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Dec 11, 2021

Is Relying Solely On Data From Published Studies A Suboptimal Strategy For Optimal Health?

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Paper referenced in the video:
Predicting age by mining electronic medical records with deep learning characterizes differences between chronological and physiological age.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29113935/

Dec 11, 2021

Bioprinted Organs

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Dec 10, 2021

An interesting story behind the Vulcan hand greeting at h Also, how this relates to coronavirus

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To watch the full interview, visit: http://www.yiddishbookcenter.org/oral

Leonard Nimoy — Jewish actor best known for his role as Spock on the Star Trek science fiction series — explains the Jewish story behind the hand-gesture he made famous through his role as Spock in the Star Trek science fiction series.

Dec 10, 2021

How neural networks simulate symbolic reasoning

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Researchers at the University of Texas have discovered a new way for neural networks to simulate symbolic reasoning. This discovery sparks an exciting path toward uniting deep learning and symbolic reasoning AI.

In the new approach, each neuron has a specialized function that relates to specific concepts. “It opens the black box of standard deep learning models while also being able to handle more complex problems than what symbolic AI has typically handled,” Paul Blazek, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center researcher and one of the authors of the Nature paper, told VentureBeat.

This work complements previous research on neurosymbolic methods such as MIT’s Clevrer, which has shown some promise in predicting and explaining counterfactual possibilities more effectively than neural networks. Additionally, DeepMind researchers previously elaborated on another neural network approach that outperformed state-of-the-art neurosymbolic approaches.

Dec 10, 2021

World population forecast to decline for the first time in centuries

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Stein Emil Vollset, the study’s lead author and Professor of Global Health at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), elaborated on the findings.

“The last time that global population declined was in the mid 14th century, due to the Black Plague,” he told IFLScience. “If our forecast is correct, it will be the first time population decline is driven by fertility decline, as opposed to events such as a pandemic or famine.”

Some countries, however, are forecasted to see an increase in population.

Dec 10, 2021

Teams of #unmanned aerial and ground vehicles swarmed a mock city in the last of six experiments for the OFFensive Swarm-Enabled Tactics (OFFSET) program

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which envisions coordinating hundreds of #robots for missions in urban areas. http://ow.ly/OtWm50H8by5


Researchers have refined a molecule that shows promise for the prevention of Parkinson’s disease.

Dec 10, 2021

Are Scientists Homing in on a Cure for Parkinson’s Disease?

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Researchers have refined a molecule that shows promise for the prevention of Parkinson’s disease.… See more.


Summary: Researchers have refined a molecule that shows promise for the prevention of Parkinson’s disease.

Source: University of Bath

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Dec 10, 2021

Groundbreaking Experimental Compound Displays Effectiveness in Treating Symptoms of Autism and Alzheimer’s Disease

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Experimental compound, which has received orphan drug and pediatric rare disease designations from the FDA, displays effectiveness in treating symptoms of Autism and Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers developed a novel model to assess the effect of this experimental drug on symptoms related to au.

Dec 10, 2021

Alphabet Chases Wonder Drugs With DeepMind AI Spinoff Isomorphic Labs

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After DeepMind’s breakthrough in protein folding last year, Alphabet will double down on artificial intelligence in biology and health with its new venture.

Dec 10, 2021

New FDA-approved eye drops could replace reading glasses for millions: “It’s definitely a life changer”

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A newly approved eye drop hitting the market on Thursday could change the lives of millions of Americans with age-related blurred near vision, a condition affecting mostly people 40 and older.

Vuity, which was approved by the Food and Drug Administration in October, would potentially replace reading glasses for some of the 128 million Americans who have trouble seeing close-up. The new medicine takes effect in about 15 minutes, with one drop on each eye providing sharper vision for six to 10 hours, according to the company.

Toni Wright, one of the 750 participants in a clinical trial to test the drug, said she liked what she saw.