Dr Ben Miles

Dr Ben Miles

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1:46

Russia Claims World’s First Spinal Cord Transplant

1.3M views · 1d ago · 1:46

Moscow surgeons say they’ve performed the first human spinal cord transplant, using a polymer called PEG to fuse the nerve fibres together, but with no published data yet, does the claim stand up? Source Linktree MY GEAR Sony A7III Sigma 402965 16 mm F1.4 Shure SM7B Zoom H4n Pro Sennheiser AVX

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28:27

This Nuclear Reactor Runs on Thorium and Could Be Cheaper Than Coal?

1M views · 3d ago · 28:27

Copenhagen Atomics are building what they believe will be the world’s first commercial thorium reactor. A few months back I flew out to Denmark and sat down with their CEO Thomas Jam Pedersen and CTO Aslak Stubsgaard, who walked me through the labs and explained how they’re planning to move thorium from the drawing board to the grid.

Topics: Why Is No Nuclear Plant Using Thorium? · How Thorium Breeds Uranium-233 Fuel · Inside Copenhagen Atomics’ Molten Salt Reactor · Molten Salt Corrosion: Can Stainless Steel Survive? · Why Thorium Reactors Need Lithium-7 · Reactor Cost, Safety and Nuclear Waste

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2:08

Scientists Detect Cancer 475 Days Early

604K views · 8d ago · 2:08

Scientists at the Mayo Clinic built an AI that can spot pancreatic cancer on CT scans that looked completely normal, a median of 475 days before diagnosis. Source Linktree MY GEAR Sony A7III Sigma 402965 16 mm F1.4 Shure SM7B Zoom H4n Pro Sennheiser AVX

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1:43

Scientists Just Cured Paranoia with Ultrasound

623K views · 10d ago · 1:43

Scientists at NYU Langone aimed focused ultrasound at a structure deep in the brain, and a single ten-minute session made delusions measurably less intense for at least a week in ten patients with schizophrenia. Source Article: Qi et al. (2026), npj Acoustics 2:39

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📄 Mentioned papers: Source Article: Qi et al. (2026), npj Acoustics 2:39

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1:32

This Startup Just Raised $200M to Build Military Super-Dogs

208K views · 12d ago · 1:32

Biotech start-up Warhound has raised $200 million to clone and gene-edit military working dogs, starting with inherited health problems like hip dysplasia, with its first puppies due in early 2027. Source Linktree MY GEAR Sony A7III Sigma 402965 16 mm F1.4 Shure SM7B Zoom H4n Pro Sennheiser AVX

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1:53

Scientists Discover Gut Bacteria Stops Heart Disease

1.9M views · 17d ago · 1:53

Scientists found a gut bacterium that makes a fatty acid targeting the same cholesterol-making enzyme as statins, then tested how it compares to the real drug. Source paper Linktree MY GEAR Sony A7III Sigma 402965 16 mm F1.4 Shure SM7B Zoom H4n Pro Sennheiser AVX

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20:32

The Secret to Mind Control - Nobel Prize 2026 EXPLAINED

2.1M views · 1mo ago · 20:32

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2026 was awarded jointly to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel "for their discoveries concerning light-gated ion channels and optogenetics". What on earth does that mean?

Topics: The 2026 Nobel Prize in Medicine · The Algae Faster Than the Human Eye · The Big Idea Behind Optogenetics · Hunting for the Light-Sensing Gene · Pump or Gate? · How Channelrhodopsin Works

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📄 Mentioned papers: Harz & Hegemann (1991), Rhodopsin-regulated calcium currents in Chlamydomonas, Nature · doi:10.1073/pnas.1936192100 · Paper on nature.com · Adamantidis et al. (2007), hypocretin neurons and waking sleep, Nature

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2:08

Physicist Wins Nobel Prize For Detecting Ghost Particles

2.4M views · 1mo ago · 2:08

The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to Francis Halzen for developing a pioneering telescope to detect high-energy neutrinos, sometimes called ghost particles. Source Article Linktree MY GEAR Sony A7III Sigma 402965 16 mm F1.4 Shure SM7B Zoom H4n Pro Sennheiser AVX

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22:04

A 100% Fatal Disease Just Found a Treatment

2.6M views · 1mo ago · 22:04

Join Revolut and get $20 here! In April, the first patients were dosed with a new drug for prion disease, a condition that no patient in recorded medical history has ever survived. If it works, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's might be next in line.

Topics: The Disease You Can't Survive · How Does a Protein Reproduce? · Where Do Prions Come From? · Can We Destroy the Protein Itself? · What If We Turn the Gene Down? · Building a Stronger siRNA

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1:59

China Just Launched 1,000 Kilometer Battery

1.5M views · 1mo ago · 1:59

Chinese battery giant CATL just launched a 170 Wh/kg battery for electrics trucks that boasts a 1,000-kilometre range and charges to 80% in just 25 minutes. Source Article Paid Partnership with CATL Linktree MY GEAR Sony A7III Sigma 402965 16 mm F1.4 Shure SM7B Zoom H4n Pro Sennheiser AVX

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1:40

Scientists Create Brain Implant To Restore Speech and Movement

922K views · 1mo ago · 1:40

Scientists have developed a brain implant that decodes both speech and gestures simultaneously by interpreting neural signals from the sensorimotor cortex. This technology uses machine learning to translate brain activity into text and animated gestures, enabling real-time communication for individuals with severe paralysis.

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2:29

Scientists Create Cure for High Cholesterol

3.6M views · 1mo ago · 2:29

Scientists are testing a single injection of CTX310, a gene-editing nanodrug using CRISPR-Cas9, to disable the ANGPTL3 gene and reduce bad cholesterol and triglycerides. Early clinical trials in the US and China show promising long-lasting lipid control, potentially replacing daily statin pills.

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2:17

Scientists Create 100% Effective HIV Treatment

2.6M views · 2mo ago · 2:17

Scientists create treatment that removes 100% of HIV from newborn primates when administered within three days of birth. Source Article Linktree MY GEAR Sony A7III Sigma 402965 16 mm F1.4 Shure SM7B Zoom H4n Pro Sennheiser AVX

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1:39

This Cockroach Might Save Your Life

1.5M views · 2mo ago · 1:39

Scientists have transformed giant burrowing cockroaches into remote-controlled first responders capable of delivering life-saving drug injections with 95% accuracy. Source Article Linktree MY GEAR Sony A7III Sigma 402965 16 mm F1.4 Shure SM7B Zoom H4n Pro Sennheiser AVX

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14:03

This Psychedelic Therapy Just Cured Depression and Is Going Mainstream

1.9M views · 2mo ago · 14:03

Psychedelics have fascinated us for centuries, but they've never made the leap into mainstream medicine. Now that might be changing. A new drug (BLP-003) derived from toad venom and developed by AtaiBeckley, has just been bought by pharmaceutrical giant Eli Lilly for $2.8 billion.

Topics: Eli Lilly's $2.8 Billion Toad Venom Bet · How Psychedelics Rewire The Brain · Why Psychedelics Never Became Medicine · Turning Toad Venom Into Cure · Trial Results for Treatment Resistant Depression · So Are Psychedelics Finally Mainstream?

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