Researchers show ways to propel product success

Researchers show ways to propel product success

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain New research from ESMT Berlin explores the key strategies that firms should adopt when launching a new product. The researchers say that these strategies depend on the current market view of the product and the firm. Employing the correct one, which might sometimes be collaborating with overtly demanding reviewers or instituting … Read more

The First Person to Receive a Pig Kidney Transplant Has Died

The First Person to Receive a Pig Kidney Transplant Has Died

Richard “Rick” Slayman, the first person to receive a kidney from a genetically modified pig, has died almost two months after the transplant. He was 62. The historic procedure was carried out on March 16 at Massachusetts General Hospital. In a statement released on May 11, the hospital said it had “no indication” that Slayman’s … Read more

New drug makes exercise, everyday tasks easier for people with common heart condition

New drug makes exercise, everyday tasks easier for people with common heart condition

People with a common heart condition were able to use significantly more oxygen while exercising after taking an investigational drug in an international clinical trial, according to a study published today in the New England Journal of Medicine. The finding wasalso presented today at the European Society of Cardiology’s Heart Failure 2024 meeting in Lisbon, … Read more

New work extends the thermodynamic theory of computation

New work extends the thermodynamic theory of computation

Discrete-time Markov chain (DTMC) associated with the DFA recognizing binary i.i.d. sequences that are multiple of four. The transition matrix of such DTMC is given by Eq. where p0 and p1=1−p0 denote, respectively, the probability for a 0 and a 1 in the input string. (b) DTMC associated with the auxiliary dynamics associated with the … Read more

Health expert Tim Spector criticised for remarks on year-round use of sunscreen | Cancer

Health expert Tim Spector criticised for remarks on year-round use of sunscreen | Cancer

The health expert Prof Tim Spector has come under fire from fellow scientists after he suggested people should stop using factor 50 sunscreen all year round. Spector cited a recent mouse study that suggests vitamin D levels may be an important factor in cancer immunity and immunotherapy success, saying the research is “another reason to … Read more

Potential power and pitfalls of harnessing artificial intelligence for sleep medicine

New drug makes exercise, everyday tasks easier for people with common heart condition

In a new research commentary, the Artificial Intelligence in Sleep Medicine Committee of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine highlights how artificial intelligence stands on the threshold of making monumental contributions to the field of sleep medicine. Through a strategic analysis, the committee examined advancements in AI within sleep medicine and spotlighted its potential in … Read more

Small but mighty, plankton are among the most powerful creatures on Earth

Small but mighty, plankton are among the most powerful creatures on Earth

Microzooplankton, the major grazers of the plankton: spiny-globe Protoperidinium dinoflagellate. Credit: Wikimedia / Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. If you go to the beach and dip a bucket in the sea, you might at first think it contains lifeless water. But examine that water under a microscope and you will see your bucket … Read more