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New 3D imaging technique helps detect breast cancer, COVID-19, other diseases

A research team led by UMass Lowell is pioneering a new 3D imaging technique to better detect breast cancer and other diseases, including COVID-19.

17 Feb 2021

New method uses DNA biomarkers to flag prenatal environmental exposures in children

Scientists at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health developed a method using a DNA biomarker to easily screen pregnant women for harmful prenatal environmental contaminants like air pollution linked to childhood illness and developmental disorders.

17 Feb 2021

Machine learning model may guide treatment decisions for lung cancer patients

Doctors and healthcare workers may one day use a machine learning model, called deep learning, to guide their treatment decisions for lung cancer patients, according to a team of Penn State Great Valley researchers.

17 Feb 2021

Improving eye health globally can have substantial benefits for economic, social prosperity

An estimated 1.1 billion people were living with untreated vision impairment in 2020, but researchers say more than 90 per cent of vision loss could be prevented or treated with existing, highly cost-effective interventions.

17 Feb 2021

New AI-based tool may help doctors better prepare patients for surgery

A new tool using an artificial intelligence platform may help doctors better prepare patients for surgery.

17 Feb 2021

Analytical Chemistry of Beer and Brewing

NewsMed talks to Chris Welch about their Pittcon presentation on the analytical chemistry involved in beer brewing.

From Pittcon 17 Feb 2021

Despite strict COVID-19 measures, public trust in UK government has mixed response

High levels of public support for strict measures to control COVID-19 during the first wave of the pandemic did not reflect high levels of public trust in the UK government's honesty, transparency or motives, suggests a new study published in PLOS One.

17 Feb 2021

New system distinguishes suspicious pigmented lesions from non-suspicious ones

Melanoma is by far the deadliest form of skin cancer, killing more than 7,000 people in the United States in 2019 alone.

17 Feb 2021

Gift to Yale launches new research enterprise to study human cognition

Yale University today announced that a historic philanthropic gift will launch an ambitious new research enterprise devoted to the study of human cognition.

16 Feb 2021

New model to better predict risk of abdominal aortic aneurysms

An abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) can be a ticking time bomb if undiscovered in time. However, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh are developing a new model to better predict at-risk patients. And the tools they are using apply mechanical testing to the human body - which is itself a complex machine.

16 Feb 2021

Biodegradable microcapsules loaded with nerve growth factor can guide neuronal development

Researchers from Skoltech and their colleagues have demonstrated that nanoengineered biodegradable microcapsules can guide the development of hippocampal neurons in an in vitro experiment.

16 Feb 2021

Pitt scientists develop fast, efficient technique for discovering tiny antibody fragments

By capitalizing on a convergence of chemical, biological and artificial intelligence advances, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine scientists have developed an unusually fast and efficient method for discovering tiny antibody fragments with big potential for development into therapeutics against deadly diseases.

15 Feb 2021

$Big data can help assess risk prediction for osteoporosis, fractures$

Big data can help assess risk prediction for osteoporosis, fractures

Years of suffering and billions of euro in global health care costs, arising from osteoporosis-related bone fractures, could be eliminated using big data to target vulnerable patients, according to researchers at Lero, the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Software.

15 Feb 2021

Pediatric brain tumors can be classified using diffusion weighted imaging and machine learning

Diffusion weighted imaging and machine learning can successfully classify the diagnosis and characteristics of common types of pediatric brain tumors a UK-based multi-center study, including WMG at the University of Warwick has found.

15 Feb 2021

Study finds certain plasma microRNAs as diagnostic biomarkers for mild traumatic brain injury

Certain plasma microRNAs could serve as diagnostic biomarkers in mild traumatic brain injury, a new study from the University of Eastern Finland shows.

15 Feb 2021

A machine learning approach to identify drugs that could be repurposed to fight COVID-19

When the Covid-19 pandemic struck in early 2020, doctors and researchers rushed to find effective treatments. There was little time to spare.

15 Feb 2021

Innovations in Forensic Examination of Seized Drugs and Forensic Toxicology

NewsMed interviews Michelle Peace on her Pittcon presentation entitled, "Innovations in Forensic Examination of Seized Drugs and Forensic Toxicology".

From Pittcon 15 Feb 2021

Algorithm for skin cancer diagnosis performs on par with dermatologists

A study has now been presented that boosts the evidence for using AI solutions in skin cancer diagnostics.

13 Feb 2021

Akkure Genomics raises €1.2 million to accelerate roll-out of its next-generation clinical trials platform

Akkure Genomics, an Irish digital health scaleup which is developing a disruptive MedTech platform for the global clinical trials industry, has raised just over €1.2 million in a crowdfunding campaign from 318 investors.

13 Feb 2021

AI-assisted video analysis can help doctors to diagnose Parkinson’s disease at an early stage

Scientists from Skoltech and A.I. Burnazyan Federal Medical and Biophysical Center have designed and developed a second opinion system, based on AI-assisted video analysis, which can help medical professionals to objectively assess patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) even at an early stage.

12 Feb 2021

Artificial Intelligence News and Research

Latest Artificial Intelligence News and Research

New 3D imaging technique helps detect breast cancer, COVID-19, other diseases

New method uses DNA biomarkers to flag prenatal environmental exposures in children

Machine learning model may guide treatment decisions for lung cancer patients

Improving eye health globally can have substantial benefits for economic, social prosperity

New AI-based tool may help doctors better prepare patients for surgery

Analytical Chemistry of Beer and Brewing

Despite strict COVID-19 measures, public trust in UK government has mixed response

New system distinguishes suspicious pigmented lesions from non-suspicious ones

Gift to Yale launches new research enterprise to study human cognition

New model to better predict risk of abdominal aortic aneurysms

Biodegradable microcapsules loaded with nerve growth factor can guide neuronal development

Pitt scientists develop fast, efficient technique for discovering tiny antibody fragments

Big data can help assess risk prediction for osteoporosis, fractures

Pediatric brain tumors can be classified using diffusion weighted imaging and machine learning

Study finds certain plasma microRNAs as diagnostic biomarkers for mild traumatic brain injury

A machine learning approach to identify drugs that could be repurposed to fight COVID-19

Innovations in Forensic Examination of Seized Drugs and Forensic Toxicology

Algorithm for skin cancer diagnosis performs on par with dermatologists

Akkure Genomics raises €1.2 million to accelerate roll-out of its next-generation clinical trials platform

AI-assisted video analysis can help doctors to diagnose Parkinson’s disease at an early stage

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