Thinking outside the box: Uncovering a novel approach to brainwave monitoring
Mayo Clinic researchers can more precisely detect and monitor brain cell activity during deep brain stimulation, a treatment for Parkinson’s disease and tremor.
The ECB needs a rethink of its policy approach
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The writer is a former supervisory board member of the European Central Bank and a senior fellow at Bocconi University and the Leibniz Institute for Financial Research SAFE Experience suggests that abundant and cheap money […]
Agentic AI Requires A New Approach To College Planning
ANN ARBOR, MI – JANUARY 17: Students walk across the University of Michigan campus January 17, 2003 … [+] in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The university’s admissions policy is the subject of a U.S. Supreme Court case. U.S. President George W. Bush opposes the university’s affirmative action program. (Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images) Getty Images For […]
“We’re Not Hyperventilating”: Behind Axios’s Clinical Approach to Covering Donald Trump’s Second Term
In Jim VandeHei’s view, there’s a certain “seduction” in finding star reporting talent. The Axios CEO recalls reading Alex Thompson’s work at Politico, where he delivered scoops that were “tough” on Joe Biden, and thinking, Man, I like that. VandeHei and his cofounder Mike Allen invited Thompson for dinner, where they attempted to persuade him […]
Federal Reserve officials saw need for ‘careful approach’ to future rate cuts
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Federal Reserve officials indicated that the US central bank will have to take a “careful approach” in cutting interest rates further due to the rising risk that inflation will remain persistently higher than its 2 […]
Liverpool rebuff Real Madrid’s Trent Alexander-Arnold approach – sources
Liverpool have rejected an approach from Real Madrid to sign full-back Trent Alexander-Arnold in the January transfer window, sources told ESPN. Editor’s Picks 2 Related The England international is out of contract at Anfield in June, and sources have told ESPN that he is Madrid’s top defensive target following a long-term injury to right-back Dani […]
Breakthrough in treatment approach showing promise in the fight against glioblastoma, the deadliest and most aggressive type of brain cancer
PHOENIX — Mayo Clinic announces the results of an innovative treatment approach that may offer improvement in overall survival in older patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma while maintaining quality of life. Glioblastoma is the most lethal type of primary brain cancer due to its aggressive nature and its treatment-resistant characteristics. It is the most common […]
Economists expect a more cautious approach from Fed
This article is an on-site version of our FirstFT newsletter. Subscribers can sign up to our Asia, Europe/Africa or Americas edition to get the newsletter delivered every weekday morning. Explore all of our newsletters here Good morning and welcome back to the final full working week of the year. Here’s what’s on the agenda today: […]
Once strongly liberal, Pico-Robertson surged for Trump in 2024. Why?
In 2020, the Jewish haven of Pico-Robertson voted for Joe Biden over Donald Trump, taking its place among the large swath of liberal Westside communities. But in these politically fraught times, a lot can change in four years. A red tide washed through the neighborhood in recent months, and Trump drew more votes in Pico-Robertson […]
New approach pre-shapes light for unprecedented control
Experimental projection of Bessel beam, Airy beam and Laguerre-Gauss beams through a 50um core multimode fibre. These beams underpin modern microscopy techniques. Credit: University of Adelaide. Researchers at the University of Adelaide, as part of an international team, have developed an approach that makes advanced microscopy possible through an optical fiber thinner than a human […]