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Neural Prosthesis Can Predict Speech Based on Neural Activity

Researchers have developed a machine learning model that can predict the word about to be uttered by a subject based on their neural activity recorded with a small set of minimally invasive electrodes.
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Discovery of Cell Origins Linked to Pancreatic Cancer Paves Way for New Research

A new study shows the origin of fibroblasts that influence tumor progression in pancreatic cancer, opening the door to new therapeutic targets for this challenging disease.
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What Music Are You Listening To? Your Brainwaves Encode the Answer

A new technique for monitoring brain waves can identify the music someone is listening to and could assist people with severe communication disabilities.
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Social Media Networks Exploit Habitual Behavior and Drive Fake News

A new study upends popular misconceptions that the spread of misinformation on social media is due to personal bias or a lack of critical thinking, instead revealing the spread of fake news is habitual.
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Increased Inflammation May Weaken Rather Than Strengthen Immunological Memory

Scientists analyzed how immunological memory, formed after an infection or vaccination that helps protect against reinfection, is generated and maintained, as well as the role inflammation plays in shaping that immunological memory.
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Drug Shows Promise in Trial for Treatment of Rare Metabolic Disease

A new drug currently in the approval process could help prevent the fatal progression of a genetic metabolic disease that damages the adrenal glands, spinal cord and the nervous system's white matter.
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"Live" Virus Computationally Reconstructed in Its Entirety in World First

Researchers have created the first ever computer reconstruction of a virus, including its complete native genome, that replicates the exact chemical and 3D structure of a "live" virus.
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"Whipping Jet" Could Benefit Industries From Food Processing to Pharmaceuticals

A novel "whipping jet" device has been developed that can precisely control how aerosols move, which could benefit a range of industries including pharmaceuticals and food processing.
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Machine Learning Model Differentiates Those With Cancer From Healthy Individuals

A team of researchers at the University of Wisconsin­–Madison has successfully combined genomics with machine learning in the quest to develop accessible tests that allow earlier detection of cancer.
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Digital Microbes Used To Simulate Treatment Responses

Researchers have created a database of over 7,000 digital microbes that can be used for drug treatment simulations.
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