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Scientists uncover how decisions about what we see are relayed back through the brain
Source: National Institutes of Health NIH study in monkeys finds that in visual decision-making, information relevant to the decision is broadcast widely.
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New Policy Aims to Help Transgender Researchers Update Names on Old Work
Source: New York Times A group of laboratories and scientific journals is trying to simplify the process of attaching authors’ new names to their previously published papers.
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To support future medical advances, revamp the rules for funding research
Source: The Hill We must use this unprecedented moment to completely reimagine how the funding ecosystem invests in and prioritizes young and diverse researchers.
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Second lab worker with deadly prion disease prompts research pause in France
Source: Ars Technica A lab worker died of prion disease in 2019, nine years after a lab accident.
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NSF partnerships expand National AI Research Institutes to 40 states
Source: National Science Foundation NSF's mission is to advance the progress of science, a mission accomplished by funding proposals for research and education made by scientists, engineers, and educators from across the country.
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Fewer citations for female authors of medical research
Source: Nature Papers by women in elite medical journals are half as likely to be cited as are similar articles authored by men, research finds.
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Australian court finds AI systems can be recognised under patent law
Source: The Guardian Federal court judge says allowing artificial intelligence systems, as well as humans, to be inventors is ‘consistent with promoting innovation.’
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Can You Program Ethics Into a Self-Driving Car?
Source: IEEE Spectrum When self-driving cars kill, it’s the code (and the coders) that will be put on trial.
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Machine learning fuels personalized cancer medicine
Source: Science Daily Researchers have developed a computational tool that identifies cancer driver mutations for each tumor type.
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Most clinical trials failed to meet U.S. transparency requirements for recently approved drugs
Source: STAT News A new analysis found that only 26% of drug makers made results publicly available for all studies used to win approval for their medicines.
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What Factors Yield Positive Patient Experiences in Clinical Trials?
Source: Patient Engagement Hit Consistent communication, fewer access barriers, and referrals from physicians tend to yield positive patient experience in clinical trials, a new survey reveals.
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