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Can German Engineering Solve The Challenges Of Fusion?

"I think 20 years is an aggressive but realistic timescale," says Tony Donné, chief executive at EUROfusion, a European consortium of 30 fusion research institutes.

New Nvidia AI Agent, Powered By GPT-4, Can Train Robots

Nvidia Research announced today that it has developed a new AI agent, called Eureka, that is powered by OpenAI's GPT-4 and can autonomously teach robots complex skills.

Technique That Determines 'Eye Age' Could Lead To Precision Treatments

Targeting both aging and disease cells could make treatment more effective because the two act separately but simultaneously to cause eye damage, the researchers say.

New Research Can Help Policymakers Prioritise Funding Needs And Allocate Resource For Cancer

Results from the largest ever review of clinical trials in cancer screening, prevention, and early detection (SPED) have been published.

Mediterranean Diet Intervention May Not Improve Breast Cancer Prognosis In High-risk Patients

The consumption of the Mediterranean diet in combination with phytoestrogen does not appear to reduce the risk of breast cancer recurrence among high-risk women. However, a better prognosis of breast cancer has been observed among women with higher compliance with dietary recommendations.

New Funding For Research Investigating How Breast Cancer Resists Hormone Therapy

https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/248575/new-funding-research-investigating-breast-cancer/

Better Treatment Pathway For Pancreatic Cancer ‘could Save Thousands Of Lives’

Modelling carried out by the charity found its proposed care pathway would increase survival rates among pancreatic cancer patients from 7.1% to 10.4% by 2028.

Cancer Cells May Share Resources When Times Are Tough

Researchers have discovered a process by which cancer cells share molecules in order to multiply when times are tough.

Study Finds Carcinogen Exposure Makes Cancer Cells More Susceptible To Immune Attack, With Implications For Treatment

The researchers hypothesized that DNA-mutating carcinogens may enhance the immune response to cancer.

New Prostate Cancer Treatment May Be ‘on The Horizon’, Say Scientists

Ability to reverse cancer’s resistance to therapy opens possibility of treatment for late-diagnosed men.

Clinical Trial Tests Creatine Monohydrate And Exercise To Preserve Muscle Mass In Prostate Cancer Patients

It's important for patients to keep the muscle mass they already have to help maintain independence, quality of life, and reduce other cancer treatment-related side effects. Also, more muscle mass is also linked to higher survival rates."

Manchester Scientists Investigate How To Stop A More Aggressive Form Of Breast Cancer Spreading

Around 15% of breast cancers are classed as triple negative and if this form of the disease becomes resistant to chemotherapy, there are few other treatments available.