The authors have created a device that can produce power from heat radiation using a similar mechanism to night-vision goggles - turning infrared heat into electricity through the use of a power-generation device called a ‘thermo-radiative diode’. This technology enables the sun’s immense energy to be captured even during the night.
The authors have made mind-reading possible through the use of electronics and AI as they have created a device that can read and decipher brain signals, enabling amputees to control the robotic arm using only their thoughts.
This is the world’s first genetic study showing that vitamin D deficiency leads to dementia. The results show that low levels of vitamin D are associated with lower brain volumes and an increased risk of dementia and stroke, and that increasing levels of vitamin D (50 nmol/L) might prevent as much as 17% of dementia cases.
The authors proved that a direct link exists between the amount of fat consumed by an individual and their body’s levels of nitric oxide, which may increase the risk of inflammation and cancer development.
The authors showed the successful use of a novel Type 1 diabetes treatment that includes transplanting insulin-producing pancreatic cells (pancreatic islets) from a donor into the patient without the need for long-term immunosuppressive medicines.
By investigating 1,140 pregnant smokers randomly divided into two groups (one was given electronic cigarettes and the other was given nicotine patches), the authors showed that e-cigarettes are about twice as effective as nicotine patches in helping pregnant women quit smoking (19.8% of women who used e-cigarettes reported quitting smoking, but just 9.7% of women who used nicotine patches reported giving up smoking).
By systematically investigating the effects of probiotics on patients with depression (21 participants were given a probiotic and 26 were given a placebo, in addition to antidepressants) for 31 days, the authors showed that probiotics can support the effect of antidepressants and help to alleviate depression.
This large genetic study discovered that height may be an unrecognized but biologically important and unchangeable risk factor for several common health conditions, in particular for coronary heart diseases, peripheral neuropathy, and circulatory disorders: 🔗https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1010193🔗
This study shows that utilizing artificial intelligence could allow scientists to detect arthritis earlier as the neural network learns to differentiate between healthy and inflamed bones using finger joints (i.e. it was able to detect 82% of the healthy joints and 75% of cases of rheumatoid arthritis).
For the first time, scientists created two “time crystals” (made from atoms in never-ending motion) inside the superfluid, and brought them to touch, indicating that they have the potential to power useful devices in the future.
The authors exposed female rats to a screaming sound for 3 weeks and analyzed the number and quality of their eggs, the effect on their sex hormones, and their ability to get pregnant and have babies after mating. They discovered that the screaming sound decreased estrogen and anti-Mullerian hormone levels in rats.
This study shows that an artificial intelligence model can predict whether Crohn’s disease will recur after surgery as a deep learning model was trained to analyze histological images of surgical specimens and accurately classify patients with and without Crohn’s disease recurrence.
This cohort study shows that moderate coffee drinkers (1.5 to 3.5 cups per day) were less likely to die during a 7-year follow-up period than non-coffee drinkers, even if coffee is sweetened with sugar.
This meta-analysis of the eight randomized controlled trials of sesame compounds on blood glucose found that they significantly reduced fasting blood sugar, thus sesame consumption can help prevent and manage diabetes due to its hypoglycemic effects.
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