Researchers have found two novel types of attacks that target the conditional branch predictor found in high-end Intel processors, which could be exploited to compromise billions of processors currently in use.  Credit: Hosein Yavarzadeh Researchers have found two novel types of attacks that target the conditional branch predictor found in high-end Intel processors, which could be exploited to compromise billions of processors currently in use.  The multi-university and industry research team led by computer scientists at University of California San Diego will present their work a ..read more

The American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) and the Southeastern Universities Research Association (SURA) are pleased to announce that Kristine Zikmanis has been selected for the 2024 Inclusive, Diverse, Equitable, Accepting, and Accessible (IDEA2) Public Policy Fellowship. This new professional development opportunity provides young scientists with valuable first-hand experience in science policy. Credit: Kristine Zikmanis The American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) and the Southeastern Universities Research Association (SURA) are pleased to announce that Kristine Zikmanis ..read more

The social and environmental impact of the Belo Monte dam and hydroelectric power plant in Pará state, Brazil, has been called a “disaster” by researchers, environmentalists and several media outlets. The damage has again been highlighted recently in an inspection report issued by the Brazilian Institute for the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA), an agency of the Ministry for the Environment and Climate Change. The inspectors detected silting and erosion of the Xingu River, obstacles to river navigation, a significant increase in tree mortality, and the impossibilit ..read more

Imagine predicting the exact finishing order of the Kentucky Derby from a still photograph taken 10 seconds into the race. Credit: Photo by Lorenzo Orecchia Imagine predicting the exact finishing order of the Kentucky Derby from a still photograph taken 10 seconds into the race. That challenge pales in comparison to what researchers face when using single-cell RNA-sequencing (scRNA-seq) to study how embryos develop, cells differentiate, cancers form, and the immune system reacts. In a paper published today in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers from the UCh ..read more

Adding a pre-ketone supplement — a component of a high-fat, low-carb ketogenic diet — to a type of cancer therapy in a laboratory setting was highly effective for treating prostate cancer, researchers from the University of Notre Dame found. Credit: Photo by Barbara Johnston/University of Notre Dame Adding a pre-ketone supplement — a component of a high-fat, low-carb ketogenic diet — to a type of cancer therapy in a laboratory setting was highly effective for treating prostate cancer, researchers from the University of Notre Dame found. Recently published online in the journal Cancer Researc ..read more

Tuberculosis is the infectious disease caused by a single bacterium that claims the most lives worldwide. Approximately 10 million people are diagnosed with tuberculosis each year, and about 1.5 million of them die from the disease. Around 3 million of these cases never receive a diagnosis because current diagnostic methods are either too expensive or unavailable. The research group aims to change that. Credit: Lisbeth Heilesen, Aarhus University Tuberculosis is the infectious disease caused by a single bacterium that claims the most lives worldwide. Approximately 10 million people are diagn ..read more

Our lungs are bombarded by all manner of different particles every single day. Whilst some are perfectly safe for us, others—known as pathogens—have the potential to make us ill. The immune system trains its response whenever it encounters such a pathogen. Yet researchers at the University of Bonn have now shown that even harmless particles help to improve the immune response and have published their results in the journal Nature Immunology. Credit: Photo: Barbara Frommann/University of Bonn Our lungs are bombarded by all manner of different particles every single day. Whilst some are perfec ..read more

New research from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) provides two examples of computational tools developed at MSK that leverage data about cells’ locations to expand our understanding of cancer. One approach describes cellular “neighborhoods” not just in terms of which cell types are present, but also what the cells are doing and expressing. The other can determine which immune cells are present and active in specific regions of a tumor. Credit: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center New research from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) provides two examples of computatio ..read more

Researchers led by Ryuhei Nakamura at the RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science (CSRS) in Japan have improved on their green and sustainable method of extracting hydrogen from water by using a custom-made catalyst for the chemical reaction. Published in Nature Catalysis, the study details how they manipulated the catalyst’s 3D structure, which led to improved stability and an increase in the catalyst’s lifetime by almost 4,000%. The findings impact the ability to achieve a lasting and sustainable hydrogen-based energy economy.   Credit: RIKEN Researchers led by Ryuhei Nakam ..read more

Rates of breast cancer in women under the age of 50 are rising in Canada according to a study which showed an increase in breast cancer diagnoses among females in their Twenties, Thirties, and Forties. Credit: University of Ottawa/The Ottawa Hospital Rates of breast cancer in women under the age of 50 are rising in Canada according to a study which showed an increase in breast cancer diagnoses among females in their Twenties, Thirties, and Forties. Led by Dr. Jean Seely, this study published in the Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal reviewed breast cancer cases over 35 years to she ..read more