AI doctors should improve healthcare, but not at any cost
12 July 2017
Algorithms can already outperform specialists at disease diagnosis, but we must come up with a clear framework for what data they are allowed to use
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In search of a treatment for a devastating genetic disease
12 July 2017
Vanishing white matter disease causes children to lose their motor skills. The Rainbow Dream Charity hopes to fund research into finding a cure
Artificial Intelligence ushers in the era of superhuman doctors
12 July 2017
Non-human intelligence will soon be a standard part of your medical care – if it isn’t already. Can you trust it?
Battle lines are being drawn on the best way for babies to sleep
12 July 2017
Paediatricians say sharing a bed with your baby is dangerous, but anthropologists say it is natural and beneficial. Who's right?
Sleeping less in old age may be adaptation to survive in wild
11 July 2017
The ‘poorly-sleeping grandparent’ hypothesis backed with new evidence from Tanzania’s Hadza people, links our sleep patterns to having night sentinels
Meningitis B vaccines may fight the rise of super-gonorrhoea
10 July 2017
Antibiotic-resistant gonorrhoea has spread worldwide. Now there’s hope that existing vaccines for meningitis could control gonorrhoea before it becomes unbeatable
People are hacking antidepressant doses to avoid withdrawal
7 July 2017
A patient-led movement is helping people taking psychiatric medicines to hack their dosing regimens, but regulatory agencies advise against self-medication
CRISPR gene editing technique is probably safe, study confirms
6 July 2017
A study claiming CRISPR gene editing can cause thousands of unwanted mutations may have got it wrong, meaning the technique could be safe for treating people
Serious head injuries nearly double your risk of dementia
5 July 2017
The risk of developing non-Alzheimer’s dementia is nearly twice as high for people who sustain severe head injuries than for those who have mild ones
Bad eczema flare-ups may be caused by strains of bacteria
5 July 2017
Healthy skin has a mix of bacteria living on it, but increases in particular strains of Staphylococcus has been linked to bad eczema flare-ups in children
