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New research could lead to faster, trustworthy AI models for climate prediction
MIT scientists developed a training method to generate models that simulate the effects of human activities on climate much more quickly than other approaches.
MIT News · EN
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HIV was supposed to kill them. Now they could help scientists find a cure.
Paul Boakye was 22 when he was diagnosed with HIV. It was winter 1986, five years after the world first became aware of the deadly disease that would become known as acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). After receiving the news, Boakye was certain he was going to die young. “I distinctly remember a doctor telling […]
Vox · EN
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Vitamin K Refusal, and Infant Bleeding, Surge
Predictably, when parents refuse evidence-based preventive health measures for their children, the diseases that those measures are meant to protect from increase. That is actually good confirmation that the preventive measures work. We are seeing that now with the increase in measles cases due entirely to anti-vaxxer propaganda, promoted by our own HHS secretary, which has increased vaccine refusal. Two new studies […] The post Vitamin K Refusal, and Infant Bleeding, Surge first appeared on Science-Based Medicine .
Science-Based Medicine · EN
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Robots could transform breast surgery forever
“Wait, I can feel that?” Ami Brasure remembers thinking. For most of us, the experience that dazzled her couldn’t be more ordinary: You’re standing around, maybe in your kitchen or living room, drinking something a little too carelessly, and before you know it, the liquid is dribbling down your chin and trickling down your chest […]
Vox · EN
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How one US city cut its infant mortality rate by half
A decade ago, a water lead crisis launched Flint, Michigan, into national headlines. But for years, the city of roughly 80,000 has also quietly carried the weight of a tragically high newborn mortality rate. In 2024, there were 9.4 infant deaths for every 1,000 births in Flint — nearly twice the mortality rate of 5.54 […]
Vox · EN