by Ingrid Fadelli | Mar 31, 2025 | Genetics, Medical economics, MEDICALXPRESS
Past research studies have consistently found that there are disparities in the health outcomes of people from different socio-economic backgrounds. More recently, some findings hinted at the possibility that genetics also play a role in the widely documented...
by Ingrid Fadelli | Mar 10, 2025 | Machine learning & AI, Security, TECHXPLORE
Large language models (LLMs), such as the models supporting the functioning of ChatGPT, are now used by a growing number of people worldwide to source information or edit, analyze and generate texts. As these models become increasingly advanced and widespread, some...
by Ingrid Fadelli | Mar 10, 2025 | PHYS.ORG, Physics, Quantum Physics
Devices that leverage quantum mechanics effects, broadly referred to as quantum technologies, could help to tackle some real-world problems faster and more efficiently. In recent years, physicists and engineers have introduced various promising quantum technologies,...
by Ingrid Fadelli | Mar 10, 2025 | Genetics, MEDICALXPRESS, Neuroscience
The SYNGAP1 gene, which supports the production of a protein called SynGAP (Synaptic Ras GTPase-Activating Protein), is known to play a key role in supporting the development of synapses and neural circuits (i.e., connections between neurons). Mutations in this gene...
by Ingrid Fadelli | Mar 10, 2025 | MEDICALXPRESS, Neuroscience
Most neuroscience research carried out up to date has primarily focused on neurons, the most renowned type of cell in the human brain. As a result, the unique functions of other brain cell types are less understood and have often been entirely overlooked.
