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Leveraging resources such as virtual data rooms and shared labs makes it easier for biotech startups to grow. This is good news: We need more companies attacking cancer from novel angles, including AI-enabled early detection. And who knows, maybe one of these will become a trillion-dollar company? — Anna Scaling early cancer detection Y Combinator’s newest request for startups (RFS) is well worth reading, and not just because it’s been a while since the incubator shared the ideas and categories its partners “would…

Are you afraid your head may be a little too big or a little too small for the Apple Vision Pro? Luckily, a brand new app is on the way that scans your head to pick out the size.As originally spotted by MacRumors, the app that is likely to be used for preorder on January 19, scans your face to pick out the perfect light seal and headband. The light seal sits around the Vision Pro lens, ensuring light doesn’t leak in, and the headband holds it on your head. These are both intended to be comfortable and natural, so picking…

Ofcom, the UK’s Office of Communications, has published a draft of age-restriction guidelines for online services that host explicit sexual content. The (not yet finalized) recommendations are a step toward cementing enforcement for the recently passed Online Safety Act, which requires platforms displaying or publishing pornography in the UK to ensure children are “not normally able to encounter” adult content on their sites or apps. It’s the UK’s latest attempt to enforce age verification after it bailed on a similar…

3D eye scans, specifically of the retina, could significantly aid in detecting and monitoring kidney disease, a study finds. This non-invasive method using optical coherence tomography shows promise in identifying kidney function through retinal changes, offering potential for early diagnosis and aiding in drug development. A new study indicates that 3D retinal scans could revolutionize the early detection and monitoring of kidney disease, offering a non-invasive and efficient diagnostic tool. 3D eye scans can reveal…

A new evidence review published in the journal Early Education and Development looked at 23 years of neuroimaging research, specifically 33 studies that used neuroimaging techniques to measure the impact of digital technology on the brains of children under the age of 12. It found that screen time leads to changes in the prefrontal cortex of the brain.While screen time impacting your child’s brain might sound like a reason to toss out your televisions, computers, and smartphones, researchers say that digital experiences…

Jay Reinstein, who suffers from Alzheimer's, sits on a bed after receiving a PET scan at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, DC on June 20, 2023. Michael Robinson Chávez | The Washington Post | Getty ImagesMedicare plans to expand its coverage of PET scans that are used to help diagnose Alzheimer's disease, a major shift in policy that could make it easier for patients to access new treatments that are entering the U.S. market.The proposal would abolish Medicare's current nationwide policy. Right now,…

Researchers have used machine learning to assess bone density scans for calcification in the aorta, the body’s main artery. They say their method could be used to predict future cardiovascular and other disease, even before symptoms appear.Just as calcification, or the deposit of calcium, on the inner wall of blood vessels in the heart can be problematic, so can calcification of the aorta, the largest artery in the body. Exiting the heart, it branches upward to supply blood to the brain and arms and extends down to the…

Volunteers Emmanuel Durand, left, and Serhii Revenko set up a high-tech scanner at the All Saints Church at the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, June 11, 2023. Using high-tech laser gear, a United Nations-backed team is scanning Ukraine historical sites to preserve them amid Russia's war on the country. Credit: AP Photo/Jon Gambrell Under the plaintive painted eyes of the holy, a volunteer team of two United…

A key component of the York project is the 3D scanning of the negative cavities in the gypsum casings. Credit: University of York Archaeologists in York have used 3D scans to study the Roman burial practice of pouring liquid gypsum over the bodies of adults and children laid to rest in coffins—the first time this cutting-edge technology has been applied to Roman burials of this type anywhere in the world.…

The RMS Titanic struck an iceberg on its maiden voyage and sunk to the bottom of the Northern Atlantic Ocean in April 1912, killing more than 1,500 passengers and crew. Now, researchers have gotten an unprecedented look at the entire ship on the seafloor, by creating a digital scan of the wreck from hundreds of thousands of photos.Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard Nerd Out About Jurassic Park's Returning HeroesThe BBC reportsthat deep-sea mapping company Magellan Limited carried out the fieldwork in the summer of 2022…