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Novel research supported by NCI could lead to more specific predictive disease models

A new University of Kansas study reveals parents seeking health care information for their children trust AI more than health care professionals when the author is unknown, and parents rate AI generated text as credible, moral and trustworthy.

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Monitoring DNA shed by tumors into the bloodstream could indicate gastroesophageal cancer response to treatment, according to a study led by Johns Hopkins.
A team of researchers from Case Western Reserve University suggest that chemicals found in a wide range of items, from furniture to hair products, may be linked to neurological diseases like multiple sclerosis and autism spectrum disorders.
This year’s AI Index from Stanford covers the rise of multimodal foundation models, major cash investments into generative AI, new performance benchmarks, shifting global opinions, and new major regulations.
It can be demoralizing for a person to work in a climate of repetitive skepticism and doubt about what they know, a new study shows.
When the brain has trouble filtering incoming information and predicting what’s likely to happen, psychosis can result, Stanford Medicine-led research shows.