Connections is the latest puzzle game from the New York Times. The game tasks you with categorizing a pool of 16 words into four secret (for now) groups by figuring out how the words relate to each other. The puzzle resets every night at midnight and each new puzzle has a varying degree of difficulty. Just … Read more
Treating cancer is becoming increasingly complex, but also offers more and more possibilities. After all, the better a tumor’s biology and genetic features are understood, the more treatment approaches there are. To be able to offer patients personalized therapies tailored to their disease, laborious and time-consuming analysis and interpretation of various data is required. Researchers … Read more
In a recent study published in Nature Communications, researchers examine neural networks in the left language-dominant hemisphere responsible for semantic integration using intracranial recordings in epilepsy patients during reading tasks. These experiments were also used to distinguish between effects driven by semantic coherence and task-based referentiality. Study: The spatiotemporal dynamics of semantic integration in the human … Read more
In a recent review published in Nutrients, researchers examine the Links Between Migraines, Gut Health, and Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases (CNCDs). Study: Linking Migraine to Gut Dysbiosis and Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases. Image Credit: Juliya Shangarey/Shutterstock.com Background Migraine, a widespread cause of impairment worldwide, is characterized by a complex interplay of physiopathogenic stimuli and hereditary predisposition. Gut dysbiosis is … Read more
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Students from Les Sables d’Olonne in France visited Taupō-nui-a-Tia College earlier this year. A Taupō-nui-a-Tia College teacher hopes people will channel their inner language learners to help a group of students make an overseas trip. Next April, 31 French and history students will make the journey to France for 16 days. Travel and other expenses … Read more
In a recent article published in Translational Psychiatry, researchers performed a systemic review and meta-analysis of scientific papers using an artificial intelligence (AI)-based tool that uses Natural Language Processing (NLP) to examine mental health interventions (MHI). Study: Natural language processing for mental health interventions: a systematic review and research framework. Image Credit: MMD Creative/Shutterstock.com Background Globally, neuropsychiatric disorders, such as … Read more
A new artificial intelligence (AI) model combines imaging information with clinical patient data to improve diagnostic performance on chest X-rays, according to a study published in Radiology, a journal of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). Clinicians consider both imaging and non-imaging data when diagnosing diseases. However, current AI-based approaches are tailored to solve … Read more
In a recent review published in the journal Nutrients, researchers in Italy investigated the influence of gut microbiota changes during the first 1000 days of life on the onset of food allergies (FAs) in children. Background Allergic diseases, encompassing conditions like asthma, FAs, and eczema, have seen a global uptick, especially in children. These diseases … Read more
The Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) and the University College at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) are officially launching the first known program in the United States to combine medicine and artificial intelligence. … Read more
Women in rural Malawi are learning how to detect breast cancer thanks to the country’s first dedicated training programme for health workers, aimed at reducing the burden of the disease. Across Sub-Saharan Africa, many countries are grappling with high mortality rates from breast cancer, with the disease often diagnosed too late and access to treatments … Read more