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From AI to wearables: WHO outlines global plan for digital health tools
Make way for digital health. Smart watches and health apps aren't just for fitness enthusiasts and people with access to advanced care—the World Health Organization (WHO) is looking to these and other digital tech devices ...
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Researchers call for clear regulations on AI tools used for mental health interactions
Artificial Intelligence (AI) can converse, mirror emotions, and simulate human engagement. Publicly available large language models (LLMs)—often used as personalized chatbots or AI characters—are increasingly involved ...
Dec 5, 2025
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AI brain scan model identifies stroke, brain tumors and aneurysms
A new AI model could help radiologists identify brain abnormalities in MRI scans for all conditions including stroke, multiple sclerosis and brain tumors.
Dec 5, 2025
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Machine learning reveals how disordered protein regions contribute to cancer-causing condensates
Fusion oncoproteins arise when a gene fuses with another gene and acquires new abilities. Such abilities can include the formation of biomolecular condensates, "droplets" of concentrated proteins, DNA or RNA.
Dec 4, 2025
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Researchers unveil new algorithm to dramatically speed up stroke detection scans
When someone walks into an emergency room with symptoms of a stroke, every second matters. But today, diagnosing the type of stroke, the life-or-death distinction between a clot and a bleed, requires large, stationary machines ...
Dec 4, 2025
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One experiment, two insights: Sequencing method reveals both genome proteins and their positions
A team from the Andalusian Center for Molecular Biology and Regenerative Medicine (CABIMER) has developed an innovative technique called PLAMseq (proximity-labeled affinity-purified mass spectrometry plus sequencing) that, ...
Dec 4, 2025
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AI method recovers missing movement data to enhance behavioral analysis
Scientists learn about the brain's inner workings by studying what animals or people do, how they move, react, and make choices. Behavior is complex, as animals and humans can move in countless different manners. Yet, neuroscience ...
Dec 4, 2025
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Human gene maps are biased towards European ancestries, study reveals
Human gene maps contain major blind spots because they were built largely from the DNA sequences of people with European ancestry, according to a study published in Nature Communications.
Dec 3, 2025
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Spatial transcriptomics gains quality control with new open-source repository and protocols
Spatial transcriptomics provides a unique perspective on the genes that cells express and where those cells are located. However, the rapid growth of the technology has come at the cost of standardization and consistency. ...
Dec 3, 2025
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Small team, big impact: Automation helps relieve symptoms to keep cancer patients out of the ER
For many people living with cancer, symptoms such as pain, anxiety or insomnia can quickly spiral into an emergency room visit. Such visits can be financially costly and take an emotional toll on patients and their caregivers.
Dec 3, 2025
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Secrets of human behavior come to light in a (very) smart kitchen
By transforming a kitchen into a fully instrumented research environment, a team led by EPFL neuroscientist Alexander Mathis opens a new window onto the fine-grained mechanics of human movement.
Dec 3, 2025
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Rectal bleeding: Is it hemorrhoids or cancer?
Hemorrhoids are a common condition that affects about half of all people by age fifty.
Dec 3, 2025
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Statewide analysis quantifies life-saving potential of 'stop the bleed'
Quicker access to bleeding control interventions taught in the American College of Surgeons (ACS) "Stop the Bleed" program could have prevented the deaths of numerous homicide victims in Maryland, according to a first-of-its-kind ...
Dec 3, 2025
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Ethics roadmap guides responsible AI integration in intensive care
Delirium is a common but often undiagnosed condition in intensive care unit (ICU) patients. To improve early detection, a transdisciplinary team has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) tool that analyzes facial expressions ...
Dec 3, 2025
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Comparing DNA language models to guide optimal AI selection for genomics
Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have performed a comprehensive evaluation of five artificial intelligence (AI) models trained on genomic sequences, known as DNA foundation language models. ...
Dec 2, 2025
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Internet of beings: The dream of digitizing human bodies for health care (and the nightmare)
In the 1966 film Fantastic Voyage, a spacecraft and its crew are shrunk to microscopic size and injected into the body of an injured astronaut to remove a life-threatening blood clot from his brain. The Academy Award-winning ...
Dec 2, 2025
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Over-reliance on AI risks eroding new and future doctors' critical thinking and reinforcing existing bias, warn experts
Over-reliance on generative AI risks eroding new and future doctors' critical thinking skills, while potentially reinforcing existing data bias and inequity, warns an editorial published in the online journal BMJ Evidence ...
Dec 2, 2025
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The future of cancer detection could be just a blood test away, say scientists
The prospect of diagnosing cancer through painless methods—such as a simple AI-assisted blood or urine test that detects tiny particles known as exosomes—is becoming increasingly realistic. Scientists predict that this ...
Dec 2, 2025
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Major treatment overhauls for acute myeloid leukemia
A new generation of targeted treatments and gentler chemotherapy options for older adults with a new diagnosis of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is driving better survival and cure rates.
Dec 2, 2025
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PathGen: New AI-powered outbreak intelligence tool
Asia Pathogen Genomics Initiative (Asia PGI) has offered the first public preview of PathGen, an AI-powered sense-making and decision-making support platform for pathogen genomics and contextual data.
Dec 2, 2025
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Obstetricians in NYC first to use FDA-approved AI tool that enhances fetal screenings for congenital heart defects
Doctors in the Raquel and Jaime Gilinski Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Science at Mount Sinai have become the first in New York City to implement an artificial intelligence (AI) tool that enhances ...
Dec 2, 2025
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AI tools poised to transform global TB detection
Researchers have unveiled new AI tools, from smartphone cough analysis to child-friendly screening systems, which could transform how tuberculosis is detected, monitored and prevented.
Dec 1, 2025
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AI vs. AI: Patients deploy bots to battle health insurers that deny care
As states strive to curb health insurers' use of artificial intelligence, patients and doctors are arming themselves with AI tools to fight claims denials, prior authorizations and soaring medical bills.
Dec 1, 2025
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New guideline on pre-exposure and postexposure HIV prevention
Multiple pre-exposure (PrEP) and postexposure (PEP) treatments are now available to prevent HIV infection. An updated Canadian guideline published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) contains 31 recommendations ...
Dec 1, 2025
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