AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoBrain Science: A compact imaging device can monitor more than 8,500 neurons across the cortex in freely moving subjects, a development that could advance behavioral neuroscience and brain-computer interfaces. Cancer Research: In a world-first trial, a personalized mRNA vaccine cut the risk of melanoma returning or causing death by 42% among high-risk patients. Extreme Heat: Researchers estimate heat killed 50,000 people in European cities this summer, with climate change responsible for about two-thirds of the toll. Safer AI: In simulated conversations, revised chatbot instructions reduced agreement with delusional beliefs by 74%; adding a self-check raised the reduction to 77%. Coral Reefs: A global assessment warns that 96% of shallow-water reef ecosystems face critical risk of collapse by 2075, driven largely by warming seas and marine heatwaves.
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