Health Technology

On Friday, the Food and Drug Administration greenlit Pfizer’s treatment for adults with moderate to severe hemophilia B. Hemophilia B is a blood condition caused by insufficient amounts of a certain protein needed to form blood clots. Without sufficient levels of the protein called factor IX, those…

AI has become more and more prevalent, making its way into the medical field with health chatbots. However, these chatbots often give misinformation, leave out important details, and provide contradicting evidence, and overall cause more harm than good. Click here to read the full article by…

In a recent study outlined in ScienceDaily.com, titled "The current state of artificial intelligence generative language models is more creative than humans on divergent thinking tasks," published in Scientific Reports, researchers explored the creative potential of ChatGPT-4 in comparison to 151…

In an article on ScienceNews.org, Simon Makin writes about how researchers in Italy and Switzerland have made strides in prosthetic technology by developing a device called "MiniTouch" that allows individuals with amputations to sense temperature with a prosthetic hand. In a recent study, the…

The article on ScienceNews.org, written by Emily Conover, delves into the complexities and challenges associated with aligning AI chatbots with ethical standards to mitigate the generation of harmful content. Chatbots like OpenAI's ChatGPT, Google's Bard, and Meta AI have garnered attention for…

Mosquito-borne illnesses, such as malaria, dengue, and yellow fever, kill over 700,000 people annually. However, using gene editing, a company called Oxitec has developed mosquitoes unable to produce female mosquitoes, the mosquitoes that spread these deadly diseases. These genetically engineered…

Research combining the work of international experts has identified 13 biomarkers that can help scientists more accurately predict the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in patients with Type 2 Diabetes (T2D). Previous risk scores have been proven to be outdated and poorly designed for diverse…

Antibiotic resistance poses one of the greatest public health crises in the world. However, a new treatment using bacteriophages could be the solution. Phages can be uniquely designed to recognize and attack specific pathogens and are a potential alternative to antibiotics. To read the full article…

According to an article on ScienceDaily.com, MIT neuroscientists have made a significant discovery regarding the electrical activity in the six layers of the brain's cortex. Neurons in these layers exhibit distinct patterns of activity, with rapid oscillations known as gamma waves dominating in…

A team at Stanford funded by the NHS is researching how the study of different proteins can track the aging of organs, leading to individuals aging at varied rates. The research team found that 20% of people display accelerated aging in one organ. The information can help identify which diseases…

In an article written on Science.org by Benjamin Powers, he explores how a team of roboticists at Columbia University has harnessed the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to determine whether fingerprints from different fingers belong to the same individual. Traditionally, fingerprint…

In an article on ScienceDaily.com, written by the National Science Foundation, one may see that in a groundbreaking feat, an AI-driven system named "Coscientist" autonomously learned and executed Nobel Prize-winning chemical reactions within minutes. Led by Carnegie Mellon University's Gabe…

In an article on ScienceDaily.com, researchers at Tufts University and Harvard University's Wyss Institute have developed tiny biological robots, Anthrobots, from human tracheal cells. These Anthrobots, ranging in size from a human hair's width to the point of a sharpened pencil, can self-assemble…

An article on ScienceDaily.com covers how UCLA psychologists conducted a study published in Nature Communications revealing that fluctuating emotions triggered by music help create distinct and long-lasting memories. The research found that emotional changes induced by music formed boundaries…