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Earlier this week, Apple officially called off its decade-long attempt to build an automobile. The project, reportedly codenamed “Titan,” went through multiple leadership and strategy changes according to the New York Times and Bloomberg, but now Apple’s cutting its losses and having its employees focus on generative AI instead.An Apple car was always going to be a long shot, but its demise is really just a more grandiose version of Apple’s recent inability to ship hardware beyond its core products. Over the past few…

Researchers have developed drug-loaded nanoparticles that selectively target the cells responsible for causing damaging inflammation following a spinal cord injury. Given to mice soon after an injury, the novel therapy reduced inflammation and improved motor function, opening the door to new therapeutic possibilities for people with spinal injuries.Sustaining a spinal cord injury (SCI) is devastating enough, but the subsequent inflammation and the damage it causes to the spinal cord can worsen the clinical outcome. This…

A simple and effective framework to build confidence in your data presentations“If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough. “ — Albert EinsteinIf you are a Data Person, it’s very much possible that you spend a substantial amount of time in your career going through various phases of lowered confidence levels in creating effective data presentations. We all get trained extensively in college, grad schools and boot camps on the various steps required to perform Data mining and gather insights from…

Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk's brain-chip startup Neuralink said on Tuesday it has received approval from an independent review board to begin recruitment for the first human trial of its brain implant for paralysis patients.Those with paralysis due to cervical spinal cord injury or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis may qualify for the study, it said but did not reveal how many participants would be enrolled in the trial, which will take about six years to complete.The study will use a robot to surgically place a…

Ever since Ozempic was first released to the public in 2018, the diabetic injectable has become a fan favorite for patients — even those without diabetes — to lose weight. Others in its drug class like Wegovy, have also seen a surge in demand, one so high that the Food and Drug Administration has reported a national drug shortage for them. But that hasn’t stopped people from going to some extreme measures to get the drug, even after the FDA warned against using shortcuts like compounding pharmacies or telehealth…

An illustration of the connections between muscle fibers and a motor neuron, the latter of which relies on crucial proteins to create and send signals to the fibers to contract, resulting in movement. In some diseases, such as ALS, those proteins are lost, the neurons die, and paralysis results. Credit: Somatic Movement CenterIn research involving both mice and humans, a genetically-engineered medication was found to replenish the levels of a critical protein, thereby preserving the function of motor neurons. This…

Microscopic backpacks full of drugs designed to stick to troublesome immune cells have been shown to improve the health of mice with a condition similar to multiple sclerosis in humans.Developed by researchers at Harvard University in the US, the microparticle luggage could replace existing therapies, taking advantage of the tendency for errant myeloid immune cells to venture into tissues where they would cause inflammation, instead encouraging repair.Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a particularly debilitating autoimmune…

Justin Bieber Marked His Attendance At Coachella 2023 With His Wife Hailey Bieber Amid His Battle With Facial Paralysis ( Photo Credit – Instagram ) Pop star Justin Bieber made it to Coachella 2023 not as a headliner but as a part of the audience to have a great time at the ongoing music festival. The 29-year-old landed at the renowned festival with his model wife Hailey Bieber. Videos and photos of the two enjoying the stage performances surfaced over the weekend leaving the fans excited. Justin Bieber was spotted…

An outbreak of botulinum poisoning has been traced back to two private hospitals in Türkiye, where patients underwent a medical procedure intended to help them lose weight.According to a report by the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), a total of 67 cases of botulism have so far been reported, mostly from Türkiye, with a dozen in Germany, one in Austria, and another in Switzerland.No deaths have yet been reported, though some of the more severe cases have been admitted for intensive care…

`Let Me Love You` hitmaker Justin Bieber has shared an update on his recovery after announcing that he was experiencing facial paralysis due to Ramsay Hunt syndrome last year.The singer, 29, shared in June last year that he had the condition - which is understood to affect facial nerves - and told fans that he had "full paralysis" on one side of his face, reports `Mirror.co.uk`.Since the announcement, Justin has performed on some occasions but cancelled a number of tour dates last year and has recently cancelled the…