Researchers find way to treat lung cancer and associated muscle wasting at the same time | Newsroom PORTLAND, Ore. – Researchers at Oregon State University have developed a technique for simultaneously treating lung cancer and a serious muscle-wasting condition that often accompanies it. The study,…

Oregon State University researchers have made a compelling dual-target discovery. They have developed a single therapy that simultaneously targets lung cancer and cancer cachexia. #lungcancer
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Q&A: Psychiatrists on the unintended, fatal consequences of mixing psychiatric meds While the U.S. has seen a decline in the overall number of overdose deaths, the news on drug use is not all trending positively, and researchers at Brown University's Warren Alpert Medical School are ...

While the U.S. has seen a decline in the overall number of overdose deaths, the news on drug use is not all trending positively, and researchers at Brown University's Warren Alpert Medical School are focused on an emerging contributor to fatal overdoses.

Understanding the Evidence Base on AI in K-12 Education AI tools are arriving in schools faster than research can evaluate them. Teachers are experimenting with new tools and districts are writing policies, all while students are already using AI both…

Grateful for this work by the Stanford SCALE Initiative for reviewing the research lit on the effects of #GenAI on academic performance. In short, no strong research with US K-12 students, little research on persistence of GenAI learning effects, and... (1/2) #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky

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Five tips to make your memory work more effectively

Why Black People Can’t Earn Our Way Out of Racism in Maternal Care: A Q&A With Khiara Bridges In her new book, Bridges found that healthcare provided through private markets leaves more room for discrimination and unequal care to take root than in a public program like Medicaid.

The result of two years of investigation, "Expecting Inequity" exposes structural inequities within the healthcare system that are inescapable no matter your income or wealth.

How mRNA cancer vaccines still destroy tumors when a key immune cell is missing The advent of mRNA vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 in 2020 changed the course of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, the Nobel Prize–winning technology is being adapted to fight cancer, with mRNA vaccines in clin...

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The advent of mRNA vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 in 2020 changed the course of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, the Nobel Prize–winning technology is being adapted to fight cancer, with mRNA vaccines in clinical trials for melanoma, small-cell lung cancer and bladder cancer, among others…

Publishers will always find ways to profit off of the work of the academy. Your college or university paid for you to do the work, perhaps sponsored by federal grants, reviewing and many editing positions are done for free-and publishers reap the benefit of publish or perish. Science is the loser.

“Dreaming Cells” Exhibit: The Art of Seeing Cells in Everyday Scenes | The Scientist Neuroscientist-turned science illustrator Radhika Patnala transforms cell biology into vivid landscapes, highlighting parallels between the human body and nature.

· #Neuroscience · #ScienceCommunication · #ScienceArt ·
“Dreaming Cells” Exhibit: The Art of Seeing Cells in Everyday Scenes

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“UK universities are facing unprecedented turbulence. ... Was this crisis inevitable, or could leaders have anticipated the storm and acted sooner?”

The future of AI in schools isn’t personalized learning It's personalized teaching.

“[ #AI ] optimizes the transmission of content while leaving aside the things that actually make learning stick, like a teacher who notices when something is off, who adjusts mid-lesson, who makes a student feel genuinely seen.”

“The vision of AI as a tireless, personalized tutor for every student is a tempting goal, but it mistakes efficiency for education.

· #AcademicSky ·
“The idea is intuitive: Every student gets an adaptive, AI-driven experience tailored to their specific needs and strengths. The algorithm meets the child. The teacher steps back. It sounds compelling, until you think about what it actually produces: device-mediated instruction.” 🔗⮛

An aerial view of the Yale University campus.

Yale President: University Helped Erode Public Trust in Higher Ed https://bit.ly/3OAFet0

www.science.org/content/arti... #biology #dna #centraldogma
Scientists stunned by ‘fundamentally new way’ life produces DNA

Newly discovered bacterial defense system challenges genetic code’s central dogma

Bosses say AI boosts productivity – workers say they’re drowning in ‘workslop’ Workslop refers to AI-generated work that seems polished but is flawed and in need of heavy corrections

· #AI · #Artificialintelligence · #Workslop ·
Bosses say AI boosts productivity – workers say they’re drowning in ‘workslop’

“The problem is, generative AI is often being presented as a general-use tool that can do anything, but the reality doesn’t work that way.”

White House taps physician and lawyer Erica Schwartz to lead struggling health agency, reports @cohenjon.bsky.social via @science.org 🔗⮛

The cold virus 'hides' and multiplies in the tonsils and adenoids, even in people without symptoms A study conducted at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil reveals that tissues such as the tonsils and adenoids can serve as hiding places for the rhinovirus, which causes the common cold and i...

· #Rhinovirus · #Influenza · #Flu ·
The cold virus 'hides' and multiplies in the tonsils and adenoids, even in people without symptoms

The Myth of Open-Access Publishing Why pay $5000 to publish when I could put it on a preprint server?

#STEM research publishing has shifted wildly in the past 20 years. The open-access craze of the 2010s is now thee preprint craze of the 2020s. #academichatter #feministscience #academicpublishing

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Scientists Reveal Why Bread Can Cause Weight Gain Without Overeating New research in mice shows how eating bread can cause body weight and fat mass to increase, even though caloric intake stays at a similar level.

Scientists Reveal Why Bread Can Cause Weight Gain Without Overeating

AI models ‘subliminally’ transmit biases when training other systems Using artificial-intelligence to teach other models can be cheaper and faster than building them from scratch, but this approach can introduce dangerous traits.

Data generated by artificial-intelligence models can contain subliminal signals that ‘teach’ other large-language models (LLMs) particular traits and biases, suggests a study published in Nature today.

Pigs Could End the Transplant Waiting List Animal-to-human organ transplants promise a future where survival no longer depends on another person’s death.

“I know, this sounds like science fiction. But as recently as the 1950s, so did human-to-human organ transplantation.”

Excellent piece by transplant surgeon Joshua Mezrich:

Overreliance on AI programs may undermine confidence at work, study finds Relying on AI to complete work duties may not be diminishing our cognitive abilities, but it can undermine confidence in our own independent reasoning and perceived ownership of ideas, according to re...

Overreliance on AI programs may undermine confidence at work, study finds

Device-free classrooms mooted in Yale plan to rebuild public trust Ivy League university also urged to look again at tuition costs, free speech rules and admissions policy after wide-ranging inquiry into declining public support

Interesting to see Yale piloting device-free intensive classrooms. One of the casualties of the current hoovering-up-of-students mode of staying solvent has been attrition of just such teaching and a reluctance to expect (much less require) students consistently to attend and engage in person.

Purified Exosomes for Regenerative Medicine Purified Exosomes for Regenerative Medicine

Exosomes are redefining regenerative medicine. From skin rejuvenation to wound healing and hair growth, their impact is growing fast.

Introducing Norgen’s high-purity MSC-derived exosomes for research and product development.

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#Exosomes

Silent B-cell mutations may build for years before thyroid autoimmunity appears New research suggests that autoimmune diseases may be driven by DNA mutations in immune cells that remove the natural brakes on the immune system. It reveals a previously hidden role for somatic mutat...

· #Thyroid · #Autoimmunity ·
New research suggests that autoimmune diseases may be driven by DNA mutations in immune cells that remove the natural brakes on the immune system. It reveals a previously hidden role for somatic mutations—DNA changes acquired throughout life—in diseases beyond cancer.

NEW: Lead story from me for Research Fortnight.

'The UK is at risk of losing research capabilities in critical areas due to financial pressures on universities and funding changes at UK Research and Innovation, senior figures have warned.'

Will the academic exodus from X silence research? - Research Professional News Spread of researchers across multiple platforms brings warnings of a tougher struggle for impact

Will the academic exodus from X silence research?

Spread of researchers across multiple platforms (including Bluesky) brings warnings of a tougher struggle for impact.

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Opinion: Calls to ditch AI because it is destroying students’ analytical skills ignore institutions’ terrible record at developing complex reasoning, says Ian Richardson #AI #criticalthinking #edusky
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· #AI ·
“If you’re following AI news, you’re probably getting whiplash. AI is a gold rush. AI is a bubble. AI is taking your job. AI can’t even read a clock.”

· #AI ·
“If you’re following AI news, you’re probably getting whiplash. AI is a gold rush. AI is a bubble. AI is taking your job. AI can’t even read a clock.”