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Grand Cosmic Fireworks by Angel An

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The photo, titled Cosmic Fireworks, won the Skyscapes category of the 2023 Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition, hosted by the Royal Observatory Greenwich. This breathtaking image not only showcases the awe-inspiring beauty of sprite discharges but also sparks public interest in extreme weather phenomena and their scientific significance. Credit: Angel An

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Large Hadron Collider Achieves Groundbreaking Measurement in Particle Physics

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New Theory Unites Einstein’s Gravity With Quantum Mechanics | Scitechdaily.com

A new approach seeks to unify quantum theory with classical General Relativity. The testable assumption here is to probe masses with unprecedented accuracy in order to find out, whether or not random fluctuations in the tested results point to a quantum n

The weighing of a mass — an experiment proposed by the UCL group that constrains any theory where spacetime is treated classically. Credit: Isaac Young Source: Reimagining the Cosmos: New Theory Unites Einstein’s Gravity With Quantum Mechanics The assumptions and their implications thereof going into the design of these experiments sound a lot like quantum decoherence to my ears, something…

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Speaking of things that look like stuff, this is totally the Dawn Patrol album.

ASKAP J1935+2148 !

The discovery of ASKAP J1935+2148, a radio transient with a 53.8-minute period and variable emissions, hints at unexplored celestial phenomena, possibly involving a neutron star or a white dwarf in a binary system.

Credit: SciTechDaily.com

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A new treatment combining ReCET and semaglutide could eliminate the need for insulin in type 2 diabetes, with 86% of participants in a study no longer requiring insulin therapy. The treatment was safe and well-tolerated, and further trials are planned to confirm these results.

Groundbreaking research presented at UEG Week 2024 introduces a promising new treatment approach for type 2 diabetes (T2D) that has the potential to greatly reduce or even eliminate the need for insulin therapy.

This innovative approach, which combines a novel procedure known as ReCET (Re-Cellularization via Electroporation Therapy) with semaglutide, resulted in the elimination of insulin therapy for 86% of patients.

Globally, T2D affects 422 million people... While insulin therapy is commonly used to manage blood sugar levels in T2D patients, it can result in side effects... and further complicate diabetes management. [Note: Also very importantly it's fucking bankrupting people who need it!!] A need therefore exists for alternative treatment strategies.

Study Design and Outcomes

The first-in-human study included 14 participants aged 28 to 75 years, with body mass indices ranging from 24 to 40 kg/m². Each participant underwent the ReCET procedure under deep sedation, a treatment intended to improve the body’s sensitivity to its own insulin. Following the procedure, participants adhered to a two-week isocaloric liquid diet, after which semaglutide was gradually titrated up to 1mg/week.

Remarkably, at the 6- and 12-month follow-up, 86% of participants (12 out of 14) no longer required insulin therapy, and this success continued through the 24-month follow-up. In these cases, all patients maintained glycaemic control, with HbA1c levels remaining below 7.5%.

Tolerability and Safety

The maximum dose of semaglutide was well-tolerated by 93% of participants, one individual could not increase to the maximum dose due to nausea. All patients successfully completed the ReCET procedure, and no serious adverse effects were reported.

Dr Celine Busch, lead author of the study, commented, “These findings are very encouraging, suggesting that ReCET is a safe and feasible procedure that, when combined with semaglutide, can effectively eliminate the need for insulin therapy.”

“Unlike drug therapy, which requires daily medication adherence, ReCET is compliance-free [meaning: you don't have to take it every day], addressing the critical issue of ongoing patient adherence in the management of T2D. In addition, the treatment is disease-modifying: it improves the patient’s sensitivity to their own (endogenous) insulin, tackling the root cause of the disease, as opposed to currently available drug therapies, that are at best disease-controlling.”

Looking ahead, the researchers plan to conduct larger randomized controlled trials to further validate these findings. Dr. Busch added, “We are currently conducting the EMINENT-2 trial with the same inclusion and exclusion criteria and administration of semaglutide, but with either a sham procedure or ReCET. This study will also include mechanistic assessments to evaluate the underlying mechanism of ReCET.”

-via SciTechDaily, October 17, 2024

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Note: If it works even half as well as suggested, this could free so many people from the burden of the ongoing ridiculous cost of insulin. Pharma companies that make insulin can go choke (hopefully).

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Bactometer: New Intelligent Device Detects Multi-Resistant Bacteria (in Less Than 60 Minutes) Bactometer, developed over 15 years of research, is a rapid biological detector targeting antimicrobial resistance in hospitals. Combining magnetic methods with machine learning, it promises... https://scitechdaily.com/bactometer-new-intelligent-device-detects-multi-resistant-bacteria-in-less-than-60-minutes/

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Romaleodelphis pollerspoecki was a dolphin-like toothed whale related to the ancestors of both modern oceanic dolphins and beaked whales, living in coastal waters covering what is now Austria during the early Miocene about 22 million years ago.

Although only known from a single fossil skull, this cetacean was probably around 3m long (~9'10"). It had a long snout lined with over 100 small pointed uniformly-shaped teeth, and the bony walls of its inner ears were well-preserved enough to show that it was able to hear narrow-band high frequency sounds – a specific form of echolocation that has convergently evolved multiple times in various modern and extinct toothed whale lineages.

Based on the presence of ancient river-mouth deposits in the area where Romaleodelphis was found, it may potentially have been capable of traversing between marine, brackish, and freshwater environments similar to the modern franciscana.

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References:

Bavarian State Collections of Natural History. "'Astonishing Results' – Scientists Reveal Secrets of Mysterious 22-Million-Year-Old Dolphin Skull." SciTechDaily, 15 Nov. 2024, https://scitechdaily.com/astonishing-results-scientists-reveal-secrets-of-mysterious-22-million-year-old-dolphin-skull/

Sanchez-Posada, Catalina, et al. "Romaleodelphis pollerspoecki, gen. et sp. nov., an archaic dolphin from the Central Paratethys (Early Miocene, Austria)." Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology (2024): e2401503. https://doi.org/10.1080/02724634.2024.2401503

Wikipedia contributors. “Romaleodelphis” Wikipedia, 06 Nov. 2024, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romaleodelphis

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Pluto and Charon

“Kiss and Capture”: The Icy Collision That Bound Pluto and Charon Forever (via. SciTechDaily)

The themes of space are heavily used throughout the series, hence the name Pluto.

EP.12 is titled You’re My Charon. The name of the book Ai-Oon wrote about their love story which she dedicated to May.

Ai-Oon tells May about the relationship between Pluto and Charon, and compares it to their own relationship.

Charon is the largest of Pluto's five moons. The same surfaces of Charon and Pluto always face each other, a phenomenon called mutual tidal locking. Charon orbits Pluto every 6.4 Earth days. Charon neither rises nor sets, but hovers over the same spot on Pluto's surface, and the same side of Charon always faces Pluto. (via. NASA)

A new theory suggests that, billions of years ago, Pluto and Charon collided in the far reaches of the outer solar system. Rather than obliterating each other, the two bodies joined together in a spinning snowman shape (the kiss) for 10 to 15 hours before separating—but ultimately, they remained trapped in each other’s orbits (the capture). (via. Margherita Bassi)

Ai-Oon and May are Pluto and Charon. Destined to be in each other’s orbit forever.

An interesting detail:

This photo of Pluto and Charon was taken on July 8th, 2015. Ai-Oon was born on July 8th, 1998. This day is also the mid point between Namtan (01/07/1996) and Film’s (14/07/2000) birthdays.

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Did you know there are state insects?

Alabama's state insect is the monarch butterfly!

(Source: Scitechdaily)

Alabama also has a state mascot, the eastern tiger swallowtail!

(Source: iNaturalist)

They also have an agricultural insect: the queen honeybee. Made to bring more awareness to the importance of bees and how they pollinate crops.

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one year ago a lawyer told me "there's no way we claim the media criterion unless it's a whole paragraph by name in the washington poast and ideally we have a testimonial letter" and today a lawyer is telling me "claim the media criterion retroactively with a university press release posted on scitechdaily." i don't think i will be doing that.

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Next on SciTechDaily: After Dark...Unlocking Uranus...

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Quantum Breakthrough: Scientists Rethink the Nature of Reality | Scitechdaily.com

Whenever measurement precision nears the uncertainty limit set by quantum mechanics, the results become dependent on the interaction dynamics between the measuring device and the system. This finding may explain why quantum experiments often produce conflicting results and may contradict basic assum Source: Quantum Breakthrough: Scientists Rethink the Nature of Reality With my admittedly very…

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helloo!! sorry if this is a question u get a lot, do you know any good website to keep up with marine animals news?? and for research??

It's a good question to ask, especially in a world where you have to sift through a lot of misinformation surrounding science (and, to set a good example, I will now be adding references in the notes for my information, particularly if I mention specific studies).

For news, Science.org, SciTechDaily, NewScientist and Nature.com are all websites I have used for keeping up to date with global marine biology news/research although it's always possible to use any news site as long as you ensure they are reliable (e.g. do they include references to research for further reading? does the content of the referenced research match the claims they make in the article? is the site likely to be biased towards a particular viewpoint?)

For research, there are tons of databases storing centuries of marine biology research. Many people like to recommend Google Scholar and I always think it's a good starting point for beginning scientific research but you can't always trust it to be a reliable tool.

ResearchGate, Wiley Online Library, ScienceDirect are all good places for peer-reviewed scientific articles (and I'm sure the people over at @jstor will assure you of the strength of their database too) although, keep in mind, you might have to search through many other databases if you want to dodge paywalls to access full articles.

If anyone else has any other suggestions, feel free to mention them in the notes!

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SciTechDaily: New Research Reveals Why You Should Sleep Before Making an Important Decision