Medicine A Subset of Immune Cells Contribute to Transplant Rejection (Medicine) 19 Mar 202119 Mar 2021 Non-circulating memory T cells, whose main function is to provide local protection against re-infection, contribute to chronic transplant rejection, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine researchers reveal in a paper published today…
Neuroscience New Technology ‘Retrains’ Cells To Repair Damaged Brain Tissue In Mice After Stroke (Neuroscience) 19 Mar 2021 Most stroke victims don’t receive treatment fast enough to prevent brain damage. Scientists at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, College of Engineering and College of Medicine have developed technology to “retrain” cells to…
Planetary Science Astronomers Discovered 4 New Hot Jupiters from the Next Generation Transit Survey (Planetary Science) 19 Mar 2021 Rosanna H. Tilbrook and colleagues reported the discovery of four new hot Jupiters: NGTS-15b, NGTS-16b, NGTS-17b, and NGTS-18b. All four planets are short-period (𝑃 < 5d) planets orbiting G-type main…
Biology How RNA Editing Affects the Immune System? (Biology) 19 Mar 2021 CU Cancer Center researchers investigate the role of ADAR1 in cancer regulation. Three University of Colorado Cancer Center researchers are part of a team that recently published a paper offering…
Quantum Mechanics Solving ‘Barren Plateaus’ is The Key to Quantum Machine Learning (Quantum) 19 Mar 2021 New theorems put quantum machine learning on rigorous footing and identify the key issue that will determine whether it will provide quantum speedup The work solves a key problem of…
Psychology How Gamblers Plan Their Actions to Maximize Rewards? (Psychology) 19 Mar 2021 A study from biological psychology shows that habitual gamblers use different strategies than controls when it comes to reward learning. This difference could be related to changes in the dopamine system…
Psychology Living A Stress-free Life May Have Benefits, But Also A Downside (Psychology) 19 Mar 2021 Stress is a universal human experience that almost everyone deals with from time to time. But a new study found that not only do some people report feeling no stress…
