Gay men can now donate blood after FDA changes decades-old rule – a health policy researcher explains the benefits

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced on May 11, 2023, that it has officially dropped restrictions that prohibit gay and bisexual men from donating blood under many circumstances on…

Telly Offers 500K Free 55-Inch 4K TVs, Advertisers To Pick Up Tab

Telly, a company started by Pluto TV co-founder Ilya Pozin, on Monday announced it’s offering 500,000 55-inch 4K TVs free to the public as part of a business model that…

Online search to make up lost time with AI

Google CEO Sundar Pichai describes his group’s latest AI advances at an annual developers event in May 2023. Online search, dominated by Google for 25 years, has become as banal…

Researchers find link between obesity and blood cancer

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Indiana University School of Medicine researchers studying clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential (CHIP), a blood condition that may increase the risk of blood cancer, discovered that…

Cracks appear in Europe’s opposition to CRISPR gene editing and other New Breeding Technologies

Despite what the anti-genetic engineering forces want you to believe, there is growing political, scientific and agricultural support across Europe for food grown from genetically engineered (GE) seeds. But is…

Effects of zoledronic acid on senescence and SASP markers

Zoledronic acid has senolytic effects in human lung fibroblast IMR90 cells. Credit: 2023 Samakkarnthai et al. A new research paper, titled “In vitro and in vivo effects of zoledronic acid…

New study examines US markets for microreactors

Microreactors can be easily transported using a tractor trailer. Credit: Department of Energy Microreactor Program Developers seeking to deploy advanced nuclear reactors can find high market potential in states with…

Unique Microglia Subset Crucial for Cognitive Functioning

Summary: A new study discovered not all microglia are the same, challenging existing beliefs. A unique subset of these cells, the ARG1+microglia, important for proper cognitive functions, were identified in…

Neolithic finds at Cambridgeshire quarry |

Archaeologists have made several new discoveries from the Neolithic period during excavations at the Needingworth quarry in Cambridgeshire, England. The quarry is one of the largest sand and gravel extraction…

What is a foundation model? An explainer for non-experts

Credit: Stanford University New advancements in AI are transforming many aspects of our society. At the forefront of this development are powerful machine learning algorithms known as foundation models. The…