Archive for the ‘futurism’ category: Page 4
Dec 14, 2024
A Rapidly Warming Arctic Looks Dramatically Different Now Than 20 Years Ago
Posted by Shubham Ghosh Roy in category: futurism
Rising temperatures, increasing precipitation, thawing permafrost and melting ice are pushing the Arctic outside its historical norms.
By Chelsea Harvey & E&E News
Dec 14, 2024
Large language models surpass human experts in predicting neuroscience results
Posted by Shubham Ghosh Roy in categories: futurism, neuroscience
Large language models (LLMs) can synthesize vast amounts of information. Luo et al. show that LLMs—especially BrainGPT, an LLM the authors tuned on the neuroscience literature—outperform experts in predicting neuroscience results and could assist scientists in making future discoveries.
Dec 14, 2024
Revolutionizing Silicon Photonics: GeSn-Based Continuous-Wave Lasers
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: futurism
This study explores the development of Group-IV semiconductor lasers for cryogenic applications, demonstrating continuous-wave operation at low current densities and highlighting the potential for integration into silicon-based photonic systems.
Dec 14, 2024
Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp hit by massive worldwide outage
Posted by Shubham Ghosh Roy in category: futurism
Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and WhatsApp suffered a massive worldwide Wednesday afternoon, with services impacted in varying degrees based on user’s region.
According to DownDetector, the outage occurred at approximately 12:40 PM ET, with many users unable to access the services through the websites and apps or send messages through WhatsApp.
When users attempted to access Facebook, they were greeted with errors stating, “Sorry, something went wrong. We’re working on getting this fixed as soon as we can.”
Dec 14, 2024
390,000+ WordPress Credentials Stolen via Malicious GitHub Repository Hosting PoC Exploits
Posted by Saúl Morales Rodriguéz in category: futurism
Over 390,000 WordPress credentials exfiltrated via malicious GitHub repository hosting trojanized PoC code.
Dec 14, 2024
DoJ Indicts 14 North Koreans for $88M IT Worker Fraud Scheme Over Six Years
Posted by Saúl Morales Rodriguéz in category: futurism
Dec 14, 2024
Berkeley laser pushes plasma acceleration to 10 GeV in 11.8 inches
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: futurism
US scientists achieve a groundbreaking 10 GeV electron acceleration in just 30 cm using a novel dual-laser and supersonic gas jet system.
Dec 13, 2024
New technique doubles the usual depth limit of metabolic imaging
Posted by Shubham Ghosh Roy in category: futurism
Dec 13, 2024
SSRI Antidepressants May Cause Fewer Side Effects When Targeted to the Gut
Posted by Shubham Ghosh Roy in categories: futurism, neuroscience
The use of antidepressants during pregnancy significantly increased the risk of a child experiencing functional constipation—a common DGBI that may be painful—during their first year of life. “After adjusting for covariates, SSRI/SNRI exposure was associated with an over 3-fold increased risk for functional constipation,” the investigators wrote.
“We found that, at the age of one, 63% of children exposed to antidepressants during pregnancy experienced constipation, compared with 31% of children whose mothers did not take medication,” said study co-author Larissa Takser, MD, professor of pediatrics at the Université de Sherbrooke in Québec. “This finding suggests a potential connection between serotonin levels in utero and gut development, and opens new doors to examine SSRI properties not previously studied.”
The investigators’ collective findings point to a promising avenue of future studies: the gut epithelium as a new and potentially safer target for treating mood disorders, particularly for pregnant women. “Together, these data define a novel potential mechanism for gut-brain communication and identify intestinal epithelial 5-HT as a new and potentially safer therapeutic target for mood regulation,” the authors stated.
