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Cerebras Upgrades Trillion-Transistor Chip To Train ‘Brain-Scale’ AI

There’s a major debate in AI circles today over whether we can achieve general artificial intelligence by simply building larger neural networks, or this will require new theoretical breakthroughs. So far, increasing parameter counts has led to pretty consistent jumps in performance.

The New Space Race; SpaceX, Rocket Lab And Relativity

SpaceX isnt the only Commercial Space company making reusable rockets, Rocket Lab and Relativity are also making incredible progress with their launch vehicles.

New Research Has Implications For Developing Cancer Therapies Targeting Mutant P53 Protein

The tumor suppressor protein p53 is mutated in more than half of all human cancers. Several drugs that potentially can restore mutant p53 to its normal cancer-killing function are in clinical investigation.

Research Confirms Link Between Antibiotic Use And Increased Risk Of Colon Cancer

The impact of antibiotics on the intestinal microbiome is thought to lie behind the increased risk of cancer.

NCI Researchers Develop Blood Test To Detect Cancer Early In NF1 Patients

The new blood test also helps doctors monitor the response of patients to cancer treatment.

Cancer Immunotherapy: The Breakthroughs So Far And The Challenges Still Ahead

Despite its undeniable potential, immunotherapy still has many hurdles to overcome, as the efficacy of available treatments remains limited and highly variable. Tumors are complex, adaptive, and heterogeneous, and the tumor immune microenvironment.

Southampton Researchers Make "exciting" Lymphoma Discovery

A discovery by researchers in Southampton could lead to early detection and treatment of Lymphoma.

Tracing The Developmental Trajectories Of Colorectal Cancer Cells

In addition to observing how individual cells respond to cancer therapies, the researchers were also able to see the way in which cancer cells sometimes develop resistance following treatment.

New Study Examines ‘Achilles Heel’ Of Cancer Tumors, Paving The Way For New Treatment Strategies

The findings, published today in Science Advances, will help researchers develop new treatment strategies to limit the progression of solid cancer tumours, which represent the majority of tumour types that arise in the body.

UniSA Researchers Are Putting Cancer Patients At The Heart Of Clinical Trials

Researchers from the University of South Australia are putting cancer patients front and center of a new study to find out what works well (and what needs improvement) in clinical trials in Australia.

Study In Mice Reveals How High Cholesterol Helps Cancer Spread

“There is an abundance of epidemiological evidence linking hypercholesterolemia to poorer outcomes in [people] with most cancers, [and now] we think we have found why and have defined a completely new way to treat these cancers.”

National Cancer Research Institute Endorses CBD Science Group As They Pioneer Real World Research Into Cancer Pain

CBD Science Group is delighted to confirm that it's Real World Evidence (RWE) Study has been endorsed by the National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI) Living With and Beyond Cancer (LWBC) Executive Group.