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First Bitcoin ETF Could Be Coming Soon As Court Rules In Favor Of Grayscale Over SEC

A federal appeals court ruled that the SEC was wrong to reject Grayscale’s application to convert its flagship Grayscale Bitcoin Trust, which the SEC approved in 2015, and which holds more than $15bn in bitcoin, into an ETF.

World-first Drug Lowers Genetic Form Of “bad Cholesterol” By Up To 65%

“This drug is a game-changer in more ways than one,” Nicholls said. “Not only do we have an option for lowering an elusive form of cholesterol, but being able to deliver it in an oral tablet means it will be more accessible for patients.”

New Molecule Slams The Brakes On Alzheimer’s Brain Inflammation

While a preliminary finding, the researchers believe it has great therapeutic potential that could even complement existing and emerging Alzheimer's disease treatments.

AI System Does Better Than Humans At Identifying Odors

The researchers used the system to map 500,000 odor molecules that have never actually been synthesized – a task, says the team, that would take a human 70 years of sniffing to complete.

Repurposed Blood Cancer Drug Could Remove Need For Lifelong HIV Meds

The study's implications are significant as it suggests a potential strategy for targeting and eradicating the latent HIV reservoir, which has been a major challenge in HIV research.

IBM’s Brain-Inspired Analog Chip Aims To Make AI More Sustainable

IBM has been at the forefront of designing analog chips that mimic brain computation. A breakthrough came in 2016, when they introduced a chip based on a fascinating material usually found in rewritable CDs.

NASA's Psyche Mission To All-metal Asteroid, To Better Understand The Earth, Nears Liftoff

"If you can get a measurement of Psyche, then you got the original material in its original state, and then many, many of those Psyches may have added up to make our Earth"

US Invests $1.2 Billion In Carbon Capture Plants To Suck Tons Of CO2 From The Air

The hope is that building facilities at a much larger scale than shown in previous demonstrations will help prove the feasibility of the technology and cut costs.

Consciousness May Rely On Brain Cells Acting Collectively, New Psychedelics Research Finds

Comparing two psychedelic classes, LSD and ketamine, in rats revealed that both induced similar distinctive rapid brain wave patterns across regions.

How A Simple Blood Test Can Help Detect Lung Cancer Earlier

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death worldwide. The overall lung cancer five-year survival rate is about 25%, which varies depending on the type of cancer and how early it was detected.

Adherence To A Mediterranean Lifestyle Associated With Lower Risk Of All-cause And Cancer Mortality

Study one of few to examine health benefits of Mediterranean diet in a non-Mediterranean context and to assess the health benefits of an overall Mediterranean lifestyle

Researchers Find Increase In Younger People Diagnosed With Cancer 

New research has found an increase in early-onset cancer rates among younger people between 2010 and 2019.