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Predicting cancer outcomes with a selfie " Harvard Gazette
1+ hour, 55+ min ago (539+ words) Slower "face aging" linked to better survival odds, according to second study of AI tool designed to aid precision care Hugo Aerts (left) and Raymond Mak. Researchers using artificial intelligence to plumb links between biological age and cancer outcomes have…...
Want to avoid being replaced by AI? Think fresh verbs. " Harvard Gazette
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (740+ words) Former Pulitzer-winning Post dance critic explains how to level up writing in new book Excerpted "Verb Your Enthusiasm: How to Master the Art of the Verb and Transform Your Writing" by Sarah L. Kaufman, published by Penguin Press, an imprint of…...
Materializing safe, on-demand living therapeutics " Harvard Gazette
6+ day, 21+ hour ago (348+ words) David Mooney in his lab. Mooney led the research team. Patient recovery from debilitating conditions and diseases could be faster and more effective if drugs and therapeutic molecules were delivered right to where they are needed in the body. One…...
Is napping a sign of a deeper health problem? " Harvard Gazette
1+ week, 1+ day ago (654+ words) If Grandpa occasionally dozes off in front of the TV or squeezes in a power nap after lunch, it's probably no big deal. But if he can't keep his eyes open at the breakfast table, even after a full night…...
Faculty authors discuss books at International Book Blitz " Harvard Gazette
2+ week, 1+ hour ago (1354+ words) Daniel Lord Smail (from left), Gabrielle Oliveira, Bruno Carvalho, Ian Kumekawa, and Eram Alam. Immigrant physicians have quietly supported healthcare in underserved portions of urban and rural America for about six decades amid the rise of government-sponsored medical programs and…...
Catalyst Professorship fosters collaboration with the private sector " Harvard Gazette
2+ week, 19+ hour ago (581+ words) Michael Brenner, Doug Melton, and Boaz Barak. "The Catalyst Professorship provides a terrific, innovative model for making our research ecosystem more porous and collaborative," said provost John F. Manning. "The three distinguished inaugural professors provide an extraordinary proof of concept." "As…...
Should you ask Chat GPT for medical advice?" Harvard Gazette
2+ week, 2+ day ago (1206+ words) Physician and AI researcher Adam Rodman says AI can be helpful but has some tips on how, when to use it safely Physicians noticed something unusual in the late 2000s: Patients were coming to appointments armed with sometimes-dubious medical information they…...
Building useful quantum computers "in our direct line of sight" " Harvard Gazette
2+ week, 6+ day ago (1258+ words) Researchers say creation of startups suggests game-changing tech may be developing at faster pace than expected Mihir Bhaskar was a self-described "total nerd" in high school. He volunteered at a computer history museum and became obsessed with the hardware and…...
If you're boring, it's good to know that you're being boring.' " Harvard Gazette
2+ week, 6+ day ago (980+ words) Jonathan Zittrain (left), Carissa V'liz, and Eric Beerbohm. The perils of seeking empathy from a chatbot It's clear that artificial intelligence is changing everything, from the way we learn to the way we work. What's far less clear is how…...
Harvard faculty recognized by the National Academy of Sciences
3+ week, 1+ day ago (384+ words) In recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research, 15 Harvard faculty have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences. They are among the 120 members and 25 international members'who were announced on Tuesday. The National Academy of Sciences was…...