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For decades, researchers have sought to speed up drug development. However, this process became slower, riskier and required large financial investments. Thus, from the start of a development program to the time a marketing authorization is issued, it takes 12 to 15 years, and nine out of ten drugs that undergo clinical trials do not…

Dogs began to turn into man's best friends about 20 thousand years ago, when they smelled the delicious smell emanating from fires. Gradually, our distant ancestors began to allow them to remain near them so that they would protect them from predators. Time passed, and gradually people learned to breed new breeds of dogs capable…

In People's Minds Researchers from the Center for Neuroscience Research (CNR) of the Institute of Basic Sciences (IBN), in collaboration with Dartmouth College, were able to predict subjective feelings in people's thoughts using functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and machine learning algorithms. The study, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,…

Independent of the brain Scientists from the RIKEN Center for Brain Sciences in Japan, led by Aya Takeoki, have discovered a neural circuit in the spinal cord that allows movement to be learned independently of the brain. A study published in the journal Science identified two key groups of spinal cord neurons, some essential for…

It was created based on data from more than 800 people. Researchers from Duke Medical School and Pennsylvania State University have developed a new mathematical model that can help predict and treat Alzheimer's disease. The model, called the Alzheimer's Disease Biomarker Cascade (ADBC), was developed based on data from more than 800 people with varying…

BWithout harming the object A group of scientists from the University of Barcelona and Sensofar Tech presented a new technology for obtaining 3D images of research samples quickly, accurately and without harming the object. The work was published in the journal Nature Communications. Discuss © Ferra.ru The new system is capable of characterizing the three-dimensional…

They did it well. Artificial intelligence specialists from DeepMind, a Google company, used machine learning to teach tiny robots to play football. They described the process of developing robots in the journal Science Robotics. Discuss© Tech Xplore As machine-learning robots become increasingly popular, computer engineers continue to look for new applications for such artificial intelligence…

In the digital age, data security has become vital for both businesses and individuals. And now their protection is a daily necessity. Although biometric authentication is gaining momentum, passwords are still the primary way to secure accounts. For authorization, one way or another, a combination of login and password is required; in any case, they…

After the Industrial Revolution, which gave great impetus to the development of medicine, some people began to live to be 100 years old. According to statistics, today there are approximately 500 thousand centenarians on Earth. José Paulino Gomez was long considered the oldest person in the world, but in 2023 he died at the age…

On the island of the Great Barrier Reef, archaeologists have discovered dozens of fragments of ancient pottery ranging in age from 2,000 to 3,000 years. This is the oldest pottery ever discovered in Australia. The find speaks to thousands of years of pottery-making practice by indigenous people on Jiigurru Island, also known as Lizard Island.…