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Textbook Depictions of Neurons May Be Wrong, According to Controversial Study
Posted in Medicine, Science on 29th Dec, 2024
by Alexander Muller
The discovery prompts deeper questions about what else might be missing from our century-old neuron blueprint, and how these subtle structural nuances shape the brain’s overall function.
£3m for world-first trial to revolutionise brain cancer treatment
Posted in Medicine, Science on 23rd Nov, 2024
by Alexander Muller
The 5G platform trial, will use a unique, flexible approach to test multiple medicines as treatments for people living with glioblastoma, a fast-growing form of brain cancer which lacks treatment options.
Deciphering AI Intelligence: The Quest for Human-Level Metrics
Posted in Science, Software on 2nd Nov, 2024
by Alexander Muller
New approaches are being developed to better assess AI intelligence. One promising direction is the "abstraction and reasoning corpus" (ARC), which tests AI's ability to infer and apply abstract rules in novel scenarios, offering a more robust measure of genuine intelligence.
World's first trial to test multiple treatments for brain cancers
Posted in Medicine, Science on 31st Oct, 2024
by Alexander Muller
A pioneering research study which will allow brain cancer patients to access drugs that are precisely targeted to their disease and swap to different treatments if needed, has launched in the UK.
The placebo effect unlocked: How the brain tricks itself into pain relief
Posted in Science on 27th Aug, 2024
by Alex Muller
Scientists have discovered a neural pathway from the cortex to the cerebellum that explains how the brain can create pain relief through the placebo effect.