pple is developing technology to build noninvasive blood glucose monitoring right into its smartwatches, according to a report from Bloomberg — freeing people with diabetes (PWD) from painful needle pricks to test their blood sugar levels and potentially helping people…
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MRNA could train our blood cells to stop chronic inflammation By Sam Jarman
1 March 2023Views: 180The human immune system is finely tuned to respond to a myriad of possible threats at a moment’s notice. Among the most important tools in its armoury are macrophages — white blood cells that engulf and destroy harmful microbes, cancer…
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Revolutionizing Education: The Power of ChatGPT By Dr Mark van Rijmenam
27 February 2023Views: 303The education industry needs to embrace the rise of AI and adapt to the new reality. The technology will evolve faster than teachers, professors, and school management can anticipate, and students will always find new ways to incorporate the latest…
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New blood test predicts Alzheimer’s 3.5 years in advance By Ross Pomeroy
25 February 2023Views: 243An international team of European researchers led by scientists at King’s College London in the UK has discovered a blood-based test that can accurately predict 3.5 years in advance whether individuals diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment will go on to…
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3 AI predictions for 2023 and beyond, according to an AI expert By Michael Schmidt
22 February 2023Views: 200The field of artificial intelligence (AI) has seen huge growth in recent years. Companies seeking to harness AI must overcome key societal concerns. Key predictions outline how to achieve value from responsible AI growth. Read more in weforum 3 AI…
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New brain implant breaks record for turning thoughts into text By Kristin Houser
14 February 2023Views: 279A woman typed 62 words per minute — using only her mind. Electrodes recorded the woman’s brain activity while she tried saying phonemes, whole words, or entire sentences. Read more in freethink New brain implant breaks record for turning thoughts…
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New mRNA universal flu vaccine against all known subtypes takes promising first steps By B. David Zarley
8 February 2023Views: 288The idea here is to have a vaccine that will give people a baseline level of immune memory to diverse flu strains, so that there will be far less disease and death when the next flu pandemic occurs. Read more…
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The key difference between synthetic biology and traditional biology is that in synthetic biology, researchers can make changes in the DNA of organisms by altering their structure or function, while traditional biology relies on observing and experimenting with the existing…
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Motorized prosthetics are nothing new. But what about artificial body parts that don’t replace missing ones, but instead provide us with extended capabilities, while also revealing insights into the relationship between brain and body? Wathc the Video in Free Think …
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Boston Dynamics’ new video shows off its research robot’s exceptional, and slightly terrifying, parkour abilities. In the viral video, the robot, named Atlas, walks across a warehouse floor, picks up items, skips up stairs, jumps, tosses items, and even does…