to make interstellar spaceflight possible by the end of the century may have reached a watershed moment.
