Large language models surpass human experts in predicting neuroscience results.

Scientific discoveries often hinge on synthesizing decades of research, a task that potentially outstrips human information processing capacities. Large language models (LLMs) offer a solution. LLMs trained on the vast scientific literature could potentially integrate noisy yet interrelated findings to forecast novel results better than human experts.

Surfactants can compete with microplastics for surfaces using adhesives as substrates for microplastic sequestration.

Experimental efforts supplemented by modeling gauged whether common additives found in soaps and laundry detergents interfered with polyacrylate adhesive-based capture of microplastics. On the experimental front, poly(2-ethylhexyl acrylate) (PEHA) samples were evaluated using gravimetric analysis, probe tack, and functional assessments of adhesive-coated glass slides immersed into DI water solutions containing both microparticles and additives (solvents, softeners, and non-ionic surfactants). Nylon-6 spheres and polyethylene terephthalate microplastics were chosen for adsorption using a count-based method by ImageJ imaging analysis.

Novel Use of Drug-Coated Balloon Angioplasty to Treat Pulmonary Vein Stenosis.

Pulmonary vein stenosis is challenging to treat due to high rate of recurrence. Multiple interventions exist but are limited by high rates of restenosis. One theory for the high rate of recurrence is vascular inflammation.