Dark Matter Signal Sparks WIMP Hope, Genes Reveal OCD Clues, FLASH Proton Therapy Speeds Cancer Care, Stanford Unveils Protein Discovery Breakthrough, and more... episode artwork

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Dark Matter Signal Sparks WIMP Hope, Genes Reveal OCD Clues, FLASH Proton Therapy Speeds Cancer Care, Stanford Unveils Protein Discovery Breakthrough, and more...

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(0:10): LZ Experiment Detects Anomalous Signal in Dark Matter Search, Raises Hopes for WIMP Discovery(2:25): Breakthrough Study Links 36 Genes to OCD, Opens New Treatment Pathways(4:36): Penn Medicine Pioneers FLASH Proton Therapy for Faster, Safer Cancer Treatment(6:08): Stanford Unveils Breakthrough Tool for Enhanced Protein Detection and Drug Discovery(8:20): William Frankle Named New Chair of NYU Langone Psychiatry, Succeeding Charles Marmar in 2026To subscribe visit https://www.brief.news.For more updates in your inbox each morning visit www.brief.news. Image credit: BGNES

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