Tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte therapy marks a milestone in cancer treatment

Scientists provide a comprehensive overview of the evolution and potential of TIL therapy. They describe its development and highlight its transformative potential.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/07/240718205234.htm

How pollution may remain in water after oil spill cleanups

The way oil drops break up at the water's surface means some oil may not get cleaned up after a spill.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/07/240718145043.htm

Want privacy? You're just a stick figure to this camera

A new camera could prevent companies from collecting embarrassing and identifiable photos and videos from devices like smart home cameras and robotic vacuums. It's called PrivacyLens.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/07/240718131155.htm

Although tiny, peatland microorganisms have a big impact on climate

Polyphenols are generally toxic to microorganisms. In peatlands, scientists thought microorganisms avoided this toxicity by degrading polyphenols using an oxygen-dependent enzyme, and thus that low-oxygen conditions inhibit microbes' carbon cycling. However, a new study found that Arctic peatland microorganisms used alternative enzymes, with and without oxygen, to break down polyphenols. This suggests carbon stored in these ecosystems is more at risk than previously thought.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/07/240717204102.htm

Although tiny, peatland microorganisms have a big impact on climate

Polyphenols are generally toxic to microorganisms. In peatlands, scientists thought microorganisms avoided this toxicity by degrading polyphenols using an oxygen-dependent enzyme, and thus that low-oxygen conditions inhibit microbes' carbon cycling. However, a new study found that Arctic peatland microorganisms used alternative enzymes, with and without oxygen, to break down polyphenols. This suggests carbon stored in these ecosystems is more at risk than previously thought.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/07/240717204102.htm

Microbes found to destroy certain 'forever chemicals'

An environmental engineering team has discovered that specific bacterial species can cleave the strong fluorine-to-carbon bond certain kinds of 'forever chemical' water pollutants, offering promise for low-cost treatments of contaminated drinking water.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/07/240717162500.htm

Research tracks 66 million years of mammalian diversity

New research has examined the fossil record going back 66 million years and tracked changes to mammalian ecosystems and species diversity on the North American continent.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/07/240717121128.htm

Research tracks 66 million years of mammalian diversity

New research has examined the fossil record going back 66 million years and tracked changes to mammalian ecosystems and species diversity on the North American continent.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/07/240717121128.htm

Research tracks 66 million years of mammalian diversity

New research has examined the fossil record going back 66 million years and tracked changes to mammalian ecosystems and species diversity on the North American continent.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/07/240717121128.htm

Research tracks 66 million years of mammalian diversity

New research has examined the fossil record going back 66 million years and tracked changes to mammalian ecosystems and species diversity on the North American continent.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/07/240717121128.htm

Research shows protein isoform inhibitors may hold the key to making opioids safer

Researchers have identified a new way to make opioids safer, increasing the pain-relieving properties of opioids while decreasing unwanted side effects through the spinal inhibition of a Heat shock protein 90 isoform.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/07/240716202304.htm

Large study confirms: Siblings of autistic children have 20% chance of autism

A new, large study confirms earlier findings that children with an autistic sibling have a 20% chance of being autistic themselves.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/07/240716202257.htm

Nature-based solutions to disaster risk from climate change are cost effective

A new global assessment of scientific literature finds that nature-based solutions (NbS) are an economically effective method to mitigate risks from a range of disasters -- from floods and hurricanes to heatwaves and landslides -- which are only expected to intensify as Earth continues to warm.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/07/240716151252.htm

How astronomers are using pulsars to observe evidence of dark matter

Tantalizing evidence of potential dark matter objects has been detected with the help of the Universe's 'timekeepers'. These pulsars -- neutron stars which rotate and emit lighthouse-like beams of radio waves that rapidly sweep through space -- were used to identify mysterious hidden masses. Pulsars earned their nickname because they send out electromagnetic radiation at very regular intervals, ranging from milliseconds to seconds, making them extremely accurate timekeepers.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/07/240716151238.htm

New research demonstrates potential for increasing effectiveness of popular diabetes, weight-loss drugs

A network of proteins found in the central nervous system could be harnessed to increase the effectiveness and reduce the side effects of popular diabetes and weight-loss drugs, according to new research.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/07/240715170850.htm

A new neural network makes decisions like a human would

Researchers are training neural networks to make decisions more like humans would. This science of human decision-making is only just being applied to machine learning, but developing a neural network even closer to the actual human brain may make it more reliable, according to the researchers.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/07/240715135808.htm

A new neural network makes decisions like a human would

Researchers are training neural networks to make decisions more like humans would. This science of human decision-making is only just being applied to machine learning, but developing a neural network even closer to the actual human brain may make it more reliable, according to the researchers.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/07/240715135808.htm

Artificial intelligence outperforms clinical tests at predicting progress of Alzheimer's disease

Scientists have developed an artificially-intelligent tool capable of predicting in four cases out of five whether people with early signs of dementia will remain stable or develop Alzheimer's disease. The team say this new approach could reduce the need for invasive and costly diagnostic tests while improving treatment outcomes early when interventions such as lifestyle changes or new medicines may have a chance to work best.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/07/240713121220.htm

Artificial intelligence outperforms clinical tests at predicting progress of Alzheimer's disease

Scientists have developed an artificially-intelligent tool capable of predicting in four cases out of five whether people with early signs of dementia will remain stable or develop Alzheimer's disease. The team say this new approach could reduce the need for invasive and costly diagnostic tests while improving treatment outcomes early when interventions such as lifestyle changes or new medicines may have a chance to work best.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/07/240713121220.htm

Artificial intelligence outperforms clinical tests at predicting progress of Alzheimer's disease

Scientists have developed an artificially-intelligent tool capable of predicting in four cases out of five whether people with early signs of dementia will remain stable or develop Alzheimer's disease. The team say this new approach could reduce the need for invasive and costly diagnostic tests while improving treatment outcomes early when interventions such as lifestyle changes or new medicines may have a chance to work best.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/07/240713121220.htm