Summary: Scientists have developed a drug that targets both major aggregation-promoting sites of the Tau protein, a key player in Alzheimer’s disease. This peptide inhibitor, RI-AG03, effectively prevents Tau buildup…
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Psychedelics Reduce Anxiety Without Hallucinations
Summary: New research has pinpointed the specific brain region and neuron type responsible for reducing anxiety using the psychedelic drug DOI, without triggering hallucinations. The study revealed that DOI targets…
Revolut urges Meta to step up on cyber fraud reimbursement
A Revolut report said Meta needed to do more when it came to tackling instances of cyber fraud. British online bank Revolut on Thursday urged Facebook owner Meta to reimburse…
US seizes internet domains allegedly used by Russian hackers
The United States announced the seizure of 41 internet domains allegedly used by Russian intelligence agents. The United States announced the seizure on Thursday of 41 internet domains allegedly used…
Morocco mobile desalination units quench remote areas’ thirst
Since 2023, Morocco has built some 44 of these desalination stations, also called “monobloc” — compact, transportable units. In the small fishing village of Beddouza in western Morocco, locals have…
Do NFTs create value in games? There are at least three ways to look at it
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain When blockchain is introduced into video gaming, the economy and sometimes the entire design of such games focus on artificial scarcity and ownership of game items.…
New design software takes a concept to a multitude of configurations
deepSPACE provided a spectrum of novel aircraft configurations from conventional to unconventional. Credit: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign deepSPACE isn’t a futuristic film, a new videogame or the next season…
GM reports US sales dip, but says EVs grew
General Motors reported lower overall sales but the introduction of the Chevrolet Equinox EV helped boost electric auto sales. General Motors reported a dip in third-quarter US auto sales Tuesday,…
ChatGPT Matches Radiologists in Brain Tumor Diagnosis Accuracy
Summary: Researchers compared the diagnostic accuracy of GPT-4 based ChatGPT and radiologists using 150 brain tumor MRI reports. ChatGPT achieved 73% accuracy, slightly outperforming neuroradiologists (72%) and general radiologists (68%).…