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Could Multi-cancer Tests Help GPs Spot Cancer?

The emergence of MCTs represents an exciting opportunity to improve diagnosis and care for cancer patients across the pathway.

World-leading AI Trial To Tackle Breast Cancer Launched

Nearly 700,000 women across the country will take part in a world-leading trial to test how AI tools can be used to catch breast cancer cases earlier.

In Early-Phase Pancreatic Cancer Clinical Trial, Investigational MRNA Vaccine Induces Sustained Immune Activity

Dr. Balachandran’s team in the OCCV aims to innovate next-generation cancer vaccines, with initial goals to expand vaccine use in pancreatic and other cancers lacking effective treatments.

Why America Is Losing Its 50-year 'war On Cancer,' According To Scientist Nafis Hasan

"This line of attack in the War on Cancer has had few meaningful outcomes for cancer patients."

How To Be Healthy At 100: Centenarian Stem Cells Could Hold The Key

“The result of this work is a one-of-a-kind resource for studies of human longevity and resilience that can fuel the discovery and validation of novel therapeutics for aging-related disease”.

Blue Origin Is Ready To Challenge SpaceX With Its New Glenn Rocket

The company hopes to break SpaceX's industry stranglehold with New Glenn.

Bitcoin Miners Flush With Chips Are Pivoting To AI In Search Of New Riches

Another industry with a voracious appetite for computing has arrived just in time. The rush to train massive generative AI models has left companies scrabbling for chips, datacenter space, and reliable access to large amounts of cheap power, things many miners already have in abundance.

A Paralyzed Man Just Piloted A Virtual Drone With His Mind Alone

Linking brains to machines has gone from science fiction to reality in the past two decades.

Four Clinical Trials To Watch That Could Change Medicine In 2025

What’s poised to take the leap from breakthrough to clinical approval in 2025? Here’s what to expect in the year ahead.

Is 2025 The Year AI Agents Take Over?

It seems certain that agents will be the major preoccupation of the AI industry in 2025. If it pays off, the world of work could look very different by the end of the year.

Does Extraterrestrial Life Exist? Here’s What Scientists Really Think

There's a solid consensus among scientists on the question, according to a new survey.

Meta’s New AI Translates Speech In Real Time Across More Than 100 Languages

It's accurate and nearly as fast as expert human interpreters.