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Hundreds of children could benefit from new approach to brain cancer treatment
Posted in Medicine, Science on 19th Nov, 2023
by Alex Muller
As well as an improved side-effect profile to chemotherapy, the new treatment also improved overall response rate by more than 400% and increased median progression-free survival from 7.4 months with chemotherapy to 20.1 months with the new treatment.
Common heart condition linked to 45% higher risk of cognitive decline
Posted in Highlights from UCL, Medicine, Science on 26th Oct, 2023
by Alex Muller
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.
This Brain-Like IBM Chip Could Drastically Cut the Cost of AI
Posted in Business, Hardware, Science, Software on 24th Oct, 2023
by Alex Muller
The brain is an exceptionally powerful computing machine. Scientists have long tried to recreate its inner workings in mechanical minds.
Light therapy helps the brain clear out toxic Alzheimer’s proteins
Posted in Medicine on 27th Sep, 2023
by Alex Muller
A new study has found that light therapy applied to mice during deep sleep increased the brain's ability to clear away beta-amyloid, a toxic protein linked to the development of Alzheimer's disease.
Substance use disorder may be connected to a specific brain circuit
Posted in Medicine, Science on 27th Sep, 2023
by Alex Muller
Brain scans or neuroimaging can help inform treatment options, since abnormalities in brain scans are associated with substance use disorders.