Stigma in leprosy patients is a serious issue, and measuring it accurately is crucial for effective interventions. The SARI Stigma Scale is a tool designed to assess stigma, but it's not available in all languages. Specifically, there's no version in Ambonese-Malay, the language of Ambon, an area wh
Ever wondered why finding new medicines for biliary tract cancer is so hard? It's not just one disease, but a group of different tumors affecting the inside and outside of the liver's bile ducts, and even the gallbladder. Each type has its own genetic make-up, making it a real puzzle for scientists.
Imagine if a computer could help chemists design new molecules, predict their properties, and even plan how to make them in the lab. That's where large language models (LLMs) come into play. These powerful tools are changing the game in chemistry. But what's an LLM? Think of it as a smart assistant
Artificial intelligence is about to take a big step forward. Arthur Mensch, the CEO of French AI company Mistral, predicts that 2025 will see AI move beyond just large language models. Instead, he believes the focus will shift towards "systems" that combine models with real-world business data and t
Imagine you're having surgery to remove a tumor from your pancreas. Doctors want to know how many nearby lymph nodes to take out. Why? Because it can affect your chances of recovery. In a recent study, doctors looked into the best way to remove lymph nodes during this type of surgery for a specific
In 2023, Meta's AI researchers faced a challenge: understanding what non-English speakers in the US really needed from AI translators. After speaking with Spanish and Mandarin speakers, they found that people wanted a Star Trek-like universal translator that could preserve voice, tone, and emotions
Ever wondered why Hindko, a language spoken by nearly eight million people in Pakistan, doesn't have a voice recognition system? Well, that's about to change thanks to a new public voice dataset. Hindko, mainly spoken in the Northwestern parts of Pakistan, is the seventh largest language in the coun
Ever wondered how well people who use French Sign Language (LSF) can understand signs that are not perfectly pronounced? Researchers decided to find out. They created a little experiment where LSF users watched videos of signs that were slightly off. These signs had changes in how the hand was shape
Ever wondered what happens when you watch or listen to content from people who speak differently than you? It turns out, this can actually lead to a more positive attitude. Previous research shows that people often connect with others by using a similar language style, like the same rate of articles
Abusive head trauma, a severe child abuse injury, is a major killer of young kids. Doctors often rely on basic patient info from Emergency Medical Services (EMS) to spot these cases. But what if there's more to the story? Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Large Language Models (LLM) can dig deeper in
