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A new supercomputer aims to closely mimic the human brain – it could help unlock the secrets of the mind and advance AI – ET HealthWorld

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A new supercomputer aims to closely mimic the human brain – it could help unlock the secrets of the mind and advance AI – ET HealthWorld

London: A supercomputer scheduled to go online in April 2024 will rival the estimated rate of operations in the human brain, according to researchers in Australia. The machine, called DeepSouth, is capable of performing 228 trillion operations per second. It’s the world’s first supercomputer capable of simulating networks of neurons and synapses (key biological structures … Read more

Supercomputers Mimic Brain Activity, Hunt for COVID Treatments

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Oct. 15, 2021 — Machine learning has come a long way in the quarter-century since a computer nicknamed Deep Blue shocked the world by beating chess champion Garry Kasparov. Today, when our smartphones have far more computing power than Deep Blue, scientists have trained their sights on even bigger opponents, including potentially fatal illnesses like … Read more

Why It’s Hard to Diagnose Crohn’s: Mimic Diseases and Tests

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At 9, Natalie Rosenthal started having terrible stomach pains, fatigue, and diarrhea. She had dark circles under her eyes. She stopped growing taller or gaining weight. “I had spasms whenever I ate anything,” says Rosenthal, now an adult. “The pediatrician at first told my mom that I had a nervous stomach.” Meds to calm muscle spasms … Read more

COVID Vaccine Reaction Can Mimic Breast Cancer Symptoms

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THURSDAY, Feb. 11, 2021 (HealthDay News) — One side effect of COVID-19 vaccination is creating undue fear among women, causing them to worry that they might have breast cancer. Both the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines can cause lymph nodes to swell, particularly those in the armpit on the side where the shot was received, … Read more