Emerging Research and News in Prostate Cancer Imaging — August 2025
Touching on a variety of topics in prostate cancer imaging, ranging from a closer look at specificity rates…
Vitamin D Deficiency Tied to Cataract Risk in Young Adults
TOPLINE: Severe deficiency of vitamin D ( METHODOLOGY: Researchers examined cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between serum levels of…
New App Boosts Smoking Cessation in Low-Income Adults
TOPLINE: Adults from low-income populations who used a smartphone application that delivered tailored, real-time content quit smoking at…
Inappropriate Prescribing Tied to Mortality Risk in Seniors
TOPLINE: Older adults who were prescribed medications flagged as potentially inappropriate had an increased risk for mortality, with…
AI Tool Shows Exactly When Genes Turn On and Off
Summary: Researchers have developed an AI-powered tool called chronODE that models how genes turn on and off during…
AI model detects genetic changes in colorectal cancer from tissue images
An international, interdisciplinary research team led by Prof. Jakob N. Kather from the Else Kröner Fresenius Center (EKFZ) for…
Oral Minoxidil For Hair Loss Not Linked to Tachycardia
TOPLINE: In a large retrospective study of patients with androgenic alopecia or other nonscarring hair loss, treatment with…
AI Is the New Dr Google — Across the Globe
Patients arriving at appointments with researched information is not new, but artificial intelligence (AI) tools such as ChatGPT…
Who is Geoffrey Hinton? The ‘godfather of AI’ who went from studying psychology at Cambridge to becoming a Nobel-winning scientist
Geoffrey Hinton’s journey to becoming one of the most celebrated figures in artificial intelligence was neither linear nor…
Sam Altman Says ChatGPT Is on Track to Out-Talk Humanity
Never mind the GPT-5 complaints; Sam Altman says he believes ChatGPT is on track to have more conversations…