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Flash of Light Helps AI Identify Autism

With a single flash of light to the eye, artificial intelligence (AI) could deliver a faster and more accurate way to diagnose autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in children, according to new research.
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AI Can Predict the Course of People's Lives Using Demographic Data

AI transformer models have been used to predict key life events and even time of death, based on data about people's lives.
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Using AI Tech Could Enhance Human Cognition

Interpreters, translators and subtitlers should not fear artificial intelligence (AI), as training in new forms of real-time human-AI interaction (HAII) can increase their working memory and task-switching abilities.
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Parallel "Traffic" May Explain Humans' Unique Brainpower

In a study comparing human brain communication networks with those of macaques and mice, EPFL researchers found that only the human brains transmitted information via multiple parallel pathways, yielding new insights into mammalian evolution.
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Vaccine Lowers Cholesterol Levels in Preclinical Trials

A newly developed vaccine could offer an inexpensive way to lower "bad" cholesterol, improving heart health.
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New Material Gulps Down Hydrogen, Spits It Out To Protect Fusion Reactor Walls

University of Wisconsin–Madison engineers have used a spray coating technology to produce a new workhorse material that can withstand the harsh conditions inside a fusion reactor.
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PFAS Promote Migration of Lab-Grown Cancer Cells

PFAS compounds have been shown to induce migration of cancer cells, a feature of metastasis. Cancer cells exposed to PFAS also showed metabolic changes consistent with metastasis.
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Vulnerabilities Behind Cancer’s “Death Star” Protein Revealed

KRAS is one of the most frequently mutated genes in cancer. Researchers expose its secret vulnerabilities, laying out a fresh blueprint for targeting ‘undruggable’ proteins.
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Atlas of Zebrafish Development Created

Researchers published an atlas of zebrafish development, detailing the gene expression programs that are activated within nearly every cell type during the first five days of development.
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Giant Bacterium Powers Itself With Unique Processes

The genome of a giant bacterium has been described for the first time, revealing its unique mode of reproduction, the ways it meets its metabolic needs and more.
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