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Farsighted? These Eye Drops Could Eventually Replace Your Reading Glasses

gizmodo.com Margherita Bassi 2025-09-22 01:50:18

If you haven’t yet experienced it yourself, you’ve certainly seen older family members start to hold smartphones and restaurant menus up to their noses, squinting at the small text. That’s because as we age, we all develop presbyopia, or age-related farsightedness—trouble focusing on close objects or text. That’s where surgery or reading glasses usually come in, but new research suggests there could be another option. Researchers have demonstrated that after taking special eye drops two or thre

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Eye drops could replace glasses or surgery for longsightedness, study says

news.ycombinator.com Andrew Gregory 2025-09-24 22:59:16

Doctors have developed special eye drops for people with longsightedness that could replace the need for reading glasses or surgery. Hundreds of millions of people worldwide have presbyopia, which is when the eyes find it difficult to focus on objects and text up close. Glasses or surgery can usually resolve the problem but many find wearing spectacles inconvenient and having an operation is not an option for everyone. Now experts say the solution could be as simple as using eye drops twice a

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Gene-edited pancreatic cells transplanted into a patient with type 1 diabetes

news.ycombinator.com Javier Carbajal 2025-09-26 08:45:28

Crispr gene-editing technology has demonstrated its revolutionary potential in recent years: It has been used to treat rare diseases, to adapt crops to withstand the extremes of climate change, or even to change the color of a spider’s web. But the greatest hope is that this technology will help find a cure for a global disease, such as diabetes. A new study points in that direction. For the first time, researchers succeeded in implanting Crispr-edited pancreatic cells in a man with type 1 diab

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CRISPR offers new hope for treating diabetes

news.ycombinator.com Javier Carbajal 2025-09-28 00:45:28

Crispr gene-editing technology has demonstrated its revolutionary potential in recent years: It has been used to treat rare diseases, to adapt crops to withstand the extremes of climate change, or even to change the color of a spider’s web. But the greatest hope is that this technology will help find a cure for a global disease, such as diabetes. A new study points in that direction. For the first time, researchers succeeded in implanting Crispr-edited pancreatic cells in a man with type 1 diab

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CRISPR Offers New Hope for Treating Diabetes

news.ycombinator.com Javier Carbajal 2025-09-28 20:45:28

Crispr gene-editing technology has demonstrated its revolutionary potential in recent years: It has been used to treat rare diseases, to adapt crops to withstand the extremes of climate change, or even to change the color of a spider’s web. But the greatest hope is that this technology will help find a cure for a global disease, such as diabetes. A new study points in that direction. For the first time, researchers succeeded in implanting Crispr-edited pancreatic cells in a man with type 1 diab

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Crispr Offers New Hope for Treating Diabetes

wired.com Javier Carbajal 2025-09-29 12:00:00

Crispr gene-editing technology has demonstrated its revolutionary potential in recent years: It has been used to treat rare diseases, to adapt crops to withstand the extremes of climate change, or even to change the color of a spider’s web. But the greatest hope is that this technology will help find a cure for a global disease, such as diabetes. A new study points in that direction. For the first time, researchers succeeded in implanting Crispr-edited pancreatic cells in a man with type 1 diab

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Immunotherapy drug clinical trial results: half of tumors shrink or disappear

news.ycombinator.com August 2025-10-01 22:55:16

Over the past 20 years, a class of cancer drugs called CD40 agonist antibodies have shown great promise—and induced great disappointment. While effective at activating the immune system to kill cancer cells in animal models, the drugs had limited impact on patients in clinical trials and caused dangerously systemic inflammatory responses, low platelet counts, and liver toxicity, among other adverse reactions—even at a low dose. But in 2018, the lab of Rockefeller University’s Jeffrey V. Ravetch

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Immunotherapy drug eliminates aggressive cancers in clinical trial

news.ycombinator.com August 2025-10-02 08:55:16

Over the past 20 years, a class of cancer drugs called CD40 agonist antibodies have shown great promise—and induced great disappointment. While effective at activating the immune system to kill cancer cells in animal models, the drugs had limited impact on patients in clinical trials and caused dangerously systemic inflammatory responses, low platelet counts, and liver toxicity, among other adverse reactions—even at a low dose. But in 2018, the lab of Rockefeller University’s Jeffrey V. Ravetch

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Scientists Boast That Their AI-Powered Stethoscope Only Fails Two-Thirds of the Time

futurism.com Unknown 2025-10-06 04:00:25

A team of researchers in the UK say their AI-powered stethoscope can detect three different heart conditions in just 15 seconds. It's also, they readily admit, horrendously inaccurate. Placed over the chest, the "smart" gizmo analyzes the rhythms of the heartbeat and blood flow that're undetectable to the human ear, while also performing a quick electrocardiogram, or ECG, which is a test that gauges your heart's electrical activity. Then, all that info is packaged and sent "securely" to the c

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A Single Typo in Your Medical Records Can Make Your AI Doctor Go Dangerously Haywire

futurism.com Unknown 2025-10-17 12:00:37

A single typo, formatting error, or slang word makes an AI more likely to tell a patient they're not sick or don't need to seek medical care. That's what MIT researchers found in a June study currently awaiting peer review, which we covered previously. Even the presence of colorful or emotional language, they discovered, was enough to throw off the AI's medical advice. Now, in a new interview with the Boston Globe, study coauthor Marzyeh Ghassemi is warning about the serious harm this could ca

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Pig lung transplanted into a human

news.ycombinator.com Michelle Starr 2025-10-13 18:00:45

A genetically modified pig lung transplanted into a brain-dead human patient functioned for nine days in a new achievement that reveals both the promise and significant challenges of xenotransplantation. Over the course of the experiment, the patient showed increasing signs of organ rejection before scientists at the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University in China terminated the experiment, allowing the recipient to pass away. It's the first time a pig lung has been transpla

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Pig Lung Transplanted into a Human in Major Scientific First: ScienceAlert

news.ycombinator.com Michelle Starr 2025-10-14 09:00:45

A genetically modified pig lung transplanted into a brain-dead human patient functioned for nine days in a new achievement that reveals both the promise and significant challenges of xenotransplantation. Over the course of the experiment, the patient showed increasing signs of organ rejection before scientists at the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University in China terminated the experiment, allowing the recipient to pass away. It's the first time a pig lung has been transpla

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The Therac-25 Incident (2021)

news.ycombinator.com Remy Porter 2025-10-23 23:57:56

A few months ago, someone noted in the comments that they hadn't heard about the Therac-25 incident. I was surprised, and went off to do an informal survey of developers I know, only to discover that only about half of them knew what it was without searching for it. I think it's important that everyone in our industry know about this incident, and upon digging into the details I was stunned by how much of a WTF there was. Today's article is not fun, or funny. It describes incidents of death an

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The Therac-25 Incident

news.ycombinator.com Remy Porter 2025-10-24 09:57:56

A few months ago, someone noted in the comments that they hadn't heard about the Therac-25 incident. I was surprised, and went off to do an informal survey of developers I know, only to discover that only about half of them knew what it was without searching for it. I think it's important that everyone in our industry know about this incident, and upon digging into the details I was stunned by how much of a WTF there was. Today's article is not fun, or funny. It describes incidents of death an

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Emergency help for low blood sugar

technologyreview.com Anne Trafton 2025-10-24 20:00:00

Most people with type 1 diabetes inject insulin to prevent their blood sugar levels from getting too high. However, if their blood sugar gets too low, it can lead to confusion, seizures, and even death. To combat this hypoglycemia, some patients carry syringes of glucagon, a hormone that stimulates release of glucose. Now MIT engineers have developed an alternative that could work even when people don’t realize they are becoming hypoglycemic. It could also help during sleep, or for children who

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Scientists Just Transplanted a Pig Lung Into a Human for the First Time

futurism.com Unknown 2025-10-27 04:12:30

Image by Getty / Futurism Developments For the first time in history, scientists in China have transplanted a lung from a genetically modified pig into a human patient. As detailed in a paper published in the journal Nature, the team of researchers transplanted the lung into the body of a 39-year-old male who had previously been declared brain-dead, in May of last year at the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University. The news comes after scientists in the United States succes

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Epic touts new AI tools for patients and doctors at company's annual meeting

cnbc.com Ashley Capoot 2025-11-05 04:00:01

Space travelers, robots and, of course, artificial intelligence. They were all on display on Tuesday at Epic Systems' annual Users Group Meeting, held at the health software giant's 1,670-acre campus in Verona, Wisconsin. Judy Faulkner, Epic's 82-year-old CEO, dressed for the occasion in a purple wig with neon green shoes and an iridescent vest, reminiscent of the fictional character Buzz Lightyear from the "Toy Story" franchise. At the science fiction-themed event, Faulkner told the crowd th

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Scientists Create Ultimate Antiviral Using Rare "Superpower" Genetic Mutation

futurism.com Unknown 2025-11-10 10:00:05

Image by Getty / Futurism Genetics A rare genetic mutation that causes a deficiency in an immune regulator called ISG15 is known to make people more vulnerable to some bacterial infections and cause persistent inflammation — but it can unlock some unexpected antiviral "superpowers" as well. As detailed in a new study published in the journal Science Translational Medicine, a team of scientists led by Columbia University professor of pediatric immunology, Dusan Bogunovic, has developed a new an

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New treatment eliminates bladder cancer in 82% of patients

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-17 12:16:59

TAR-200 is a miniature, pretzel-shaped drug-device duo containing a chemotherapy drug, gemcitabine, which is inserted into the bladder through a catheter and releases the drug for three weeks per treatment cycle. How the drug delivery system works TAR-200 is a miniature, pretzel-shaped drug-device duo containing a chemotherapy drug, gemcitabine, which is inserted into the bladder through a catheter. Once inside the bladder, the TAR-200 slowly and consistently releases the gemcitabine into the

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AI summaries can downplay medical issues for female patients, UK research finds

engadget.com Unknown 2025-11-22 03:29:44

The latest example of bias permeating artificial intelligence comes from the medical field. A new study surveyed real case notes from 617 adult social care workers in the UK and found that when large language models summarized the notes, they were more likely to omit language such as "disabled," "unable" or "complex" when the patient was tagged as female, which could lead to women receiving insufficient or inaccurate medical care. Research led by the London School of Economics and Political Sci

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KrebsOnSecurity in New ‘Most Wanted’ HBO Max Series

krebsonsecurity.com Unknown 2025-11-24 08:38:01

A new documentary series about cybercrime airing next month on HBO Max features interviews with Yours Truly. The four-part series follows the exploits of Julius Kivimäki, a prolific Finnish hacker recently convicted of leaking tens of thousands of patient records from an online psychotherapy practice while attempting to extort the clinic and its patients. The documentary, “Most Wanted: Teen Hacker,” explores the 27-year-old Kivimäki’s lengthy and increasingly destructive career, one that was ma

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Kyoto University team develops pain reliever comparable to morphine

news.ycombinator.com No Author 2025-12-04 20:47:18

A Kyoto University research team has developed a pain-reliever that is comparable to morphine but does not have serious side effects. Morphine, often administered to cancer patients, has serious adverse effects such as breathing issues and addiction. According to the team, the newly developed drug, Adriana, is a groundbreaking painkiller, which works on a completely different mechanism to morphine and other existing synthetic opioids. The drug has the potential to revolutionize pain control in

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Scientists are growing tumors in space to study how to personalize cancer treatment

techspot.com Skye Jacobs 2025-12-06 08:48:00

Forward-looking: Although precision medicine has advanced rapidly in recent years, many cancer patients still undergo standard treatments that may not work for everyone. Research underway on the International Space Station offers a glimpse of future care, where doctors map out each course of therapy using a detailed simulation of the patient's cancer. In a laboratory more than 249 miles above Earth, a new generation of cancer research is unfolding. A biotech startup is harnessing the microgravi

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Why doctors hate their computers (2018)

news.ycombinator.com Atul Gawande 2025-12-07 11:41:28

On a sunny afternoon in May, 2015, I joined a dozen other surgeons at a downtown Boston office building to begin sixteen hours of mandatory computer training. We sat in three rows, each of us parked behind a desktop computer. In one month, our daily routines would come to depend upon mastery of Epic, the new medical software system on the screens in front of us. The upgrade from our home-built software would cost the hospital system where we worked, Partners HealthCare, a staggering $1.6 billion

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I'm Rethinking Amusement Park Rides for Good After Watching Netflix's 'Critical' Docuseries

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-07 03:00:08

Each week, Netflix releases a list of the Top 10 films and TV shows dominating the platform, and for the week of July 21, the new original docuseries Critical: Between Life and Death made a big impression on viewers, ranking No. 7 in the platform's most-watched shows. While medical shows -- including series like The Pitt, Pulse and ER -- have always been popular, Critical is an unscripted documentary that depicts real-life emergencies as they're happening. What makes it so captivating is the int

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I May Never Ride an Amusement Park Ride Again After Watching Netflix's Latest Docuseries

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-11 21:00:03

Each week, Netflix releases a list of the Top 10 films and TV shows dominating the platform, and for the week of July 21, the new original docuseries Critical: Between Life and Death made a big impression on viewers and it ranked No. 7 in the platform's most-watched shows. While medical shows -- including series like The Pitt, Pulse and ER -- have always been popular, Critical is an unscripted documentary that depicts real-life emergencies as they're happening. What makes it so captivating is th

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Apple joins White House push that promises to revamp digital healthcare

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-12-13 08:15:14

Today, the White House announced that it’s teaming up with more than 60 tech and healthcare firms, including Apple, in a new effort related to how patient data and digital health tools work across the U.S. Here are the details. Apple, Google, OpenAI, Amazon, and dozens of other companies are partnering with the federal government on a digital health initiative to build “a smarter, more secure, and more personalized healthcare experience.” As explained by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Ser

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Big Tech to work with Trump administration to build digital health ecosystem

techcrunch.com Dominic-Madori Davis 2025-12-13 17:30:00

In Brief The Trump administration said on Wednesday that it secured commitments from Google, OpenAI, Amazon, Anthropic, and Apple to start building a digital health ecosystem. The efforts will focus on two areas: creating a framework for patients and providers to easily share information, and creating more personal tools so patients can access resources needed to stay informed about their health. Such tools include apps to manage diabetes and obesity, using artificial intelligence as assistant

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The Greek Small-Town Doctor Who Knows AI’s Secrets

gizmodo.com Luc Olinga 2025-12-20 20:25:28

On vacation in Greece since July 17, I figured it was a good opportunity to see how artificial intelligence was perceived in this small European Union country, which sits at the crossroads of Africa, the Middle East, and Europe. My curiosity was amplified by the fact that I was far from the famous islands like Santorini or Mykonos, which are typically overrun by tourists. The first four days of my trip took me to Ioannina, a town in the country’s northwest, a region of mountaineers and shepherd

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"McDonald’s for Teeth": Private Equity Is Destroying Our Teeth, Dental Professionals Warn

futurism.com Unknown 2025-12-24 21:08:43

Image by Getty / Futurism As most of us in the United States are well aware, the US healthcare system is a nightmarish labyrinth of profit-seeking middlemen, kafkaesque corporate bureaucracy, and insurance-inflated costs. Adding to the noxious mix is the lucrative field of private equity — a financial industry that earns its dough by buying private companies and selling their assets piecemeal, kind of like a junk dealer. Research has shown that when private equity gets involved in healthcare,

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Latest Tech News

Farsighted? These Eye Drops Could Eventually Replace Your Reading Glasses

Eye drops could replace glasses or surgery for longsightedness, study says

Gene-edited pancreatic cells transplanted into a patient with type 1 diabetes

CRISPR offers new hope for treating diabetes

CRISPR Offers New Hope for Treating Diabetes

Crispr Offers New Hope for Treating Diabetes

Immunotherapy drug clinical trial results: half of tumors shrink or disappear

Immunotherapy drug eliminates aggressive cancers in clinical trial

Scientists Boast That Their AI-Powered Stethoscope Only Fails Two-Thirds of the Time

A Single Typo in Your Medical Records Can Make Your AI Doctor Go Dangerously Haywire

Pig lung transplanted into a human

Pig Lung Transplanted into a Human in Major Scientific First: ScienceAlert

The Therac-25 Incident (2021)

The Therac-25 Incident

Emergency help for low blood sugar

Scientists Just Transplanted a Pig Lung Into a Human for the First Time

Epic touts new AI tools for patients and doctors at company's annual meeting

Scientists Create Ultimate Antiviral Using Rare "Superpower" Genetic Mutation

New treatment eliminates bladder cancer in 82% of patients

AI summaries can downplay medical issues for female patients, UK research finds

KrebsOnSecurity in New ‘Most Wanted’ HBO Max Series

Kyoto University team develops pain reliever comparable to morphine

Scientists are growing tumors in space to study how to personalize cancer treatment

Why doctors hate their computers (2018)

I'm Rethinking Amusement Park Rides for Good After Watching Netflix's 'Critical' Docuseries

I May Never Ride an Amusement Park Ride Again After Watching Netflix's Latest Docuseries

Apple joins White House push that promises to revamp digital healthcare

Big Tech to work with Trump administration to build digital health ecosystem

The Greek Small-Town Doctor Who Knows AI’s Secrets

"McDonald’s for Teeth": Private Equity Is Destroying Our Teeth, Dental Professionals Warn

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