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New Scan Technique Gives Children The Right Medulloblastoma Diagnosis In Minutes, Not Weeks

Researchers have developed a technique to rapidly diagnose medulloblastoma, the most common malignant brain tumor in children, using MRI scans to identify tumor types in minutes, allowing for faster and more effective treatment planning, co-led by Professor Andrew Peet at the University of Birmingham.

Artificial Intelligence For Scoring Prostate MRI: Ready For Prospective Evaluation

The NHS has launched the Cancer Vaccine Launch Pad to fast-track personalized mRNA-based cancer vaccine trials, and aims to offer innovative treatments to thousands of patients across 30 participating hospitals in England.

Scientists Discover A Cause Of Lupus And A Possible Way To Reverse It

Scientists at Northwestern Medicine and Brigham and Women's Hospital have discovered a molecular defect in systemic lupus erythematosus that, when reversed, may potentially cure the disease by correcting an immune system imbalance.

Why A New Method Of Growing Food On Mars Matters More On Earth

Solutions like greenhouses developed for colonizing other worlds could be deployed in drought-ravaged areas on Earth.

Can We Prevent The Next Flu Pandemic In Humans?

Though testing alone doesn't stop viral spread, it provides key information about where and how that spread is happening.

Like Cigarettes And Alcohol, Surgeon General Says Social Media Needs Warning Labels

"The mental health crisis among young people is an emergency-and social media has emerged as an important contributor," Murthy argues.

Interstellar Winter: Did Galactic Clouds Cause An Ice Age On Earth?

The scientists simulated this scenario, and found the cloud could have blocked the heliosphere for anywhere from a few centuries to a million years, leaving Earth fully exposed to particles in the cloud during that time.

Kidneys In Space: Why A Trip To Mars Could End In Dialysis

"Our study highlights the fact that if you're planning a space mission, kidneys really matter."

Breaking Into AI's Black Box: Anthropic Maps The Mind Of Its Claude Large Language Model

That's easier said than done because the latest generation of AI models encode information in patterns of activity, rather than particular neurons or groups of neurons.

AI Unearths Nearly A Million Potential Antibiotics To Take Out Superbugs

"We have been able to just accelerate the discovery of antibiotics."

The First Soil Sample From The Far Side Of The Moon Is Headed Home On China’s Chang’e-6

The mysterious far side of the moon is a challenging target for space missions. But China has now completed its second successful touchdown and collected a sample of lunar soil, which is currently on its way back to Earth.

Bill Gates Breaks Ground On First Gen-IV Nuclear Plant In The US

The idea is that the reactor generates power at a constant rate, which is the most efficient approach, and stores the energy as heat in the molten salt.