ALIBABA OPEN-SOURCES AI MODEL DETECTING CANCER, 150 MEDICAL CONDITIONS

Sat 19 September 2026: Damo Radar analyzes 18 abdominal organs and could help radiologists detect disease faster, while new research shows growing potential for AI-assisted CT diagnosis Alibaba has open-sourced an artificial intelligence model capable of identifying 146 clinical findings, including cancers and other abnormalities, from abdominal CT scans. The vision-language model, known as Damo […]

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COULD MICE WITH HALF-HUMAN BRAINS UNLOCK THE MYSTERY OF MENTAL ILLNESS?

Thu 17 September 2026: According to research reported by The Guardian on Thursday, scientists have developed mice with half-human brains to gain deeper insight into disorders and to advance treatments for schizophrenia, epilepsy, cerebral palsy, intellectual disabilities, and rare forms of dementia. The scientists transplanted lab-grown human brain cells into genetically engineered mice that were […]

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WE CAN’T QUIT SMARTPHONES, BUT WE CAN MANAGE DIGITAL JUNK FOOD BETTER

Mon 14 September 2026: Amy, a 27-year-old software developer, has struggled with disordered eating since she was a teenager. “But after learning to code, I got much better,” she said in a research interview. “I often code for ten or more hours without stopping.” Her psychiatrist, however, worried that Amy has replaced one compulsive behaviour […]

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SECONDHAND SMOKE LINKED TO 1.66 MILLION DEATHS WORLDWIDE IN 2023

Thu 10 September 2026: Study Finds More Than 2.7 Billion People Exposed to Tobacco Smoke  Nearly 1.7 million people worldwide died in 2023 from exposure to secondhand smoke, according to a study published Tuesday in The Lancet Public Health. Secondhand smoke is the smoke inhaled by people near someone using tobacco products. Researchers found that […]

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CAN AI PERSONALIZE BREAST CANCER TREATMENT? BELGIUM IS TESTING IT

Sat 05 September 2026: Four breast clinics in Belgium’s Flanders region are testing an artificial intelligence system designed to help doctors predict which treatment may be most suitable for individual breast cancer patients, Dutch-language public broadcaster VRT reported on Friday. Developed by RADar, the learning and innovation center of AZ Delta, the system seeks to […]

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FROM SUNSCREEN TO ESSENTIAL OILS, WHY SOME PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS COULD BE HARMFUL TO YOUR HEALTH

Fri 21 August 2026: Each time you apply sunscreen to your face, you may inhale somewhere between 10 to 30 milligrams of ethanol, the type of alcohol used in alcoholic drinks. While the ethanol in sunscreen may not give you a buzz, it could make you think about what other chemicals you might be exposed to […]

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MODERNA, MERCK UNVEIL MRNA-BASED CANCER VACCINE: HOW WELL DOES IT CUT SPREAD? 

Fri 21 August 2026: Moderna and Merck announced that their personalized mRNA cancer vaccine Intismeran cut the risk of melanoma recurrence and metastasis in a late-stage trial. The breakthrough in this emerging area of cancer therapy drove Moderna’s shares up by as much as 160 percent. Interim results of the study released on Wednesday found […]

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SAMSUNG TRAINS AI TO DETECT HEALTH PATTERNS HIDDEN IN WEARABLE DATA

Fri 14 August 2026: Samsung Research on Friday detailed two artificial intelligence models designed to identify health patterns in data collected by wearable devices, as the technology company expands its research into continuous health monitoring. The models, called xMAE and HiMAE, are designed to analyze so-called biosignals — measurements such as heart activity, movement and […]

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