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Scientists identify potential “weak spot” in drug-resistant cancers

Post author:Diran Taofeek Folami
Post published:July 25, 2022
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Post last modified:July 25, 2022

Scientists in Spain have uncovered a mechanism behind why some cancer patients don’t respond well to treatments – and more importantly, found a “weak spot” that could be targeted by existing drugs.

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Diabetes breakthrough restores insulin production using existing drug

Post author:Diran Taofeek Folami
Post published:July 25, 2022
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Post last modified:July 25, 2022

Australian scientists have demonstrated a new way to restore insulin production in pancreatic cells, using a drug that’s already approved for use in humans. The study could mark a major breakthrough towards new treatments for diabetes.

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Zephyr UAS smashes its own endurance record, may still be up there

Post author:Diran Taofeek Folami
Post published:July 25, 2022
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Post last modified:July 25, 2022

The remarkable Zephyr is a stratospheric UAV designed to fly ultra-long endurance missions acting as a solar-powered observation and comms platform. In its latest test, it sailed past its old endurance record two weeks ago, and may still be up there.

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Large study estimates risks and prevalence of long COVID in children

Post author:Diran Taofeek Folami
Post published:July 25, 2022
Post category:Lifestyle Science and Technology
Post last modified:July 25, 2022

New research published in JAMA Network Open offers new insights into the risk children face from long COVID. The findings reveal long COVID is relatively rare in children, and most prevalent in hospitalized adolescents over the age of 14.

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“Lost” Apple computer prototype goes on the auction block

Post author:Diran Taofeek Folami
Post published:July 25, 2022
Post category:Science and Technology Technology
Post last modified:July 25, 2022

A "lost" artifact from the dawn of the age of the personal computer is going up for sale. Steve Job's original, hand-soldered "Apple Computer A" prototype built in 1976 to support Apple's first big contract is on the auction block at RR Auction.

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Monkeypox declared global health emergency, 72 child cases reported

Post author:Diran Taofeek Folami
Post published:July 25, 2022
Post category:Lifestyle Science and Technology
Post last modified:July 25, 2022

The World Health Organization has declared the monkeypox outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. The outbreak has now spread to 75 countries with more than 16,000 cases officially recorded, 72 of which have been seen in children.

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Fovno car-top rack combines electric suction with an upside-down bike

Post author:Diran Taofeek Folami
Post published:July 23, 2022
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Post last modified:July 23, 2022

We've seen a car-top bike rack that uses electric suction cups before, and we've also seen a rack that carries the bike upside-down. Fovno's new ES-H1B, however, combines both features in one unusual product.

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Luxury residential tower brings Japanese style to Miami Beach

Post author:Diran Taofeek Folami
Post published:July 22, 2022
Post category:Lifestyle Science and Technology
Post last modified:July 22, 2022

Influential Japanese architect Kengo Kuma's firm has revealed plans for its first residential tower in the US. Located on Miami Beach, the high-rise will bring together eastern and western design elements and feature an attractive timber exterior.

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The end of everything: 5 ways the universe could be destroyed

Post author:Diran Taofeek Folami
Post published:July 22, 2022
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Post last modified:July 22, 2022

Everything has to end eventually – including the universe itself. It might be hard to imagine a catastrophe big enough to affect the entirety of existence, but here are some of the leading hypotheses about how the universe could end, and when.

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Another hydrogen transport powder emerges, promising double the density

Post author:Diran Taofeek Folami
Post published:July 22, 2022
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Post last modified:July 22, 2022

Stir this silicon-based powder into water, and hydrogen will bubble out, ready for immediate use. Hong Kong company EPRO Advance Technology (EAT) says its Si+ powder offers an instant end to the difficulties of shipping and storing green energy.

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