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David Liu receives Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences

Broad Institute

David Liu receives Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences By Corie Lok April 5, 2025 Breadcrumb Home David Liu receives Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences Liu is honored for the development of base editing and prime editing, two gene editing technologies transforming medicine. In 2013, Broad founding director Eric S.

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Doctors could soon use facial temperature for early diagnosis of metabolic diseases

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

With further research, doctors could one day use this simple and non-invasive approach for early detection of diseases. These temperature differences are not easily perceptible by one's own touch but can instead be identified using specific AI-derived spatial temperature patterns that require a thermal camera and a data-trained model.

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While most Americans use a device to monitor their heart, few share that data with their doctor

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A new national survey found that while many Americans use a device to monitor their heart, few share that data with their doctor.

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Generative AI's diagnostic capabilities comparable to non-specialist doctors

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A research team conducted a meta-analysis of the diagnostic capabilities of generative AI in the field of medicine using 83 research papers.

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The medicine of the future could be artificial life forms

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One that has its own unique control system, and that a doctor would want to send into your body. It sounds like a science fiction movie, but according to nanoscientists, it can—and should—happen in the future. Imagine a life form that doesn't resemble any of the organisms found on the tree of life.

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Physician's medical decisions benefit from chatbot, study suggests

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A study showed that chatbots alone outperformed doctors when making nuanced clinical decisions, but when supported by artificial intelligence, doctors performed as well as the chatbots.

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Eating more fruits and vegetables to reduce dietary acid lowers blood pressure and improves kidney and heart health in patients with hypertension

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Doctors recommend making fruits and vegetables a foundational part of the treatment of patients with hypertension. Diets high in fruits and vegetables are found to lower blood pressure, reduce cardiovascular risk, and improve kidney health due to their base-producing effects.

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