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Integrative multiomic analysis identifies distinct molecular subtypes of NAFLD in a Chinese population | Science Translational Medicine
Integrative multiomic analysis identifies three molecular subtypes of NAFLD associated with distinct clinical risks.
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Distant dwarf planet Makemake might have a surprising ice volcano
A small world in the outer solar system appears to have volcanic activity possibly spurred by liquid water
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3D printing with light and sound could let us copy human organs
One day, doctors might be able to 3D print copies of your organs in order to test a variety of drugs, thanks to a new technique that uses light and sound for rapid printing
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One in 20 new Wikipedia pages seem to be written with the help of AI
Just under 5 per cent of the Wikipedia pages in English that have been published since ChatGPT's release seem to include AI-written content
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Spies can eavesdrop on phone calls by sensing vibrations with radar
An off-the-shelf millimetre wave sensor can pick out the tiny vibrations made by a smartphone's speaker, enabling an AI model to transcribe the conversation, even at a distance in a noisy room
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Simple fix could make US census more accurate but just as private
The US Census Bureau processes data before publishing it in order to keep personal information private – but a new approach could maintain the same privacy while improving accuracy
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AI can use tourist photos to help track Antarctica’s penguins
Scientists used AI to transform tourist photos into a 3D digital map of Antarctic penguin colonies – even as researchers debate whether to harness or discourage tourism in this remote region
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How a ride in a friendly Waymo saw me fall for robotaxis
I have a confession to make. After taking a handful of autonomous taxi rides, I have gone from a hater to a friend of robot cars in just a few weeks, says Annalee Newitz
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Mountaineering astronauts and bad spelling? It's advertising's future
Feedback digs into a baffling ad for a mobile game and identifies a new and devilish way to advertise a product online: make it as confusing as possible to encourage people to click (it worked on Feedback)
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Are we really ready for genuine communication with animals through AI?
Thanks to artificial intelligence, understanding animals may be closer than we think. But we may not like what they are going to tell us, says RSPCA chief executive Chris Sherwood
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Engineering CAR-T therapies for autoimmune disease and beyond | Science Translational Medicine
Emerging CAR-T technologies offer transformative potential to address the needs of patients with autoimmunity or other diseases beyond cancer.
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Protumoral lipid droplet–loaded macrophages are enriched in human glioblastoma and can be therapeutically targeted | Science Translational Medicine
Protumoral foamy macrophages are associated with poorer survival in humans with glioblastoma and can be targeted by lipid droplet inhibitors.
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A kidney-specific fasting-mimicking diet induces podocyte reprogramming and restores renal function in glomerulopathy | Science Translational Medicine
A fasting-mimicking diet treatment restores renal function in glomerulopathy and provides preliminary evidence of beneficial effects in chronic kidney disease.
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Bayesian modeling for analyzing heterogeneous response in preclinical mouse tumor models | Science Translational Medicine
Statistical modeling allows the classification of individual tumor responses and assessment of treatment effects with heterogeneous response.
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Inhibition of an Alzheimer’s disease–associated form of necroptosis rescues neuronal death in mouse models | Science Translational Medicine
A granulovacuolar degeneration–associated form of necroptosis represents an Alzheimer’s disease–related type of nerve cell death that can be inhibited.
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Single-cell transcriptomic and proteomic analysis of Parkinson’s disease brains | Science Translational Medicine
A single-cell transcriptomic atlas with integrated proteomics for the prefrontal cortex of late-stage Parkinson’s disease human brains is presented.
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Astronauts could hitch a ride on asteroids to get to Venus or Mars
Asteroids that regularly fly between Earth, Venus and Mars could provide radiation shielding for human missions to explore neighbouring planets
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AI helps driverless cars predict how unseen pedestrians may move
A specialised algorithm could help autonomous vehicles track hidden objects, such as a pedestrian, a bicycle or another vehicle concealed behind a parked car
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AI models fall for the same scams that we do
Large language models can be used to scam humans, but AI is also susceptible to being scammed – and some models are more gullible than others
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NASA is developing a Mars helicopter that could land itself from orbit
The largest and most ambitious Martian drone yet could carry kilograms of scientific equipment over great distances and set itself down on the Red Planet unassisted
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