A three-year-old child’s metastatic hepatoblastoma has completely regressed after treatment with an experimental Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T cell therapy in an outpatient setting, according to a peer-reviewed report published in The New England Journal of Medicine. Pediatric oncologists at the Baylor College of Medicine and Seattle Children’s Hospital documented the case, marking a significant … Read more
Physicists have achieved simultaneous quantum teleportation across 100 independent channels, transferring the quantum state of a 100-pixel image in a breakthrough that addresses major bandwidth limitations in quantum communication networks, according to a study published in Physical Review Letters. Scaling Quantum Teleportation Beyond Single Channels Quantum teleportation transfers the quantum state of one system to … Read more
Hidden water stored deep within newly identified iron oxyhydroxides near Earth’s core-mantle boundary may explain how the planet obtained and retained its interior moisture over geological time, according to a study published in Nature Geoscience. Deep-Mantle Iron Oxyhydroxides Lock Away Water Researchers using laser-heated diamond anvil cells have identified two previously unknown iron oxyhydroxides, designated … Read more
A rare adult Tyrannosaurus rex footprint trackway discovered in North Dakota provides a momentous look at Cretaceous behavior, offering researchers a continuous path of movement across the ancient landscape just before the asteroid impact 66.5 million years ago, according to a study published in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. Discovering the Adult T. Rex Trackway … Read more
Natural Hydrogen Reserves in Western Australia Offer Clean Energy Potential, According to Edith Cowan University Study Researchers investigating subterranean iron ore deposits have found that water reacting with underground magnetite can generate abundant natural hydrogen gas, pointing toward a transformative low-carbon energy future for Australia. Natural hydrogen reserves hidden within Western Australia’s vast iron ore … Read more
Scientists analyzing eye-tracking data from children participating in memory tests have found that tiny, involuntary shifts in pupil size may reveal subtle differences in how attention operates in young people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to a study published in Scientific Reports. Pupil Dynamics and ADHD Attention Rhythms Attention does not function like … Read more
Physicists hunting for elusive dark matter have turned the entire planet into a giant detector, analyzing a decade’s worth of data from the Earth-ionosphere cavity. According to theoretical physicist Atsushi Taruya, an author on four recent papers, the natural resonator amplifies electromagnetic waves right around the target mass range. Using Earth as a Giant Dark … Read more
The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation is weakening due to human-caused climate change, altering the global temperature and rainfall patterns relied upon for food production, according to a study published in Nature Geoscience. Researchers warn this shift could push the critical ocean current past a self-reinforcing, irreversible threshold with profound societal implications. How the Ocean Heat … Read more
Ancient DNA and isotopic analysis show that the extinct North American Ice Age predator known as the “American cheetah” was not a cheetah at all, but rather a close sister species to the modern puma (Puma concolor), according to a study published in the journal Current Biology. Researchers discovered that Miracinonyx trumani exhibited extreme ecological … Read more
According to a study published in Nature Neuroscience, Alzheimer’s disease neurodegeneration may be driven primarily by an external immune response rather than damage originating strictly inside the brain. Washington University in St. Louis neurologist David Holtzman and his research team found that CD8+ T cells are directed into the brain via conventional type 1 dendritic … Read more