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Jan 23, 2023

Microsoft has laid off entire teams behind Virtual, Mixed Reality, and HoloLens

Posted by in category: augmented reality

In the latest update on the massive Microsoft layoffs, it seems Redmond has gutted the teams behind HoloLens and Mixed Reality.

Jan 23, 2023

Mr. Beast wants to be the next CEO of Twitter, Elon responds surprisingly

Posted by in category: Elon Musk

When Elon Musk posed the question to his Twitter followers as to whether or not he should resign as CEO, the majority of voters chose the latter option.

As a consequence of the poll’s findings, a number of potential candidates have been proposed to succeed Musk as Twitter’s CEO, but if popularity were a deciding factor, MrBeast would emerge as the clear victor.

His tweet proposing himself for the position has almost a million likes as of this writing, and he has ambitious aspirations for where he would lead the social networking site.

Jan 23, 2023

Experimental Cancer Therapy Shows Success in More Than 70 Percent of Patients in Global Clinical Trials

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

New York, NY (December 12, 2022) A new therapy that makes the immune system kill bone marrow cancer cells was successful in as many as 73 percent of patients in two clinical trials, according to researchers from The Tisch Cancer Institute at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

The therapy, known as a bispecific antibody, binds to both T cells and multiple myeloma cells and directs the T cells—white blood cells that can be enlisted to fight off diseases—to kill multiple myeloma cells. The researchers described this strategy as “bringing your army right to the enemy.”

The success of the off-the-shelf immunotherapy, called talquetamab, was even seen in patients whose cancer was resistant to all approved multiple myeloma therapies. It uses a different target than other approved therapies: a receptor expressed on the surface of cancer cells known as GPRC5D.

Jan 23, 2023

New Brain Map Reveals Secrets of Camouflage

Posted by in categories: mapping, robotics/AI

Summary: A new brain mapping study reveals a neural network in cuttlefish that involves chemosensory function and body pattern control which the cuttlefish utilize for foraging and camouflage.

Source: University of Queensland

New mapping of the cuttlefish brain could explain how, and why, the marine animal employs its distinct camouflage ability according to researchers from The University of Queensland (UQ).

Jan 23, 2023

The Exercise That Prolongs Life

Posted by in category: health

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Jan 23, 2023

Pop-up Electrode Device Could Help With 3D Mapping of the Brain

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, life extension, neuroscience

Source: Penn State

Understanding the neural interface within the brain is critical to understanding aging, learning, disease progression and more. Existing methods for studying neurons in animal brains to better understand human brains, however, all carry limitations, from being too invasive to not detecting enough information.

A newly developed, pop-up electrode device could gather more in-depth information about individual neurons and their interactions with each other while limiting the potential for brain tissue damage.

Jan 23, 2023

DECam Captures New Galactic Panorama that Shows Over 3 Billion of Celestial Objects

Posted by in category: cosmology

Dark Energy Camera Plane Survey took two years to conclude.

Jan 23, 2023

Glial brain cells: the backbone for memory formation

Posted by in categories: innovation, neuroscience

Bonn University.

These specialized cells, once thought to merely insulate nerve fibers or maintain proper operating conditions for neurons, are now believed to play a significant role when it comes to understanding our surroundings. This breakthrough discovery was reported in the journal Nature Communications.

Jan 23, 2023

New study identifies how Huntington’s disease affects different neurons

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, neuroscience

A new study identifies cells that are the most vulnerable within a brain structure involved in mood and movement.

Jan 23, 2023

Military probing whether cancers linked to nuclear silo work

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, military, nuclear weapons

Nine military officers who had worked decades ago at a nuclear missile base in Montana have been diagnosed with blood cancer and there are “indications” the disease may be linked to their service, according to military briefing slides obtained by The Associated Press. One of the officers has died.

All of the officers, known as missileers, were assigned as many as 25 years ago to Malmstrom Air Force Base, home to a vast field of 150 Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile silos. The nine officers were diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma, according to a January briefing by U.S. Space Force Lt. Col. Daniel Sebeck.

Missileers ride caged elevators deep underground into a small operations bunker encased in a thick wall of concrete and steel. They remain there sometimes for days, ready to turn the launch keys if ordered to by the president.