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Maglev Heart Made of Titanium Now Operating in a Living Patient

Healthcare, Medicine, Science, Uncategorized / Denilson Banga da Costa

For the first time, BiVACOR’s fully mechanical heart, which employs technology similar to high-speed rail systems, has been successfully implanted in a human. This advancement represents a significant milestone in prolonging lives while patients await heart transplants. Details of the Total Artificial Heart (TAH) The total artificial heart (TAH) was placed as part of an […]

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Knee Osteoarthritis Injection Eases Pain by 58% and Regenerates Cartilage

Healthcare, Medicine, Science / Jorge Paka

A single injection of a new off-the-shelf stem cell therapy for knee osteoarthritis significantly improved pain and function for up to 12 months in 75% of clinical trial participants. The treatment also holds potential to halt disease progression. In 2020, 7.6% of the global population suffered from osteoarthritis, reflecting a 132.2% increase in cases since

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Unlocking the Placebo Effect: How the Brain Self-Tricks for Relief

Medicine, Science / Ngoma Manuel

In a fascinating discovery, scientists have identified what happens in our brains when we expect pain relief but unknowingly receive a placebo instead. This not only confirms the “placebo effect,” but also offers clues about how powerful the mind is in mitigating physiological functions such as pain. Pain research has struggled with design issues, as

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Dogs Can Detect our Stress and it Profoundly Impacts Them

Biology, Science / Ana Kiesse Zeleme

Dogs can detect human stress, and a new study shows that this scent may cause dogs to make ‘pessimistic‘ decisions, reflecting a similar emotional effect. This is the first scientific evidence that human stress odors influence dogs’ emotions and learning, according to UK researchers, and it may provide valuable insights into the ancient bond between

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Monday Broke Sunday’s Record as the Hottest Day on Earth

Applied Science, Climatology, Earth Science, Environmental Science / Ana Kiesse Zeleme

Earth experienced its hottest day on record twice this week. According to data from the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), Sunday initially set the record for the highest global average temperature since records began in 1940, only for Monday to surpass it. On Sunday, July 21, the global average surface air temperature reached 17.09 °C

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Element 120 Discovery Possible after Titanium Beam Breakthrough

Physics, Science / Salomão André

Scientists at Berkeley Lab have successfully used a titanium beam to create atoms of element 116. This not only introduces a new method for producing this extremely rare element but also serves as a proof-of-concept for potentially creating the yet-to-be-discovered element 120, which may exhibit stability. The periodic table organizes elements by their atomic number,

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What Does it Mean When a Chicken Blushes? Now we Know

Biology, Science / Ngoma Manuel

For the first time, researchers discovered that chickens fluff their facial feathers and blush in response to various stimuli, likely to express their inner emotions. This finding could enhance how we care for these birds. However, if you’ve ever been charmed by a dog’s head tilt in response to certain verbal cues, you’re familiar with

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Chimpanzees use Rapid Gestures, Much Like Human Conversations

Biology, Plants & Animals, Science / Ana Kiesse Zeleme

When people converse, they quickly take turns speaking and sometimes interrupt each other. Researchers who have compiled the largest dataset of chimpanzee “conversations” have discovered that chimps also communicate using gestures in a similarly rapid manner. These findings, reported on July 22 in Current Biology, reveal that chimpanzees follow a rapid-fire pattern similar to human

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Eating Fruit may Easily Protect your Brain from Depression as you Age

Healthcare, Medicine, Science / Ana Kiesse Zeleme

A new study suggests that if an apple a day keeps the doctor away, a fruit salad might do even more by significantly reducing the risk of depressive symptoms as you age. This adds to the growing evidence highlighting the long-lasting and extensive health benefits of including fruit in your diet. Researchers from the National

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Mouse Model with Human Immune System

Medicine, Science, Uncategorized / Ana Kiesse Zeleme

For the first time, researchers have successfully engineered a mouse with a completely functional human immune system and a human-like gut microbiome. Consequently, this groundbreaking ‘humanized‘ mouse model eliminates much of the uncertainty in medical research and, furthermore, has the potential to revolutionize drug testing and the understanding of disease mechanisms. Achievement in Genetic Engineering

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