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Next-generation CAR T cell therapies for glioblastoma | Science Translational Medicine

Interim results from two phase 1 trials demonstrate progress in the use of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy for recurrent glioblastoma (GBM).
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Inhibiting endothelial Rhoj blocks profibrotic vascular intussusception and angiocrine factors to sustain lung regeneration | Science Translational Medicine

Induction of Rhoj in endothelial cells stimulates profibrotic vascular intussusception that hinders lung regeneration in mice.
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An autoimmune transcriptional circuit drives FOXP3+ regulatory T cell dysfunction | Science Translational Medicine

The PRDM1-S/SGK1 axis and AP-1/IRF epigenetic priming are drivers of Treg dysfunction in multiple sclerosis and other autoimmune diseases.
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Nanoparticle delivery of innate immune agonists combined with senescence-inducing agents promotes T cell control of pancreatic cancer | Science Translational Medicine

Combining MEK/CDK4/6 inhibitors with nanoparticle delivery of STING/TLR4 agonists leads to T cell–mediated control of pancreatic tumors in mice.
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What can governments do about online disinformation from abroad?

New Scientist - Technology - Tue, 27/08/2024 - 17:25
A cyberterrorism charge in Pakistan connected to riots in the UK illustrates how authorities are reaching across borders to tackle disinformation, but bringing overseas suspects to justice won't always be possible
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JWST found rogue worlds that blur the line between stars and planets

New Scientist - Space - Tue, 27/08/2024 - 12:00
The James Webb Space Telescope has spotted six strange worlds the size of planets that formed like stars – and the smallest may be building its own miniature solar system
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A simple driving trick could make a big dent in cars' carbon emissions

New Scientist - Technology - Mon, 26/08/2024 - 22:41
An AI-powered model found that approaching intersections more slowly could lower yearly US carbon emissions by up to around 123 million tonnes
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DNA computer can play chess and solve sudoku puzzles

New Scientist - Technology - Fri, 23/08/2024 - 20:15
Computers made from DNA have previously only been able to store information or perform computations on it – now a new device can do both
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Our galaxy may host strange black holes born just after the big bang

New Scientist - Space - Fri, 23/08/2024 - 19:00
The Milky Way may be home to strange black holes from the first moments of the universe, and the best candidates are the three closest black holes to Earth
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Starlink tests show how to save radio astronomy from satellites

New Scientist - Space - Fri, 23/08/2024 - 18:00
Radio astronomers teamed up with SpaceX to find a promising solution for helping expensive telescopes avoid interference from thousands of Starlink satellites
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A giant wave in the Milky Way may have been created by another galaxy

New Scientist - Space - Fri, 23/08/2024 - 17:16
Astronomers have identified patterns within the motion of stars stretching across the Milky Way, hinting at the presence of a vast wave
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A glob of jelly can play Pong thanks to a basic kind of memory

New Scientist - Technology - Thu, 22/08/2024 - 19:00
Researchers trained a polymer gel to play the computer game Pong by passing electric current through it and measuring the concentration of ions
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Strange stars full of metals may be created by imploding supernovae

New Scientist - Space - Thu, 22/08/2024 - 18:00
After a star explodes, the resulting supernova remnant collapses in on itself and could begin the cycle again, creating generations of stars enriched with heavy elements
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Sam Howell: ‘One day we might look for life directly on Europa’

New Scientist - Space - Wed, 21/08/2024 - 21:00
Sam Howell tells New Scientist why NASA is so keen to visit Jupiter’s fourth-largest moon, Europa, and how the mission could help us figure out the likelihood of life elsewhere in the cosmos
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New Scientist recommends multiverse thriller Dark Matter

New Scientist - Space - Wed, 21/08/2024 - 21:00
The books, TV, games and more that New Scientist staff have enjoyed this week
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Why we need to save the Chandra space telescope

New Scientist - Space - Wed, 21/08/2024 - 21:00
After 25 years in orbit, the Chandra X-ray Observatory is under threat. We need to protect this monument to human ingenuity, argues Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
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AI models can't learn as they go along like humans do

New Scientist - Technology - Wed, 21/08/2024 - 19:00
After their initial training phase, AI algorithms can’t update and learn from new data, meaning tech companies have to keep training new models from scratch
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Why NASA is sending a probe to Europa – and what it’s looking for

New Scientist - Space - Wed, 21/08/2024 - 19:00
Past observations have indicated that the icy moon of Jupiter has a vast subsurface ocean. Launching in October, NASA’s Europa Clipper will go there in search of evidence that it could support life
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Repeated Omicron exposures redirect SARS-CoV-2–specific memory B cell evolution toward the latest variants | Science Translational Medicine

Immunological imprinting to the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein by memory B cells is redirected toward Omicron sublineages after repeated BA.5 exposures.
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