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Deep Learning Algorithm Does as Well as Dermatologists in Identifying Skin Cancer

In hopes of creating better access to medical care, Stanford researchers have trained an algorithm to diagnose skin cancer. By Taylor Kubota It’s scary enough making a doctor’s appointment to…

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Voice Analysis Tech Could Diagnose Disease

In the near future, smartphone apps and wearables could help diagnose disease with short voice samples. Researchers enlist smartphones and machine learning to find vocal patterns that might signal post-traumatic…

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Implantable Device Targets Cancer, Other Illnesses with Controlled Long-Term Drug Delivery

A drug-delivery capsule directly implanted into a cancerous tumor (credit: Lyle Hood/UTSA) 5000 nanochannels control release; can deliver medicinal doses for several days or a few weeks, also effective for…

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Disrupting Energy

We are at the cusp of an energy revolution. This blog is a look at how three technologies – solar, batteries and electric vehicles (EVs) – are poised to disrupt…

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Scientists Have Created Mice with Hyper-Long Telomeres without Altering the Genes

The Telomeres and Telomerase Group at the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO), in collaboration with the Centre’s Transgenic Mice Core Unit, has succeeded in creating mice in the laboratory…

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Lab-Grown Stem Cells Regenerate Monkey Hearts: Study

Scientist gave the macaques in the study into organ regeneration mild immunosuppressant drugs, and monitored them for 12 weeks In a step forward for organ regeneration, stem cells grown from…

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Experimenting With Government

by Peter Diamandis I often speak about the importance of experimentation. What about experimenting with how we govern ourselves? As we enter election season, I’m struck by the question, can…

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3-D-Printed Structures that “Remember” Their Shapes

In this series, a 3-D printed multimaterial shape-memory minigripper, consisting of shape-memory hinges and adaptive touching tips, grasps a cap screw. The material is designed to close when the temperature…

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Neuroscientists Identify Cortical Links to Adrenal Medulla (Mind-Body Connection)

May help explain why meditation and exercises such as yoga and Pilates can be helpful in dealing with stress. Cortical pathways to the adrenal medulla. Cortical areas on the lateral…

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Worried About Alzheimer’s? These Tips Can Help Keep your Brain Healthy

Alzheimer’s disease is one of the most frightening, yet least understood ailments we face as human beings. The loss of memory – forgetting family, friends and the most important events…