Feeding data to AI to speed up drug discovery
Developing new medicines can require thousands of chemistry experiments to identify the right recipe for a safe, effective and ideally affordable drug. The process is slow and labor-intensive, and many…
Americans strongly support regulations on AI
Most Americans, even those who most appreciate AI, strongly support more regulation of it, a new survey by Johns Hopkins University researchers finds. More than 70% of Americans want the…
Cohabitating people share about a quarter of their gut and oral microbiota
People who live together share more oral and gut microbes with each other than with other people in their communities, according to a study publishing June 15 in the Cell…
Study of 5.8 billion medicines dispensed in England exposes stark health inequalities
The team from the BHF Data Science Centre at Health Data Research UK and the University of Liverpool say this type of analysis can offer opportunities for smarter and safer…
Going up against the heat: Vertical greenery keeps cities cool
Ever stood in the middle of a city and just felt the heat radiating off its surfaces? Or entered a closed room and wondered how it could feel hotter than…
MIT researchers develop tiny ingestible sensor that can measure temperature from inside the body
In a hospital or at home, temperatures are usually taken using an oral or forehead thermometer, but these do not always accurately reflect the core body temperature. Measuring core temperature…
Women with HIV are more likely to die from trauma than the virus
Women with HIV most often die from preventable, trauma-related conditions like substance use and mental illness — not the virus itself. Yet, these leading causes are largely missing from official…
Stem Cell Transplantation More Cost-Effective than Gene Therapy for Sickle Cell Disease
Stem cell transplantation is the most cost-effective option for long-term care of sickle cell disease in adults when compared with gene therapy and standard of care treatment, according to new…
Experts call for women’s heart centres to tackle inequality in diagnosis & care
Women are more likely to face delays in diagnosis of cardiovascular disease and, as a result, they are more likely to die or develop more serious illness. To address this…