A 4-year-old girl who received CAR-T cell therapy 18 years ago has remained cancer-free, making her possibly the longest-surviving patient with cancer to receive this tailored treatment. Researchers have been studying the effectiveness of CAR-T cell therapy in treating solid tumors, including neuroblastoma, and have seen promising results. The treatment involves removing immune cells from…
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A team of scientists from the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) has made a groundbreaking discovery about the supermassive black hole M87*. By analyzing observations from 2017 and 2018, the researchers found that the black hole’s rotational axis points away from Earth and that turbulence within the accretion disc plays a significant role in changing its…
Researchers in the US have developed a new technique using frequency combs to measure trace concentrations of gas molecules with unprecedented sensitivity. This breakthrough could open up new applications in medicine, environmental chemistry, and chemical kinetics, enabling the detection of biomedically relevant molecules in exhaled air, such as acetone and formaldehyde. Forecast for 6 months:…
Researchers in Chile have discovered that fog harvesting can be a practical supplement to stave off water stress in desert cities. By collecting tiny droplets of fog, cities in arid regions can reduce their reliance on groundwater, which is often depleted by mining and agriculture. The study found that it’s possible to collect up to…
Scientists have discovered a radioactive anomaly in the deep ocean, which could be evidence of a previously unknown cosmic event or a major change in ocean circulation. The anomaly, which is made up of beryllium-10, was found in rocks located deep beneath the ocean and has a half-life of 1.4 million years. Researchers are now…
Astronomers have discovered that Alpha Centauri, the nearest star system to our sun, is likely shedding comets and asteroids into our solar system. This means that we can expect to see a small number of meteors from Alpha Centauri in the sky, with estimates suggesting up to 10 meteors per year. The objects are thought…
Researchers at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center have made a groundbreaking discovery in understanding the role of mechanical forces in the development of an entire organism from a single cell. By studying the behavior of fruit fly epithelial tissue, the team has identified a power law that explains why the tissue stretches as…
A recent study has found that married men in the United States are taking on more household chores, with the gap between the time married women and men spent on such tasks shrinking by 40 percent over the last two decades. The study suggests that men are developing new household habits, which have persisted even…
Researchers from the UK, Germany, and the US have developed a quantum-inspired technique to simulate turbulent fluids in just a few hours, a significant improvement over classical algorithms that take several days. This breakthrough could advance our understanding of turbulence, a complex phenomenon found in weather patterns, water flows, and astrophysical phenomena. The new technique…
A team at the Trento Proton Therapy Centre in Italy has successfully delivered the first clinical treatments using proton arc therapy, a new proton delivery technique that overcomes the limitations of traditional pencil-beam scanning. The technique, which involves moving the beam in an arc trajectory, enables the optimization of the number of energies used for…