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Can war games really help us predict who will win a conflict?

The writer is director of the Hoover Institution’s war gaming and simulations initiative and a Hoover fellow at Stanford University War games, once niche and highly secretive, are coming in from the cold. Two recent unclassified games run by US think-tanks found that a future conflict… Read Full Article Here FT

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Health

‘Simple’ one-legged test may predict stroke and brain decline

There are two ways a stroke can occur. Often, they strike when a blood clot becomes lodged in one of the brain’s arteries, barricading blood flow. In some cases, the clot forms inside the vein because cholesterol-filled plaque has broken open. Researchers believe one 20-second test could reveal a lot about a person’s brain, foretelling […]

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Outbreak swerved as new ‘cutting edge’ tools to help predict

Researchers developing digital tools to predict and prepare for the next infectious disease outbreaks have received a new boost, amid warnings that climate change will only make the risk of a pandemic worse. The Wellcome Trust, a London-based charity focused on health research, warned the climate crisis is a “health emergency” which is threatening the […]

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Eye test could predict a patient’s stroke risk ‘decades in

The retina is the light-sensitive layers of nerve tissue at the back of the eye, which receives images and sends them as electrical signals to the brain via the optic nerve. Enlightening research, based on the eye scans of 46,969 patients, shows that the “retina age gap” could be a key indicator to stroke risk. […]

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Call The Midwife fans predict Trixie Franklin childhood trauma

Aplantnamedmozart shared: “Since they’re getting ready to marry her off, I wonder if they might address Trixie’s family as well. “Are her parents still alive? Is she estranged from them?” None of Trixie’s family have been named in the series apart from her godmother, Daphne, whom she has visited off-screen. In the 2013 Christmas special, […]

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New medical trials could help predict your future illnesses

Rishi Sunak faces question on NHS crisis The UK’s largest medical trial ever conducted — called Our Future Health — is underway, hoping to build a “detailed picture” of the nation’s health so that “future generations can live in good health for longer”. The initiative hopes to make life-saving discoveries by detecting conditions like dementia, […]

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Technology

Artificial intelligence tool may help predict lung cancer risk

January 30, 2023 6 min watch Source/Disclosures Published by: Disclosures: Fintelmann reports consulting or advisory roles with Jounce Therapeutics and Pfizer, research funding to his institution from BTG Specialty Pharmaceuticals; royalties from writing a book with Elsevier; and a patent related to body composition analysis on CT scans. Sequist reports consulting/advisory roles with AstraZeneca, Genentech/Roche, […]

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Finance

Analysts predict mortgage rates will ‘start to fall’ in autumn

Jinesh Vohra, CEO of Sprive, weighed in: “Towards the end of 2022, we saw mortgage rates rising fast. The good news is that in 2023, we’re actually starting to see things stabilise and we’re seeing hundreds of deals coming onto the market offering less than five percent – with many getting closer to four percent. […]

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Fixer To Fabulous Stars Dave And Jenny Marrs Predict The Color

Neutrals are timeless, but some are going to be more popular than others according to the Marrs’. The pair state that shades of gray have run their course in the interior design world. When asked about what’s next with color trends, Dave says, “Grays are on their way out,” while Jenny confirms the sentiment by […]

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Artist Uses Artificial Intelligence To Create Visuals, Predict

Delhi’s pollution is infamous and dangerous for the health of people living in the city. During the October-November month of 2022, the air quality status in the national capital crossed the ‘very poor’ category. The children and elderly were the most affected due to weak immune systems. If the poor air quality status continues to […]