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AI 'mirages' mean tools used to analyze medical scans could fabricate their findings
Modern AI models can create convincing descriptions of images that were never given to them — a phenomenon researchers call a "mirage."
The best toddler-friendly air purifier we have tested is now at its lowest-ever price
Deals Save $130 on the Levoit Sprout, an excellent all-in-one appliance that combines an air purifier, a night light and a white noise machine.
AI-written code can beat humans at biomedical analysis, some studies find. What does that mean for the field?
LLMs can accelerate medical research, scientists say, but they come with risks.
'A cure on the horizon': Are we finally close to ending type 1 diabetes?
It's a running joke that a cure for type 1 diabetes is only five years away and has been for 50 years, but new stem cell trials and immune drugs hint that we're closer than ever to a functional cure for the disease.
Diabetes rates are lower in high-altitude environments — and scientists may have discovered why
A new study finds that in low-oxygen environments, red blood cells absorb more glucose and convert it into a molecule that helps release oxygen into tissues, revealing an unexpected way the body regulates blood sugar.
Cheap, decades-old transplant drug delays full onset of type 1 diabetes
A transplant drug that has been used for decades can preserve the function of insulin-producing cells in young children who are newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes.
Are allergies genetic?
Although babies born from parents with allergies are also more likely to have them, there are a number of outside factors that affect whether and how someone develops allergies.
Scientists mapped all the nerves of the clitoris for the first time
High-resolution X-ray offers a new look at an understudied organ: the clitoris.
