Johns Hopkins University (JHU) researchers have developed an experimental brain cancer treatment that not only cured 100% of mice that received it, but also trained their immune systems to fight future cancers.
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First Starship launch ends with a massive explosion
In SpaceX’s first Starship launch attempt, the massive spacecraft made it off the pad — but exploded before it could complete the journey to space.
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Scientists discover two brand new minerals in massive meteorite – Freethink
Canadian scientists have identified two new minerals never seen before in nature — and they came to our planet inside a 4.5-billion-year-old meteorite.
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How college in prison is leading professors to rethink how they teach – Freethink
When it comes to education in prison, policy and research often focus on how it benefits society or improves the life circumstances of those who are serving time.
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Insulin pills could end the need for painful injections – Freethink
Researchers at the University of British Columbia (UBC) just got a major step closer to developing oral insulin pills to help people manage their diabetes.
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New algorithm aces university math course questions – Freethink
Multivariable calculus, differential equations, linear algebra — topics that many MIT students can ace without breaking a sweat — have consistently stumped machine learning models.
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How people are going from prison to $100k jobs in 45 days – Freethink/ Stand Together
When he was just 15 years old, Jason Wang was arrested for aggravated robbery, a first-degree felony, which saw him sent to prison for 12 years.
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A nun built a hydroelectric plant that’s providing free power to a town in Africa – Freethink
Sister Alphonsine Ciza spends most of her day in gum boots, white veil tucked under a builder’s hat, manning the micro hydroelectric plant she built to overcome daily electricity cuts in her town of Miti in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Is it time for a new American city?
America’s biggest cities are struggling. The housing shortage, growing since the ‘70s, has reached a boiling point. Rents are skyrocketing. Rates of homelessness are increasing.
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Bedridden woman stands again thanks to spinal implant
A woman who was bedridden for 18 months because she fainted every time she stood up is now walking long distances again, thanks to a spinal cord stimulator.
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