3 factors can lead to problems with AI bias
Biases in AI models can be reduced by better reflecting the complexities of the real world, new research indicates. In April, OpenAI’s popular ChatGPT hit a milestone of a billion active weekly users,...
View Article1 food swap alters breast milk in less than a week
Swapping beef for a plant-based meat substitute changed breast milk composition in just six days—even when the rest of the diet was made up of whole, unprocessed foods—according to a first-of-its-kind...
View ArticleHair can capture a record of pollution exposure
New research shows that hair can capture a chemical record of human exposure across days, weeks, and even months. Anna Neville was still a student in Pawel Misztal’s indoor air chemistry class at the...
View ArticleBatteries lose charge when they ‘breathe’
Researchers have identified a key reason why the batteries used to power everything from smartphones to electric vehicles deteriorate over time. The work is a critical step toward building faster, more...
View ArticleDiscovery could pave way for new way to fight monkeypox
With the help of artificial intelligence, researchers have made the first major inroad to date towards a new and more effective way to fight the monkeypox virus. The monkeypox virus (MPXV) causes a...
View ArticleNew antibody could stop cytomegalovirus from hiding
Researchers have made an important discovery that could improve treatment of human cytomegalovirus. Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is a common but overlooked virus that poses serious risks to vulnerable...
View ArticleWatch: This robot hand is sensitive enough to pick up a potato chip
A new type of robotic hand developed has such sensitive touch that it can grasp objects as fragile as a potato chip or a raspberry without crushing them. The technology, called Fragile Object Grasping...
View ArticleNew drug may trick the immune system into attacking cancer
New research helps explain why some chemotherapy drugs not only eliminate cancer cells directly, they—at least in some patients—actually trigger the innate immune system to attack cancer cells. The...
View ArticleSmallest-of-its kind probe tracks several key health signals
A new fiber probe delivers two major innovations in health monitoring to help both patients around the world and the clinicians who care for them. The probe can track three key biomarkers...
View ArticleTeam finds markers of inflammatory breast cancer in blood
Researchers have identified specific blood-based biomarkers that distinguish inflammatory breast cancer from other subtypes. The work provides a new and less invasive method for early diagnosis,...
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