Health

Dame Esther Rantzen: 'If I were PM, we would vote on assisted dying'

Dame Esther smiles, dressed up with a feathered blue fascinator

The veteran broadcaster speaks to the BBC about her decision to join Dignitas.

Infected blood scandal compensation payments still not available

The government says it cannot make a decision on compensation after losing a key vote on the scandal.

AI's memory-forming mechanism found to be strikingly similar to that of the brain

An interdisciplinary team consisting of researchers has revealed a striking similarity between the memory processing of artificial intelligence (AI) models and the hippocampus of the human brain. This new finding provides a novel perspective on memory consolidation, which is a process that transforms short-term memories into long-term ones, in AI systems.

Toothbrushing tied to lower rates of pneumonia among hospitalized patients

Researchers have found an inexpensive tool that may help reduce rates of pneumonia for hospitalized patients -- and it comes with bristles on one end. A new study examined whether daily toothbrushing among hospitalized patients is associated with lower rates of hospital-acquired pneumonia and other outcomes.

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