biology

Immune Protein Discovery Points To New Heart Disease Treatment

Posted in Medicine on 18th Dec, 2022
by Alex Muller

This new study set out to explore the potential for suPAR to be a causal agent in cardiovascular disease using three different approaches.

Experimental Compound Shown To Block Effects Of Multiple Harmful Drugs

Posted in Medicine, Science on 18th Dec, 2022
by Alex Muller

P6AS proved to be highly effective at mitigating the effects of varied drugs.

What Constitutes A Mind? Is There Sentience Within The Smallest Of Creatures?

Posted in Science on 18th Dec, 2022
by Alex Muller

While some may not be ready to ascribe sentience to something as "Simple" as a bee, the book "The Mind of a Bee" will prompt you to question why not.

A radical project: video game design meets cancer research

Posted in Games, Hardware, Medicine, Science, Software on 12th Dec, 2022
by Alex Muller

The worlds of cancer research and virtual reality (VR) have collided. The result is unlike anything that has ever been seen in either field. Incredibly, the same techniques that make video games so popular are now advancing our understanding of cancer.

Scientists plot ‘extinction’ of cancers by disrupting their ecosystems

Posted in Medicine on 12th Dec, 2022
by Alex Muller

Scientists will also employ AI to design new ways to combine drugs or cleverly adjust their dosing, with the aim of confronting cancer’s evolution within its ecosystem and increasing the length of time that people can survive with advanced cancer.