Medical research
'Almost perfect' hearing for deaf with new tech
Dr. Wim Melis from the University of Greenwich is working on deconstructing and reconstructing audio signals with extremely high accuracy.
Jul 19, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Comparing models for discrimination of infant cries for the early detection of developmental disorders
Crying is, for babies, the earliest way of expressing and communicating needs like hunger, pain, discomfort or tiredness. Apart from that, the cry is an acoustic signal containing information that provides insights into the ...
Jul 09, 2019
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Artificial intelligence identifies 'kissing bugs' that spread Chagas disease
New research from the University of Kansas shows machine learning is capable of identifying insects that spread the incurable disease called Chagas with high precision, based on ordinary digital photos. The idea is to give ...
Jun 20, 2019
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Cardiology
Big picture genetic scoring approach reliably predicts heart disease
Specialized risk scores derived from testing that calculates the cumulative effect of an individual's entire DNA sequence, the genome, may reliably predict heart disease in people who have not yet had a heart attack, according ...
Jun 11, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
New method for analyzing genes activity helps predict cancer patients survival
An international research team has developed a new method for determining cell types in a tissue sample. The scientists determined the link between the activity of genes in the same cell type and made a model capable of "recognizing" ...
May 28, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers devise a progression risk-based classification for patients with AWM
By analyzing data from hundreds of patients with asymptomatic Waldenström macroglobulinemia (AWM), researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have devised a risk model for determining whether patients with AWM have a low, ...
Apr 23, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
AI and MRIs at birth can predict cognitive development at age two, study finds
Researchers at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine used MRI brain scans and machine learning techniques at birth to predict cognitive development at age 2 years with 95 percent accuracy.
Mar 15, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Scientists trained a computer to classify breast cancer tumors
Using technology similar to the type that powers facial and speech recognition on a smartphone, researchers at the University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center have trained a computer to analyze breast ...
Nov 19, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
MRI diagnostic for differentiating low-grade bladder cancers
(HealthDay)—Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging is accurate in differentiating T1 or lower tumors from T2 or higher tumors among patients with bladder cancer, according to a review published in the February issue of Radiology.
Jan 29, 2018
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Pediatrics
'Modest at best' discriminatory ability for CBC test in infants
(HealthDay)—Complete blood cell count parameters at commonly used or optimal thresholds do not offer high accuracy in identifying invasive bacterial infections (IBIs) in febrile infants (≤60 days of age), according to ...
Sep 12, 2017
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