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Nov 16, 2024

Weight Loss Breakthrough: Scientists Discover Natural Compound That Suppresses Appetite

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, health, neuroscience

Researchers from Baylor College of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, and their collaborators have identified a novel compound called BHB-Phe, which is naturally produced by the body. Published in the journal Cell, their findings reveal that BHB-Phe regulates appetite and body weight by interacting with neurons in the brain.

Until now, BHB has been known as a compound produced by the liver to be used as fuel. However, in recent years, scientists have found that BHB increases in the body after fasting or exercise, prompting interest in investigating potential beneficial applications in obesity and diabetes.

Nov 16, 2024

New “Quantum Spin Liquid” Discovery Opens Doors to Uncharted Magnetic Realms

Posted by in categories: materials, quantum physics

Scientists have pioneered a new material based on ruthenium that demonstrates complex, disordered magnetic properties akin to those predicted for quantum spin liquids, an elusive state of matter.

This breakthrough in the study indicates significant potential for the development of quantum materials that transcend classical physical laws, providing new insights and applications in the quantum realm.

Novel Quantum Materials

Nov 16, 2024

Debate May Help AI Models Converge on Truth

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

Letting AI systems argue with each other may help expose when a large language model has made mistakes.

Nov 16, 2024

The World’s First AI-Generated Game Is Playable By Anyone Online, And It Is Surreal

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

The AI was forced to watch millions of hours of Minecraft footage, like a parent of any 8-year-old.

Nov 16, 2024

Adult skull bone marrow is an expanding and resilient haematopoietic reservoir

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, genetics, life extension

Skull bone marrow expands during adult life, exhibits lifelong vascular growth and increases its haematopoietic potential during ageing.

Nov 16, 2024

Study challenges assumptions about how tuberculosis bacteria grow

Posted by in categories: bioengineering, biotech/medical

The rod-shaped tuberculosis (TB) bacterium, which the World Health Organization has once again ranked as the top infectious disease killer globally, is the first single-celled organism ever observed to maintain a consistent growth rate throughout its life cycle. These findings, reported by Tufts University School of Medicine researchers on November 15 in the journal Nature Microbiology, overturn core beliefs of bacterial cell biology and hint at why the deadly pathogen so readily outmaneuvers our immune system and antibiotics.

“The most basic thing you can study in bacteria is how they grow and divide, yet our study reveals that the TB pathogen is playing by a completely different set of rules compared to easier-to-study model organisms,” said Bree Aldridge, a professor of molecular biology and microbiology at the School of Medicine and a professor of biomedical engineering at the School of Engineering, as well as one of the paper’s co-senior authors along with Ariel Amir of the Weizmann Institute of Science.

TB bacteria are successful at surviving in humans because some parts of the infection can quickly evolve within their host, allowing these outliers to avoid detection or resist treatment. If someone has TB, it takes months of various antibiotics to be cured, and even then, this approach is only successful in 85% of patients. Aldridge and her colleagues hypothesize that gaps in our understanding of the basic biology behind this phenomenon have been holding back the development of more effective treatments.

Nov 16, 2024

Engineering wiredengineers on October 4, 2024: Disney’s HoloTile is a groundbreaking 360-degree treadmill designed for virtual reality

Posted by in categories: engineering, virtual reality

It allows multiple users to walk in any direction without colliding, enhancing VR immersion. Developed by Disney Imagineer Lanny Smoot, this innovation could revolutionize VR experiences and stage performances. (Video Credit: Disney Parks/YouTube)

Nov 16, 2024

Concept Bytes (@concept_bytes) • Instagram reel

Posted by in categories: 3D printing, engineering

102K likes, — concept_bytes on November 14, 2024: The best tool for engineers! 👀 #Holomat #engineering #3dprinting #xtool #f1ultra.

Thanks to you all for your feedback and support on this project!

If you want tutorials, code, 3D print files and more for this project comment “holomat” below and I’ll send you the information!”

Nov 16, 2024

Former COO at Paypal

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

Former COO at Paypal, David Sacks says that OpenAI recently gave investors a product roadmap update and said their AI models will soon be at PHD level reasoning, act as agents to use tools, meaning the model will be able to pretend to be a human. — - — 👉Get FREE access to the latest AI startup stories! Link in bio. — - — #todayinai #openai #largelanguagemodels

Nov 16, 2024

Varun Mayya (@thevarunmayya) • Instagram reel

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

22K likes, — thevarunmayya on October 25, 2024: ‘Ever wondered why robotics companies make humanoid bots that resemble us?’

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