Your science news and technology news centre

Copper Accumulation In The Body Drives Kidney Cancer Growth

The team found high copper levels help cancer cells make more of a special enzyme that boosts their energy and growth. At the same time, sugar (glucose) helps create a protective molecule called glutathione. This molecule clears out toxins and reduces the harmful effects of copper, giving cancer cells an extra survival boost.

Study Highlights Long-term Risks Of Prostate Cancer Treatment

The largest comprehensive analysis reporting long-term risks from such treatment relative to the risks faced by a control group of untreated men has just been published in the journal JAMA Oncology.

Study Reveals Actionable Findings For Improving CAR T-Cell Longevity In Patients With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

In vivo studies proved that both methods of strengthening low type 2 CAR T-cells were notably effective in enhancing antitumor response.

Deciphering AI Intelligence: The Quest For Human-Level Metrics

New approaches are being developed to better assess AI intelligence. One promising direction is the "abstraction and reasoning corpus" (ARC), which tests AI's ability to infer and apply abstract rules in novel scenarios, offering a more robust measure of genuine intelligence.

Accelerating Mars Missions: The Promise Of Nuclear Propulsion

If successful, nuclear-powered rockets could open new possibilities for exploring and possibly colonizing Mars by reducing the travel time and exposure to space radiation, a significant hazard for astronauts on long-duration missions.

The Future Of AI And Humanity: Insights From Elon Musk And Peter Diamandis

Musk elaborated on his prediction that AI might surpass the combined output of all humans within the next five to seven years, around 2028 or 2029.

In A First, Woman’s Type 1 Diabetes Reversed By A Stem Cell Transplant

These trials are crucial for determining the viability of scaling up this personalized treatment strategy, which may face challenges due to its tailored nature but also offers a promising avenue for other conditions treated via cellular therapy.

Autoimmune Diseases Stopped In Their Tracks By Donor Cell Therapy

Using the gene editor CRISPR-Cas9, the team wiped out five genes in the donor T cells to prevent them from attacking host cells and protect them from the host's immune system.

New DeepMind AI Helps Polarized Groups Of People Find Common Ground

One of the key attributes of the AI-generated group statements, the authors noted, was that they did a good job incorporating the views of dissenting voices while respecting the majority position.

Snow On Mars Could Harbor Life According To A New NASA Simulation

"If small amounts of liquid water are available at these depths, mid-latitude ice exposures could represent the most easily accessible locations to search for extant life on Mars,"

Scientists Just Discovered Over 70,000 Bizarre New Viruses With AI

After analyzing nearly 10,500 samples, some from previous databases, others collected during the study, the AI detected 70,458 new RNA viruses from samples all over the globe.

Did The Early Cosmos Inflate? A Mirror Universe Going Backwards In Time May Be A Simpler Explanation

If the dark matter consists of stable, right-handed neutrinos, then one of three light neutrinos that we know of must be exactly massless. Remarkably, this prediction is now being tested using observations of the gravitational clustering of matter made by large-scale galaxy surveys.