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Open-source AI matches top proprietary model in solving tough medical cases
Artificial intelligence can transform medicine in a myriad of ways, including its promise to act as a trusted diagnostic aide to busy clinicians.
Mar 15, 2025
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
New AI model can estimate a person's true biological age from five drops of blood
We all know someone who seems to defy aging—people who look younger than their peers despite being the same age. What's their secret? Scientists at Osaka University (Japan) may have found a way to quantify this difference. ...
Mar 14, 2025
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Researchers develop computational tools to safeguard privacy without degrading voice-based cognitive markers
Digital voice recordings contain valuable information that can indicate an individual's cognitive health, offering a non-invasive and efficient method for assessment. Research has demonstrated that digital voice measures ...
Mar 14, 2025
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Model uses quantum mechanics to show how the brain makes decisions more quickly than computers in risky situations
In research inspired by the principles of quantum mechanics, researchers from Pompeu Fabra University (UPF) and the University of Oxford reveal new findings to understand why the human brain is able to make decisions quicker ...
Mar 13, 2025
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AI emotion detection may fall short: Study finds real-life fear is communicated through context, not facial cues
A new study challenges the longstanding belief that fear is primarily communicated through facial expressions, showing instead that context plays the dominant role in real-life fear recognition.
Mar 13, 2025
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Using machine learning tools to detect gene mutations from leukemia cell images
Gene mutations in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) cells can guide treatment options, and machine learning can rapidly guess the existence of gene mutations based on images of leukemia cells.
Mar 13, 2025
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Portable AI system helps detect cognitive impairment
Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) can be an early indicator of Alzheimer's disease or dementia, so identifying those with cognitive issues early could lead to interventions and better outcomes. But diagnosing MCI can be a long ...
Mar 13, 2025
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New research uses AI to unravel the complex neuronal wiring of the motor system
The nervous system is a marvel of biological engineering, composed of intricate networks that control every aspect of an animal's movement and behavior. A fundamental question in neuroscience is how these vast, complex circuits ...
Mar 13, 2025
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Ultra-low-dose CT can diagnose pneumonia in immunocompromised patients while using far less radiation
Denoised ultra-low-dose CT can effectively diagnose pneumonia in immunocompromised patients using only 2% of the radiation dose of standard CT, according to a study published in Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging.
Mar 13, 2025
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Generative AI and deepfakes are fueling health misinformation. Here's what to look out for so you don't get scammed
False and misleading health information online and on social media is on the rise, thanks to rapid developments in deepfake technology and generative artificial intelligence (AI).
Mar 13, 2025
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Clinical Decision Support System effectiveness is context-specific when preventing cardiac death, research finds
Like virtually every other industry, health care is increasingly prioritizing digital transformation. The sector is unique, however, in that its results are measured not only in business terms but also as tangible outcomes ...
Mar 13, 2025
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Synthetic breast ultrasound images: Researchers develop privacy-friendly method for medical data sharing
Medical big data holds immense potential for enhancing health care quality and advancing medical research. However, cross-center sharing of medical data, essential for constructing large and diverse datasets, raises privacy ...
Mar 13, 2025
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Promise and perils of AI in citizen science explored in study
A new study published in JMIR Public Health and Surveillance by a team from Stanford Medicine investigates the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) to revolutionize citizen science and advance health equity. The study, ...
Mar 13, 2025
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Digitalizing essential services risks widening inequalities for minoritized ethnic communities
The rapid digitization of essential services in the U.K. is deepening inequalities for minoritzed ethnic communities, a major three-year research project has found.
Mar 13, 2025
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Unique dataset explores how brains store and retrieve memories
An international team of scientists has revealed new clues about the neural mechanisms underlying memory formation and recognition in the developing human brain, according to a study published in Science Advances.
Mar 12, 2025
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AI maps blood vessels in the retina for better diagnostics
Researchers from a joint Skoltech-University of Sharjah laboratory and AIRI Institute have automated the analysis of retina images used to diagnose diabetic retinopathy. This refers to retinal damage in diabetes patients ...
Mar 12, 2025
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Sharper images: How the brain filters out the noise
A multidisciplinary team of researchers at Georgia Tech has discovered how lateral inhibition helps our brains process visual information, and it could expand our knowledge of sensory perception, leading to applications in ...
Mar 11, 2025
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Patients' affinity for AI messages drops if they know the technology was used, surveys reveal
In a Duke Health-led survey, patients who were shown messages written either by artificial intelligence (AI) or human clinicians indicated a preference for responses drafted by AI over a human. That preference was diminished, ...
Mar 11, 2025
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Machine learning models fail to detect key health deteriorations, research shows
It would be greatly beneficial to physicians trying to save lives in intensive care units if they could be alerted when a patient's condition rapidly deteriorates or shows vitals in highly abnormal ranges.
Mar 11, 2025
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The 'colocatome': Scientists create a catalog of non-cancerous cells' influence on cancer
Even cells experience peer pressure. Scientists have long studied the ins and outs of cancer cells to learn more about the disease, but they're increasingly finding that noncancerous cells near the cancer cells exert a powerful ...
Mar 11, 2025
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Advanced computational models enhance understanding, diagnoses of neuropsychiatric and neurological diseases
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a serious mental health condition that impacts individuals of all ages, including children and adolescents. Early detection and diagnosis, especially at an earlier age, is crucial for effective ...
Mar 11, 2025
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Women with peripheral vascular disease often underdiagnosed and undertreated, highlighting need for more research
The disparities between men and women in prevalence, risk factors and symptoms of peripheral vascular disease (PVD) have a profound impact on prevention, diagnosis, treatment and outcomes for women, according to a new American ...
Mar 11, 2025
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Computer engineers develop AI tool to account for ancestral diversity in genetic data
University of Florida researchers are addressing a critical gap in medical genetic research—ensuring it better represents and benefits people of all backgrounds.
Mar 10, 2025
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Headways and hurdles: How AI is shaping the future of medicine
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is poised to revolutionize numerous aspects of human life, with health care among the most critical fields set to benefit from this transformation. Medicine is a complex, costly and high-impact ...
Mar 10, 2025
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AI reduces false positives by 37.3% in breast cancer diagnosis
Despite making up half of the global population, women's health has often been sidelined by traditional health care systems. Systemic neglect has led to delayed diagnoses and inadequate care. Artificial intelligence (AI) ...
Mar 10, 2025
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