Last week saw the first treatment in the UK for B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, which involves filtering out the patient’s T-cells, and genetically altering these cells to express chimeric antigen receptors. These cells (known as CAR-T cells) are then grown in culture and introduced back into the patient’s
The first week of January has seen a widespread dump of snow across the UK, particularly here in Scotland. But how are our weather predictions developing with evolving technology? A common issue pubic weather forecasts tend not to mention or account for uncertainty this word has different connotations depending on
As many of us know, people tend to use the New Year as a temporal milestone to mark when they want to make a change in their lifestyles. This is known as the “fresh start effect” and it carries different influence depending on an individual’s country or culture. This
Featured in the BMJ’s Christmas issue last year was a study that set out to establish the feasibility of replacing doctors and medical professionals with AI by testing if various generative AI large language models could compete with human responses in the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MCoA) and other diagnostic
It has long been assumed that Neanderthals had large noses as an adaptation for colder climates, however the discovery of a Neanderthal Skull in Italy with and incredibly well preserved nasal passage has allowed scientists to sniff out the truth! This specimen has has allowed researchers to observe what has
