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Chromatin protein DAXX may help preserve brain immune cells during aging

As humans get older, their brains undergo various changes that can affect mental functions. The cells known to be affected by aging include microglia, the primary immune cells in the brain and spinal cord, which help eliminate waste and damaged material and respond to injuries or infections.

Chromatin protein DAXX may help preserve brain immune cells during aging

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‘Vacuumtronics’ could help make better superconductors

Vacuum fluctuations could be a non-invasive way to tune superconductivity The post ‘Vacuumtronics’ could help make better superconductors appeared first on Physics World .

  • Vacuumtronics concept proposed to enhance superconductivity in bulk materials.
  • Vacuum fluctuations, continuous virtual particle creation, linked to quantum effects.
  • Enhanced superconductivity observed in NbSe2 when partially embedded in dark cavity.

Is collagen a lie? - video

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