ACM honors those who shape technology's future
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The Association for Computing Machinery recognized NCSA Director Bill Gropp for his work on MPICH, a high-performance and portable implementation of the Message Passing Interface.
Researchers at Sutter Health, led by Cheryl Stults, Ph.D., found that an innovative ambient artificial intelligence platform showed promising results in easing the burden of clinical documentation for healthcare providers. The study, published today in JAMA Network Open, revealed significant reductions in documentation time and improved overall clinician satisfaction. It also highlights the technology’s potential to address long-standing challenges in the medical profession.
Many mitochondrial diseases have been difficult to study and treat due to the inherent challenges in accessing mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA). Now, researchers from Japan have optimized mitochondrial-targeted compounds that can selectively modify the ratio of normal versus mutant mtDNA in patient-derived stem cells. This technology enables the creation of research models with varying mutation loads and demonstrates potential as a therapeutic strategy for reducing mutant mtDNA in patients, offering hope for mitochondrial disease treatment.
Frequent heat and drought events in southwestern Europe are reducing ecosystems’ capacity to absorb CO₂, according to a recent study by the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ICTA-UAB).