Health informatics

Large language models in health: Useful, but not a miracle cure

Imagine you're shopping online and talking to a helpful bot about buying some new shoes. That's the basic idea behind large language models (LLMs). LLMs are a type of artificial intelligence (AI) and they are gaining traction ...

Health

To vape or not to vape: When an e-cigarette tax has an impact

E-cigarettes have become a big concern for public health, especially when it comes to young people using these harmful products. The U.S. government has considered a tax on vaping products to discourage people, especially ...

Neuroscience

How the brain wakes us from daydreams

When we daydream, we must be able to snap back to attention at a moment's notice. Researchers at Boston Children's Hospital uncovered how our brains can do things like react to a question when we're daydreaming: firing activity ...

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