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Scientists reawaken exhausted T cells to supercharge cancer immunity

A new study has identified a molecular cue that cancer cells use to exhaust the T cells responsible for destroying them, and the findings...

New prediction breakthrough delivers results shockingly close to reality

An international group of mathematicians led by Lehigh University statistician Taeho Kim has developed a new way to generate predictions that line up more...

The Dawn of Telecom Manufacturing in Boston and New York: A 1925 Industrial Legacy

As America surged into the Jazz Age, another revolution was quietly unfolding — the mechanical whir of lathes, switchboards, and soldering irons powering the...

From Lime to Layers: How 1930s House Plaster Compares to Modern Times

Every home tells a story through its walls. The solid, cool touch of an older home feels different from the smooth, papered surfaces of...

When Silicon Met Steel: How Semiconductors Revolutionized Vintage Battleships and Artillery Fire

When the roar of steel met the silent pulse of silicon, a new chapter of naval warfare was written. During the mid-20th century, semiconductors,...

Cambridge scientists created a gel that could end arthritis pain

Researchers have developed a material that can sense tiny changes within the body, such as during an arthritis flare-up, and release drugs exactly where...