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Thousands Of Women Offered Anastrozole To Help Prevent Breast Cancer

Repurposing therapeutic drugs that have already been shown to be safe for prevention is an area with a lot of potential.

Research Centre Launched To Tackle Life-threatening Side-effects Of Childhood Cancer Treatments

Although treatments are much more effective now, for children and young people, they are harsh and have terrible side effects on their smaller bodies.

Pioneering Trial Aims To Improve Survival Rates For Advanced Bladder Cancer

First-of-its-kind trial hopes to improve survival rates for advanced bladder cancer by matching treatments to known genetic risk markers

Common Heart Condition Linked To 45% Higher Risk Of Cognitive Decline

University College London researchers looked at 4.3 million individuals on the UK's primary electronic health record to identify 233,833 people with the common heart condition atrial fibrillation and 233,747 without it.

Link Between Fruits, Veggies & Microbiome Confirmed For The First Time

In addition to highlighting the importance of fruits and vegetables as a natural source of microbiota, the researchers say that their findings also highlight the importance of employing good agricultural practices.

The Moon Is 40 Million Years Older Than We Thought, According To Crystals Collected By Apollo Astronauts

"When you know how old something is, you can better understand what has happened to it in its history."

Rockets And Satellites Are Shedding Metal Into The Atmosphere

The presence of those metals could change the chemistry of the stratosphere.

Cancer-Killing Duo Hunts Down And Destroys Tumors

"Combining the advantages of tumor-homing bacteria and CAR-T cells provides a new strategy for tumor recognition, and this builds the foundation for engineered communities of living therapies"

Could Powering AI Use Up As Much Energy As A Country?

While it's unlikely that AI will be burning through as much power as entire countries anytime soon, its contribution to energy usage could be significant.

This Brain-Like IBM Chip Could Drastically Cut The Cost Of AI

The brain is an exceptionally powerful computing machine. Scientists have long tried to recreate its inner workings in mechanical minds.

Can German Engineering Solve The Challenges Of Fusion?

"I think 20 years is an aggressive but realistic timescale," says Tony Donné, chief executive at EUROfusion, a European consortium of 30 fusion research institutes.

New Nvidia AI Agent, Powered By GPT-4, Can Train Robots

Nvidia Research announced today that it has developed a new AI agent, called Eureka, that is powered by OpenAI's GPT-4 and can autonomously teach robots complex skills.