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Glowing dye helps doctors find more prostate cancer cells during surgery, says University of Oxford | Science & Tech News
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A glowing dye that sticks to cancer cells gives surgeons a “second pair of eyes”, according to experts at the University of Oxford. The dye clings to prostate cancer cells and then starts glowing when illuminated during surgery. This means doctors can remove more of the cancer during the operation and reduces the chance of…
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Technology behind ChatGPT better with eye problem advice than non-specialist doctors, study test finds | Science & Tech News
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The technology behind ChatGPT scored better at assessing eye problems and providing advice than non-specialist doctors, a new study has found. A study led by the University of Cambridge has found that GPT-4, the large language model (LLM) developed by OpenAI, performed nearly as well as specialist eye doctors in a written multiple-choice test. The…
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Five Alzheimer’s patients developed disease from decades-old medical treatment, doctors find | Science & Tech News
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Five people in the UK are believed to have developed Alzheimer’s Disease as a result of medical treatment decades earlier, doctors have revealed. The world-first research suggests the individuals acquired a rogue protein that causes the form of dementia from growth hormone taken from the brains of deceased people. The doctors say Alzheimer’s itself is…
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Increased risk of penile fractures over Christmas, doctors warn | Science & Tech News
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For many, Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year, but doctors have warned the festive season is also associated with a significant increase in embarrassing injuries in the bedroom. Warning: The story below contains descriptions of sexual injuries. Penile fractures are considered a medical emergency and are “often heralded by an audible crack…
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AI chatbots could help doctors treat depression, researchers suggest, after study using ChatGPT | Science & Tech News
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The AI chatbot ChatGPT could be better at following treatment standards for depression than human doctors, a study suggests. The technology could improve decision making in primary care, researchers said, as it is capable of following recognised treatment standards without any gender or social class biases that are sometimes a factor between humans. But more…
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Google creates AI with same level of accuracy and bias as doctors | Science & Tech News
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Artificial intelligence produces misinformation when asked to answer medical questions, but there is scope for it to be fine tuned to assist doctors, a new study has found. Researchers at Google tested the performance of a large language model, similar to that which powers ChatGPT, on its responses to multiple choice polls and commonly asked…
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New test made with AI could help doctors diagnose heart attacks faster – study | Science & Tech News
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A new test developed with artificial intelligence could help doctors diagnose heart attacks faster and more accurately, according to a new study. Researchers who developed the computer algorithm hope it could reduce unnecessary admissions to busy A&E units – and also stop the clinical bias that currently results in some women missing out on life-saving…
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Artificial intelligence can now pick out transplant organs ‘more effectively than what human doctors can see’ | Science & Tech News
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Newly developed artificial intelligence (AI) technology can now choose donor organs for transplant with much greater accuracy than humans, according to British researchers. The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) has put £1m in funding for the AI project, which can increase the number of organs available for transplant. Currently, surgeons examine donor…
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CES 2023: How ‘virtual twins’ are helping doctors perform surgery ahead of time | Science & Tech News
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Away from novelties like a smart bird feeder and camera-equipped oven, one corner of the world’s biggest technology event is inviting attendees to meet their virtual twin. Set up in the Las Vegas Convention Center at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the ambitious “living heart” and “living brain” initiatives are the work of French software…
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Lecanemab: New Alzheimer’s drug slows decline in memory – fuelling hope doctors will one day cure dementia | Science & Tech News
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Doctors have hailed a “new era” of medicine after a study showed for the first time that a drug can slow the debilitating symptoms of Alzheimer’s. Results from the clinical trial also revealed that the drug lecanemab cleared clumps of a protein called amyloid – thought to be a key cause of the most common…