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Parkinson's & Movement disorders

Network theory insights lead to a mathematical representation of Parkinson's disease

Neurodegenerative diseases, such as Parkinson's disease, can be thought of as arising from malfunctions in the network of neuronal agglomerates in the brain. It is therefore often useful to apply insights from a branch of ...

Cardiology

Cardiology collaboration advances machine learning predictions for AFib after stroke

Researchers at Penn State are using machine learning and existing electrocardiogram (ECG) data to help doctors make more accurate predictions. A team of artificial intelligence engineers, in collaboration with a team of physicians ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Global research team develops H5N1 detection kit to tackle avian flu

The Diagnostics Development Hub (DxD Hub), a national platform hosted by the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore, in collaboration with the National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES), ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

AI model can diagnose depression via speech and brain neural activity

Depression is one of the most common mental illnesses. As many as 280 million people worldwide are affected by this disease, which is why researchers at Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) have developed an artificial intelligence ...

Oncology & Cancer

AI enhances early detection of pancreatic cysts

When it comes to early detection of silent but deadly diseases like pancreatic cancer, finding it early and predicting disease aggressiveness are critical for increasing long-term survival.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Students develop AI model for middle ear disease detection

Understanding the middle ear is essential—not only for hearing but also for balance and quality of life. According to the National Institutes of Health, in the U.S., one in eight adults has hearing loss, and nearly 28% ...

Radiology & Imaging

Radiologists could soon be using AI to detect brain tumors

A paper titled "Deep Learning and Transfer Learning for Brain Tumor Detection and Classification" published in Biology Methods and Protocols shows that scientists can train artificial intelligence (AI) models to distinguish ...

Medical economics

AI tool predicts risk of emergency hospital visits

Experts have harnessed the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to more accurately anticipate which patients will require emergency hospital admissions across Scotland.

Obstetrics & gynaecology

A fully automated AI-based system for assessing IVF embryo quality

A new artificial intelligence-based system can accurately assess the chromosomal status of in vitro-fertilized (IVF) embryos using only time-lapse video images of the embryos and maternal age, according to a study from investigators ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Combining large datasets to improve mental health research

More than half of the risk for mental disorders can be attributed to environmental factors such as socioeconomic status, urbanicity, pollution, and climate. Scientists are trying to characterize the impact of these factors ...

Health informatics

Health screenings in underserved populations

Cancer is a leading cause of death among Hispanic people in the U.S., according to the American Cancer Society. Compared to non-Hispanic white people, Hispanic men and women are less likely to be diagnosed with common cancers ...

Oncology & Cancer

AI model that checks for skin cancer shows promise

Scientists in the East of England have developed a way of using artificial intelligence to check for skin cancer, with the AI tool outperforming existing methods in a new study.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Novel app tracks travel-related illnesses

Travelers sometimes pick up more than just memories when they go abroad. Unfortunately, they may also experience health issues brought about by pathogens. Data collected by a novel travel app developed by UZH researchers ...

Radiology & Imaging

Training medical image analysis AI with knowledge, not shortcuts

When human radiologists examine scans, they peer through the lens of decades of training. Extending from college to medical school to residency, the road that concludes in a physician interpreting, say, an X-ray, includes ...

Gerontology & Geriatrics

New clinical model for predicting hip fractures could save lives

Researchers at Uppsala University have developed a clinical model that can accurately predict the risk of hip fractures in the elderly. The model is based on analyses of data from the entire Swedish population and can identify ...