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Moderna receives $50 million to develop mRNA vaccine for Bundibugyo Ebola
The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations is funding three vaccine candidates to combat a raging Ebola outbreak in Africa.
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NSF Freezes Research Funding for Four Top Universities
The National Science Foundation placed a hold on new awards for Harvard, Yale, Princeton, and Duke, though most freezes have since been reversed.
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First Pig Liver and Kidneys Transplanted into Human Patient
A medical milestone has been reached with the first simultaneous transplantation of a pig liver and kidneys into a person, offering a potential solution to organ shortages.
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Meteor Explodes Over Massachusetts, Triggering Sonic Booms
A high-speed meteor disintegrated over the northeastern United States, causing ground shaking and sonic booms felt across several states.
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Open-Source ESMFold2 Model Predicts Shapes of 1 Billion Proteins
The new open-source atlas surpasses the AlphaFold Database by more than 800 million entries, according to Biohub researchers.
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AI-Powered Blood Tests Show Potential for Early Lung Cancer Detection
Researchers are utilizing artificial intelligence to identify DNA fragment patterns and protein markers in blood to detect lung cancer at earlier, more treatable stages.
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Research Identifies Lung Cancer in Women as Distinct Disease
New findings suggest lung cancer in women differs from the disease in men, potentially requiring specialized diagnostic and treatment approaches.
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Low Lung Cancer Rates in Sub-Saharan Africa Are an 'Illusion'
Official statistics underrepresent the lung cancer burden in sub-Saharan Africa due to gaps in diagnosis and reporting, researchers warn.
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Gene Therapies for Heart Failure Gain Momentum After Period of Stagnation
Researchers are developing a new wave of gene therapies designed to regenerate heart tissue and reverse heart failure, a condition previously considered irreversible.
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Open-Source AI Model Predicts Structures of 1 Billion Proteins
The ESMFold2 model from Biohub provides an open-source alternative to AlphaFold, generating an atlas of over one billion predicted protein structures.
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Eli Lilly Gene-Editing Therapy Cuts Bad Cholesterol by 62% in Early Trial
Interim Phase I trial data shows a single dose of a gene-editing treatment significantly reduced LDL cholesterol levels in participants.
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WHO Declares Global Health Emergency as Ebola Outbreak Spreads
The World Health Organization has declared a global health emergency following a Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.
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University of Houston Scientists Break 30-Year Superconductivity Record
Researchers achieved a record transition temperature of 151 Kelvin for a superconductor operating at ambient pressure.
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CERN Researchers Detect Particle Behavior Challenging Standard Model
Scientists at the Large Hadron Collider have observed rare particle transformations that may indicate the existence of unknown forces or particles.
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Texas A&M Researchers Develop Nasal Spray to Reverse Brain Aging
A new nasal spray developed by Texas A&M scientists has shown the ability to reduce brain inflammation and restore cognitive function in preclinical models.
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WHO Declares Ebola Outbreak Public Health Emergency of International Concern
An outbreak of the rare Bundibugyo species of Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda has surpassed 500 suspected cases.
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Quantum Light Source Advances Attosecond Science
New developments in quantum light sources, including bright squeezed vacuum, are enhancing the ability to observe electron motion on the shortest accessible timescales.
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NIH Research Identifies Cause of Weight-Loss Plateaus in Semaglutide Drugs
New research from the NIH reveals how appetite-controlling brain cells respond to semaglutide, offering insights into why weight loss eventually stalls.
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France Primate Research Project Proceeds Despite Ethics Panel Opposition
A French primate research initiative is moving forward despite warnings and opposition from the country's own ethics panel.
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Global River Oxygen Levels Dropping as Climate Change Intensifies
A global analysis of more than 21,000 river systems found that nearly 80% have steadily lost dissolved oxygen over the past four decades.
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Sleep Duration Outside Optimal Window Linked to Faster Organ Aging
Research indicates that sleeping too little or too much is associated with accelerated biological aging across the brain, heart, lungs, and immune system.
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Researchers Enable Non-Line-of-Sight Imaging Using Consumer LiDAR
A new multi-frame fusion strategy allows consumer-grade LiDAR sensors to image objects hidden from their direct field of view.
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OpenAI Model Solves 80-Year-Old Mathematics Conjecture
An internal OpenAI reasoning model has autonomously solved the planar unit distance problem, a decades-old challenge posed by Paul Erdős.
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Columbia Engineering Researchers Develop Faster Lithium Extraction Method
A new technique using temperature-sensitive solvents allows for the direct extraction of lithium from underground brines, bypassing traditional evaporation ponds.