In testing in the UK's National Health Service (NHS), an artificial intelligence tool called Mia has successfully identified signs of breast cancer in 11 women that were initially missed by doctors when analysing mammograms.
Biopharmaceutical company Tarsus Pharmaceuticals is developing a pill for humans that can kill ticks on the human body that carry diseases such as Lyme disease.
Scientists at Duke University and other research centres have created a weakened version of the Zika virus that could potentially be used to treat the often deadly brain cancer. In laboratory experiments, their virus appeared to specifically attack and destroy cancer cells, largely leaving healthy cells untouched.
Tests in mice and pigs show encouraging results
The goal of the project is to gain "access to work and health services"
