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Category: 8. Health
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ChatGPT Health: First independent evaluation raises safety questions
ChatGPT Health, a widely used consumer artificial intelligence (AI) tool that provides health guidance directly to the public—including advice about how urgently to seek medical care—may fail to direct users appropriately to emergency care in…
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Gap in preventable deaths widening between those with, without a college degree
A gap in preventable deaths is growing between people with and without a college degree, a new study says. A steadily increasing number of people with a high school diploma or less are dying from illnesses that could have been prevented by health…
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Engineered immune therapy could help fight brain aging
Researchers with the Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience have modified a well-known immune protein to spark the growth of new neurons, ease brain inflammation, and improve cognition in old mice. The findings, published in the journal Immunity,…
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Alzheimer’s may begin with a silent drop in brain blood flow
Small shifts in how blood moves through the brain and how brain cells receive oxygen may be closely connected to the risk of Alzheimer’s disease. That is the conclusion of new research from the Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics…
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Gene therapy access is limited by cost and geography : NPR
Dustin Vidrine stands outside his house in Lafayette, La.
Annie…
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Patients Are Using AI For Medical Advice. Here’s How To Do It Safely.
Five practical guardrails to get accurate, private and actionable health answers from AI chatbots — what to ask, what to avoid.
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Did you hear about the lab-made ear?
In laboratory experiments, researchers have produced ear cartilage that remains form-stable in animal models. Only one element is missing to make the tissue as elastic as a natural ear.
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Hope And Hurdles For Sickle Cell Gene Therapy
CRISPR gene therapy Casgevy can nearly eliminate sickle cell crises, but difficult stem‑cell collection is delaying access and exposing fragile gene‑therapy infrastructure.
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Tool identifies children at risk of speech disorders
Researchers have developed a tool for identifying children at risk of speech disorders, reducing unnecessary treatment for common speech errors that often resolve on their own. The research, led by Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) in…
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