NYC company develops simple swab test that can tell how well you’re aging

NYC company develops simple swab test that can tell how well you’re aging

Cheek, please! A biotechnology company headquartered in Manhattan has developed an “aging” clock that uses information from the cells in your cheeks to predict your biological age. Biological age is the age of your cells and tissues — this number can differ from your chronological age, which is the number of years you’ve been alive. … Read more

Man develops fatal bacterial infection after taking ‘widely used’ probiotic

Man develops fatal bacterial infection after taking ‘widely used’ probiotic

An elderly man in Japan developed a fatal bacterial infection after taking a probiotic as part of his treatment for severe COVID-19. The unidentified patient was first brought to the emergency room after being discovered on the floor of his home. He had a history of colon cancer, chest pain, high blood pressure and pancreatic … Read more

Man develops rare blood clot in his penis — from running

Man develops rare blood clot in his penis — from running

This amateur marathon runner was racing to the finish line — and a potentially deadly health complication could have ended him. A 44-year-old man from Slovakia, who has not been publicly identified, said he developed a painful lump on his penis the day after a long run, according to a case study published in Urology … Read more

AI develops cancer treatment in 30 days, predicts survival rate

AI develops cancer treatment in 30 days, predicts survival rate

Artificial intelligence has developed a treatment for cancer in just 30 days and can predict a patient’s survival rate. In a new study published in the journal Chemical Science, researchers at the University of Toronto along with Insilico Medicine developed a potential treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) with an AI drug discovery platform called Pharma.AI. … Read more

How the Brain Develops: A New Way to Shed Light on Cognition – Neuroscience News

How the Brain Develops: A New Way to Shed Light on Cognition – Neuroscience News

Summary: A new computational neuroscience study sheds light on how the brain’s cognitive abilities develop and could help shape new AI research. Source: University of Montreal A new study introduces a new neurocomputational model of the human brain that could shed light on how the brain develops complex cognitive abilities and advance neural artificial intelligence … Read more