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Water From Toilet Tap Used For Cooking At Medical College? Video Sparks Outrage
A video from Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Medical College in Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur has sparked outrage after it allegedly showed water from a toilet tap being used for cooking during a national medical conference last week.
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AI Generates Fluorescent Protein That Nature Would Need 500 Million Years to Evolve
A new AI-generated fluorescent protein, esmGFP, has been developed, a process that would have taken nature 500 million years. Scientists used ESM3, an AI model trained on billions of natural protein sequences, to design a functional protein beyond evolutionary constraints. The development is expected to accelerate medical research, drug discovery, ...
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Recyclable Stretchable Plastic Developed with 3D Printing for Multiple Uses
Princeton University researchers have developed a new 3D printed plastic material that is stretchable, flexible, and recyclable. Using thermoplastic elastomers and thermal annealing, the material can be tailored to different mechanical properties, making it suitable for applications in soft robotics, medical devices, prosthetics, and more. The cost...
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World’s First Nuclear-Powered Diamond Battery Can Power Devices for Millennia
The world’s first nuclear-powered battery has been developed by researchers at the University of Bristol, offering an incredible lifespan of thousands of years. Using carbon-14, a radioactive isotope with a half-life of 5,730 years, embedded within a diamond structure, the battery generates energy without requiring motion or maintenance. Short-ra...
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Two US Men Die After Using Bat Poop As Fertiliser To Grow Marijuana
Even after medical intervention that included antifungal treatments, both succumbed to their infections.
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Young Bankers In US Snorting ADHD Drugs To Get Through Gruelling 22-Hour Workdays
The use of stimulants, including medications like Adderall and Vyvanse, as well as high-caffeine energy drinks, is prevalent among young bankers.
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Babies In Spain Develop 'Werewolf Syndrome' After Parents Use Hair-Loss Drug: Report
Hypertrichosis, commonly referred to as "Werewolf Syndrome," is a rare condition characterized by excessive hair growth in unusual areas of the body.
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Failure of AstraZeneca Trial Big Blow For Anti-Addiction Drugs: Report
The failure of the trial of the drug AZD4041 by pharma giant AstraZeneca, to combat opioid use disorder (OUD), highlights the challenges in developing non-opioid medications that treat addiction and withdrawal, according to a report.
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AI Technology Detects Cancerous Brain Tumours in 10 Seconds During Surgery
Researchers have developed FastGlioma, an AI-based model that can identify residual brain tumour tissue in just 10 seconds during surgery. The technology, which outperformed conventional methods, offers significant improvements in neurosurgery for diffuse gliomas and other cancers. It could revolutionise surgical practices by enabling faster, more ...
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Opinion | Why Using AI For Cancer Detection Can Be Dangerous
Experts have warned that not only can AI-based scanners fail to accurately detect cancer, but there are also chances of detecting incidentalomas, that is, incidentally found asymptomatic tumours that induce medical anxiety.
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Google Cloud Partners With DeliverHealth to Bring AI Solutions for Clinical Documentations
Google Cloud announced a collaboration with DeliverHealth, a clinical documentation and digital health platform, on Thursday. The announcement was made at the Google Cloud Startup Summit 2024 India event in Bengaluru. The strategic partnership will combine the Mountain View-based tech giant’s Gemini AI models with the large data repository of the...
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OpenAI’s Transcription Tool Reportedly Adding Hallucinated Content in Medical Consultation Records
OpenAI released an artificial intelligence (AI) tool dubbed Whisper in 2022, which can transcribe speech to text. However, a report claimed that the AI tool is prone to hallucinations and is adding imaginary text in transcriptions. This is concerning as the tool is said to be used in several high-risk industries such as medicine and accessibility.
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New Patch Device Uses Electricity To Combat Harmful Skin Bacteria
Scientists have created a bioelectronic patch, BLAST, that uses mild electrical pulses to eliminate harmful bacteria on the skin. Tested on pig skin, this device has shown significant reductions in bacterial levels, suggesting it could be used to prevent infections from medical devices. The patch creates an acidic environment that inhibits biofilm ...
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Star Health Probes Alleged Role of Security Chief in Data Leak
Star Health has confirmed that it is probing a hacker's allegations that its Chief Information Security Officer was involved in a data breach that saw the use of Telegram chatbots and websites to distribute customers' medical records and personal data.
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"Sanjoy Roy Raped, Murdered Kolkata Doctor": CBI Chargesheet In RG Kar Case
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has charged Sanjoy Roy, who used to work with Kolkata Police as a contractual staff, with the rape and murder of an on-duty woman doctor at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.
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Water From Toilet Tap Used For Cooking At Medical College? Video Sparks Outrage
A video from Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Medical College in Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur has sparked outrage after it allegedly showed water from a toilet tap being used for cooking during a national medical conference last week.
-
AI Generates Fluorescent Protein That Nature Would Need 500 Million Years to Evolve
A new AI-generated fluorescent protein, esmGFP, has been developed, a process that would have taken nature 500 million years. Scientists used ESM3, an AI model trained on billions of natural protein sequences, to design a functional protein beyond evolutionary constraints. The development is expected to accelerate medical research, drug discovery, ...
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Recyclable Stretchable Plastic Developed with 3D Printing for Multiple Uses
Princeton University researchers have developed a new 3D printed plastic material that is stretchable, flexible, and recyclable. Using thermoplastic elastomers and thermal annealing, the material can be tailored to different mechanical properties, making it suitable for applications in soft robotics, medical devices, prosthetics, and more. The cost...
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World’s First Nuclear-Powered Diamond Battery Can Power Devices for Millennia
The world’s first nuclear-powered battery has been developed by researchers at the University of Bristol, offering an incredible lifespan of thousands of years. Using carbon-14, a radioactive isotope with a half-life of 5,730 years, embedded within a diamond structure, the battery generates energy without requiring motion or maintenance. Short-ra...
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Two US Men Die After Using Bat Poop As Fertiliser To Grow Marijuana
Even after medical intervention that included antifungal treatments, both succumbed to their infections.
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Young Bankers In US Snorting ADHD Drugs To Get Through Gruelling 22-Hour Workdays
The use of stimulants, including medications like Adderall and Vyvanse, as well as high-caffeine energy drinks, is prevalent among young bankers.
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Babies In Spain Develop 'Werewolf Syndrome' After Parents Use Hair-Loss Drug: Report
Hypertrichosis, commonly referred to as "Werewolf Syndrome," is a rare condition characterized by excessive hair growth in unusual areas of the body.
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Failure of AstraZeneca Trial Big Blow For Anti-Addiction Drugs: Report
The failure of the trial of the drug AZD4041 by pharma giant AstraZeneca, to combat opioid use disorder (OUD), highlights the challenges in developing non-opioid medications that treat addiction and withdrawal, according to a report.
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AI Technology Detects Cancerous Brain Tumours in 10 Seconds During Surgery
Researchers have developed FastGlioma, an AI-based model that can identify residual brain tumour tissue in just 10 seconds during surgery. The technology, which outperformed conventional methods, offers significant improvements in neurosurgery for diffuse gliomas and other cancers. It could revolutionise surgical practices by enabling faster, more ...
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Opinion | Why Using AI For Cancer Detection Can Be Dangerous
Experts have warned that not only can AI-based scanners fail to accurately detect cancer, but there are also chances of detecting incidentalomas, that is, incidentally found asymptomatic tumours that induce medical anxiety.
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Google Cloud Partners With DeliverHealth to Bring AI Solutions for Clinical Documentations
Google Cloud announced a collaboration with DeliverHealth, a clinical documentation and digital health platform, on Thursday. The announcement was made at the Google Cloud Startup Summit 2024 India event in Bengaluru. The strategic partnership will combine the Mountain View-based tech giant’s Gemini AI models with the large data repository of the...
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OpenAI’s Transcription Tool Reportedly Adding Hallucinated Content in Medical Consultation Records
OpenAI released an artificial intelligence (AI) tool dubbed Whisper in 2022, which can transcribe speech to text. However, a report claimed that the AI tool is prone to hallucinations and is adding imaginary text in transcriptions. This is concerning as the tool is said to be used in several high-risk industries such as medicine and accessibility.
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New Patch Device Uses Electricity To Combat Harmful Skin Bacteria
Scientists have created a bioelectronic patch, BLAST, that uses mild electrical pulses to eliminate harmful bacteria on the skin. Tested on pig skin, this device has shown significant reductions in bacterial levels, suggesting it could be used to prevent infections from medical devices. The patch creates an acidic environment that inhibits biofilm ...
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Star Health Probes Alleged Role of Security Chief in Data Leak
Star Health has confirmed that it is probing a hacker's allegations that its Chief Information Security Officer was involved in a data breach that saw the use of Telegram chatbots and websites to distribute customers' medical records and personal data.
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"Sanjoy Roy Raped, Murdered Kolkata Doctor": CBI Chargesheet In RG Kar Case
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has charged Sanjoy Roy, who used to work with Kolkata Police as a contractual staff, with the rape and murder of an on-duty woman doctor at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.
