Neuroscience
How the brain responds to surprising events
When your brain needs you to pay attention to something important, one way it can do that is to send out a burst of noradrenaline, according to a new MIT study.
Jun 1, 2022
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Health
Gut microbes can boost the motivation to exercise, research finds
Some species of gut-dwelling bacteria activate nerves in the gut to promote the desire to exercise, according to a study in mice that was led by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. ...
Dec 14, 2022
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Endocrinology & Metabolism
AI can be used to identify benign thyroid nodules and reduce unnecessary biopsies
Artificial intelligence (AI) can be used to identify thyroid nodules seen on thyroid ultrasound that are very unlikely to be cancerous, reducing a large number of unnecessary biopsies, according to a new study being presented ...
Jun 11, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
How the combination of advanced ultrasound and AI could upgrade cancer diagnostics
Researchers have shown that an automated cancer diagnostic method, which pairs cutting-edge ultrasound techniques with artificial intelligence, can accurately diagnose thyroid cancer, of which there are more than 40,000 new ...
Jun 5, 2023
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Ophthalmology
Using the eye as a window into heart disease
Scientists have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) system that can analyze eye scans taken during a routine visit to an optician or eye clinic and identify patients at a high risk of a heart attack.
Jan 25, 2022
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Ophthalmology
Using deep learning to predict the vision of glaucoma patients
Research from a team including the Crabb Lab at City, University of London has used "deep learning" (DL), which is a type of artificial intelligence (AI), on thousands of images of the backs of the eyes of glaucoma patients ...
Jun 7, 2022
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Neuroscience
Machine-learning improves the prediction of stroke recovery
When blood flow to the brain is somehow reduced or restricted, a person can suffer a stroke. Stroke is fairly common; in Europe alone, there are over 1.5 million new cases each year.
Jul 8, 2021
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Biomedical technology
New method uses device cameras to measure pulse, breathing rate, could help personalized telehealth
Telehealth has become a critical way for doctors to still provide health care while minimizing in-person contact during COVID-19. But with phone or Zoom appointments, it's harder for doctors to get important vital signs from ...
Apr 2, 2021
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Neuroscience
For the brain, context is key to new theory of movement and memory
How is it that a chef can control their knife to filet a fish or peel a grape and can wield a cleaver just as efficiently as a paring knife? Even those of us less proficient in the kitchen learn to skilfully handle an astonishing ...
Nov 24, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
The power of machine learning in prostate cancer imaging
Researchers at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Desai Sethi Urology Institute are pioneering research to harness machine learning for the diagnosis and prognosis of prostate cancer, using magnetic resonance imaging ...
Mar 24, 2023
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