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- Malaria breakthrough as scientists find ‘highly effective’ way to kill parasite https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2019/sep/05/malaria-breakthrough-as-scientists-find-highly-effective-way-to-kill-parasite 113 comments
- Major Scientific Breakthrough Toward the Benefits of Exercise in a Pill - Researchers have identified a molecule in the blood that is produced during exercise and can effectively reduce food intake and obesity in mice https://scitechdaily.com/major-scientific-breakthrough-toward-the-benefits-of-exercise-in-a-pill/ 280 comments futurology
- Brain Aging Breakthrough? The Memory Boosting Effects of Young CSF https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhecoKMlbSU 8 comments futurology
- Third vaccine breakthrough: AstraZeneca says its Covid vaccine can be around 90 percent effective https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/astrazeneca-says-its-covid-19-vaccine-highly-effective-late-stage-n1248583 8 comments worldnews
- Major breakthrough in malaria vaccine reported. A recent test proved 100% effective against the disease that kills over 600,000 per year. http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/08/health/malaria-vaccine/?on.cnn=1 488 comments worldnews
- Mathematical breakthrough sets out rules for more effective teleportation: New protocol advances solutions for more efficient teleportation - the transport of quantum information at the speed of light. http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/mathematical-breakthrough-sets-out-rules-for-more-effective-teleportation/ 637 comments science
- Mathematical breakthrough sets out rules for more effective teleportation http://www.ucl.ac.uk/phys/news/physics-news-publications/jo_16_01_13 294 comments science
- The Incidence and Effect of COVID-19 Vaccine Adverse Events on Breakthrough Infections: Decentralized Observational Study that Includes Underrepresented Groups https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36309347/ 13 comments science
- CDC reports 10,262 breakthrough infections Jan 1-Apr 30 with 101 million persons vaccinated. This represents a rate of ~1 in 10,000 vaccinated breakthroughs or 99.99% vaccine effectiveness. https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7021e3.htm 24 comments science
- In the 1970s, Steven Hawking proposed that information that falls into a black hole gets destroyed, never to be retrieved. A series of breakthrough papers have now shown that’s not correct. Additional semiclassical effects emerge in older black holes, allowing information to spill out. https://www.quantamagazine.org/the-black-hole-information-paradox-comes-to-an-end-20201029/ 67 comments science
- The United States and Russia hailed a breakthrough deal on Saturday to put Syria's peace process back on track, including a nationwide ceasefire effective from sundown on Monday, improved aid access and joint targeting of banned militant Islamist groups. http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-kerry-iduskcn11f0hc?feedtype=rss&feedname=topnews 28 comments worldnews
- 'Universal cancer vaccine’ breakthrough claimed by scientists - Researchers have found a way to persuade the body's immune system to attack tumours – and it is largely free from side effects http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/cancer-vaccine-immunotherapy-universal-immune-system-rna-nature-journal-a7060181.html 64 comments science
- Breakthrough discovery in cancer treatment: Immunological mechanisms of the antitumor effects of supplemental oxygenation http://stm.sciencemag.org/content/7/277/277ra30 5 comments science
- Epigenetics breakthrough: Biologist Michael Skinner enraged the chemical community and shocked his peers with findings on the multigenerational effects of toxins http://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/the-toxins-that-affected-your-great-grandparents-could-be-in-your-genes-180947644/ 24 comments science
- Breakthrough in battle against malaria as new vaccine proves 100 per cent effective against disease for the first time in history http://www.science20.com/news_articles/pfspz_malaria_vaccine_found_safe_and_protective-118120 5 comments science
- Hep C vaccine breakthrough: 'researchers say a vaccine has been developed from a single strain, and has shown to be effective against all known strains of the virus.' http://www.labnews.co.uk/news/hep-vaccine-breakthrough/ 151 comments science
- Vaccination plus breakthrough infection may give 'super immunity' against COVID-19 variant. The antibodies in the blood of people with breakthrough infections were as much as 1,000% more effective than antibodies generated two weeks after the second dose of the Pfizer vaccine https://www.upi.com/Health_News/2021/12/17/covid19-vaccination-breakthrough-super-immunity-study/4631639774587/?u3L=1 206 comments science
- Parkinson's disease breakthrough? Mitomycin-treated undifferentiated embryonic stem cells as a safe and effective therapeutic strategy in a mouse model of Parkinson’s disease http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fncel.2015.00097/abstract 4 comments science
- Breakthrough Cancer-Killing Treatment Has No Side-Effects, Says MU Researcher http://munews.missouri.edu/news-releases/2013/0403-breakthrough-cancer-killing-treatment-has-no-side-effects-says-mu-researcher/ 17 comments science
- Chemotherapy breakthrough could could dramatically reduce side-effects http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2011/sep/12/cancer-drugs-fewer-side-effects?cmp=twt_fd 79 comments science
- Researchers, using genetic modification of stem cells, may have made a breakthrough in the research of Parkinsons Disease, delivering strong results for both side-effect-free and long-lasting treatment effects https://health.au.dk/en/display/artikel/grundforskning-skaber-potentiale-for-ny-behandling-af-parkinsons-sygdom 9 comments science
- JMIR Formative Research - The Incidence and Effect of Adverse Events Due to COVID-19 Vaccines on Breakthrough Infections: Decentralized Observational Study With Underrepresented Groups https://formative.jmir.org/2022/11/e41914 2 comments science
- Researchers in California have developed a technology that can find and test drugs that can have the same antidepressant effects as psychedelics— without the drug actually producing hallucinations. The breakthrough was made in a study on mice — not people. https://www.inverse.com/science/psychedelic-drugs-depression-psychlight 63 comments science
- Male birth control breakthrough safely switches off fit sperm for a while | Scientists using CDD-2807 treatment lowers sperm numbers and motility, effectively thwarting fertility even at a low drug dose in mice. https://newatlas.com/medical/male-birth-control-stk333/ 847 comments science
- Malaria breakthrough as scientists find ‘highly effective’ way to kill parasite - Drugs derived from Ivermectin, which makes human blood deadly to mosquitoes, could be available within two years https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2019/sep/05/malaria-breakthrough-as-scientists-find-highly-effective-way-to-kill-parasite 95 comments worldnews
- Chinese stem cell breakthrough a boon for regrowing damaged muscles: managed to harvest 10 trillion muscle stem cells from a pool of just 10,000 original stem cells taken from host. New versions were almost as effective as the originals in terms of regenerating muscle. http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/chinese-stem-cell-breakthrough-boon-regrowing-damaged-muscles-1505956 3 comments worldnews
- Breakthrough in Thermoelectric Materials: Enhanced Efficiency and Scalability in Doped CaMnO3 for Clean Power Generation: "Effect of B-site doping on the thermoelectric performances of Ca0.97Y0.01 La0.01 Yb0.01Mn1-2xNbxMoxO3 thermoelectric ceramics. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0955221923010828 5 comments science
- Effective targeted treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS) and even the repair of damaged nerves caused by the disease could soon be within grasp | Yet another breakthrough in the field of small molecule drug research. https://newatlas.com/medical/ms-drug-repair-nerve-damage/ 2 comments science
- AI eye checks can predict heart disease risk in less than minute, finds study - Breakthrough opens door to a highly effective, non-invasive test that does not need to be done in a clinic https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/oct/04/ai-eye-checks-can-predict-heart-disease-risk-in-less-than-minute-finds-study 3 comments europe
- In a breakthrough study, a team of scientists have identified an anti-malarial drug, mefloquine (a derivative of hydrochloroquine), that is effective against SARS-CoV-2. It could reduce the overall viral load in affected patients to under 7% and shorten the 'time-till-virus-elimination' by 6.1 days. https://www.tus.ac.jp/en/mediarelations/archive/20210701_1400.html 27 comments science
- Scientists have sequenced the genome of a snake responsible for 50,000 deaths each year - the highly dangerous Indian cobra. Safe and effective antivenom is a major unmet need in India. Now this breakthrough could help develop better antivenom to end snakebite-related deaths in the future. http://news.nus.edu.sg/research/indian-cobra-genome-sequenced-and-venom-genes-decoded 17 comments science
- Scientists have used computer simulations to show how bacteria are able to destroy antibiotics – a breakthrough which will help develop drugs which can effectively tackle infections in the future. The new findings show that it’s possible to test how enzymes react to certain antibiotics. http://www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2014/october/future-antibiotics.html 27 comments science
- Researchers have shown that a breakthrough therapy for treating blood cancers, CAR-T cell therapy, can be adapted to treat solid tumors—an advance that could transform cancer treatment. In mice, it effectively shrunk not only glioblastoma and pancreatic tumors but lung cancer tumors as well. https://einsteinmed.edu/news/15202/strengthening-car-t-therapy-to-work-against-solid-tumors/ 12 comments science
- Study shows dramatic decline in effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines over time. Among veterans 65 and older who were inoculated with the Moderna vaccine, those who developed a “breakthrough” infection were 76% less likely to die of COVID-19 compared with unvaccinated veterans of the same age. https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/study-shows-dramatic-decline-in-effectiveness-of-covid-19-vaccines-over-time/ 24 comments science
- Breakthrough male contraceptive pill derived from Chinese medicine. A new breakthrough could lead to a safe, effective and reversible male contraceptive pill, as a compound from traditional Chinese medicine has been shown in tests to render mice and monkeys temporarily infertile. https://newatlas.com/medical/triptonide-male-contraceptive-pill/ 5 comments science
- Chemists develop a more efficient and effective way to manipulate the 3D structure of molecules, a breakthrough that could improve the process of discovering and designing new drugs. https://www.ccny.cuny.edu/news/controlling-3d-structure-molecules-offers-promise-developing-new-medicines 5 comments science
- Irish scientists make major breakthrough in breast cancer research. Drug developed by NUIG team with potential for clinical use, which not only improves the effectiveness of the initial chemotherapy treatment but also reduces relapse among women with this form of cancer https://www.irishtimes.com/news/health/irish-scientists-make-major-breakthrough-in-breast-cancer-research-1.3596946 13 comments worldnews
- Scientists heralded “breakthrough” in cancer treatment after deciphering genetic code of thousands of tumours providing road map for more effective treatment and new drug development. Atlas of 11,000 patient's tumours across 33 different cancer types will improve treatment and new research. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/cancer-gene-tumour-treatment-immunotherapy-cure-breakthrough-map-a8290881.html 6 comments worldnews
- Scientists hope a major breakthrough could lead to more effective methods for detoxifying dangerous pollutants like PCBs and dioxins: A culmination of 15 years of research, it details how certain organisms manage to lower the toxicity of pollutants http://www.alphagalileo.org/viewitem.aspx?itemid=146325&culturecode=en 6 comments science
- A supposed breakthrough in anti-aging drugs. Drugs in development which target the SIRT1 enzyme could potentially slow the effects of aging and prevent conditions such as cancer, Alzheimer's, cardiovascular disease, muscle wasting, sleep disorders and others. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/03/130308111312.htm 66 comments science