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Kotaku.com 

Norco Dev's New Demo Is A Playable Metal Album

There’s something uncanny about dancing in video games. It’s a fun activity, but once it’s put in an unexpected context, things start getting weird. The dancing village in Elden Ring is one example of that, but there are also real-world events like the dancing plague of 1518 (a thing you should read about) that are…

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Sciencedaily.com 

Sweet move: a modified sugar enhances antisense oligonucleotide safety and efficacy

Researchers found that adding a newly developed modified sugar, BNAP-AEO, to gapmer antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs) increased their affinity for target RNAs, thus significantly enhancing their gene-silencing effects in vitro and in vivo. The BNAP-AEO modification also decreased gapmer ASO toxicity to the central nervous system (CNS), suggesting that it could improve the clinical application of ASO treatment of CNS disease.

Sciencedaily.com 

How the 'home' environment influences microbial interactions

A new study shows that real-world ocean conditions make a huge difference in how viral infection affects host bacteria. The findings indicate it is very important to study cells and virocells under nutrient conditions that more closely resemble what they encounter in nature.

Sciencedaily.com 

Dispelling severe 'morning sickness' myths: It's not normal or harmless, but prevention and treatment might be on the way

Late last year, geneticists made the discovery that morning sickness's most serious presentation, hyperemesis gravidarum (HG), is caused by the hormone GDF15, not human chorionic gonadotropin as previously thought. Researchers dispel common morning sickness myths and discusses potential treatments, including sensitizing people to GDF15 prior to pregnancy, similar to the way we treat allergies.

Sciencedaily.com 

Gentler cell therapies for blood cancer

Researchers have developed an approach to 'deleting' a blood system affected by leukemia while simultaneously building up a new, healthy system with donor blood stem cells. The team reports on the promising results obtained in animal experiments and with human cells in the laboratory.

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Cement recycling method could help solve one of the world's biggest climate challenges

Researchers have developed a method to produce very low emission concrete at scale -- an innovation that could be transformative in the transition to net zero. The method, which the researchers say is 'an absolute miracle', uses the electrically-powered arc furnaces used for steel recycling to simultaneously recycle cement, the carbon-hungry component of concrete.

New York Post 

White House mocks bipartisan ethics bill aimed at presidents, VPs — claims Biden ‘already’ ethical

WASHINGTON — A top Republican leading the impeachment inquiry into President Biden and an outspoken Democrat unveiled new ethics legislation Wednesday meant to halt influence peddling among the country’s first and second families — but the White House lampooned the idea and insisted Biden “already” has been ethical. The Presidential Ethics Reform Act, sponsored by...

TheHill.com 

IRS extends Free File tax program

The IRS tax filing program that allows citizens to use certain corporate tax filing software for free is being extended through 2029, the agency announced Wednesday. Participating software companies for 2024 include Tax Act, Online Taxes, Tax Hawk and On-Line Taxes. “Free File remains an important part of the IRS portfolio to help taxpayers file...

AOL.com 

Now's a great time to buy the popular Ring video doorbell while it's 40% off for Memorial Day

Video doorbells do still feel like something from the future, but speaking from personal experience, it's one of my favorite home upgrades. They are super easy to use and give an added layer of home security that I've really come to rely on. My biggest hold-up prior to getting one, was whether it would be complicated to install or hard to use, and I can happily say both worries were quickly quashed. And for an added bonus right now, Amazon has dropped the prices of many Ring devices, from doorbells... Читать дальше...

Sciencedaily.com 

Adhesive coatings can prevent scarring around medical implants

Engineers have found a way to eliminate the buildup of scar tissue around implantable devices, by coating them with a hydrogel adhesive. The material binds the device to tissue and prevents the immune system from attacking the device.