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Medical Breakthrough: Scientists Use Patient’s Own Fat Cells to Reverse Type 1 Diabetes

A new hope for diabetes patients: reprogrammed stem cells achieve insulin independence.

In a pioneering medical breakthrough, scientists in China have successfully reversed type 1 diabetes in a patient by reprogramming her own fat cells into insulin-producing pancreatic cells. This revolutionary approach offers a promising alternative to current diabetes treatments and could pave the way for a potential cure for millions of people affected by this chronic autoimmune disease. The patient involved in the study remains free from insulin injections more than a year after receiving the experimental treatment, highlighting the potential of stem cell therapy as a game-changer in diabetes care.

Alive, Dead, and Hot: Schrödinger’s Cat Defies the Rules of Quantum Physics

Researchers have pulled off a quantum feat that defies traditional expectations—they’ve created Schrödinger cat states not from ultra-cold ground states, but from warm, thermally excited ones.

Using a superconducting qubit setup, the team demonstrated that quantum superpositions can exist even at higher temperatures, overturning the long-held belief that heat destroys quantum effects. This breakthrough not only validates Schrödinger’s original “hot cat” concept but also paves the way for more practical and accessible quantum technologies.

Schrödinger’s cat and hot quantum states.

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