A pig farm next to the Toachi River in northeast Ecuador.
It’s hard to overstate the importance of rivers like Peripa to residents of Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas, Ecuador. “For us, losing a river means losing our life,…
Category: 5. Health
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Startup Pi Health Built A Hospital In India To Test Its AI Software
New drugs take too long to get to market because of clinical trial bottlenecks. Two cancer doctors built AI-enabled tech to speed up the process.
As longtime cancer doctors with regulatory experience, Pi Health cofounders Geoff Kim and Bobby…
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Bill Gates Thinks AI Will Replace Doctors. Here’s Why He’s Wrong.
While AI tools are transforming healthcare, human doctors remain essential for empathy, judgment, … More
In just a few short years, artificial intelligence (AI) tools like ChatGPT have gone mainstream. Today, AI writes…
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Scientists just mapped how the body rejects pig organs—and how to stop it
A pioneering study has provided unprecedented insights into the immune response following pig-to-human kidney xenotransplantation.1
The findings, presented today at the ESOT Congress 2025, mark a significant step forward in overcoming the…
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This virus infects millions—and we just discovered its secret weapon
New research from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and La Jolla Institute for Immunology, published today (June 30) in Nature Microbiology, reveals an opportunity for developing a therapy against cytomegalovirus (CMV), the leading…
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How Do Federal Vaccine Changes Affect You?
WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 14: U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies … More
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This painless nanoneedle patch might one day replace certain biopsies
A patch containing tens of millions of nanoneedles can read what’s happening in our cells on the fly, potentially eliminating the need for time-consuming biopsies. The patch might also facilitate disease diagnosis and…
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Scientists just found a sugar switch that protects your brain from Alzheimer’s
A new study from scientists at the Buck Institute for Research on Aging has revealed a surprising player in the battle against Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia: brain sugar metabolism. Published in Nature Metabolism, the research…
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Superblocks Is Democratizing Software And App Development For The Masses
Superblocks is aiming to redefine the enterprise application development paradigm.
One of the most challenging aspects of running a successful healthcare organization is how quickly the enterprise often needs to adapt to changing…
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This AI tracks lung tumors as you breathe — and it might save lives
In radiation therapy, precision can save lives. Oncologists must carefully map the size and location of a tumor before delivering high-dose radiation to destroy cancer cells while sparing healthy tissue. But this process, called tumor…
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