Neuroscience

New research questions safety of cannabidiol for pregnant women

Cannabidiol (CBD), one of the active ingredients in cannabis, is thought to be safe as it does not cause a "high." Increasing numbers of pregnant women take CBD, believing that it can help alleviate symptoms such as morning ...

Medical economics

Unlocking innovation secrets in the smart medical industry

Smart medical is the product of the deep integration of the health care service industry and information technology. With the advent of new-generation information technologies such as artificial intelligence, big data and ...

Oncology & Cancer

Study suggests AI may soon be able to detect cancer

A new paper in Biology Methods & Protocols indicates that it may soon be possible for doctors to use artificial intelligence (AI) to detect and diagnose cancer in patients, allowing for earlier treatment. Cancer remains one ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia

Diagnosing essential tremor after death helps families learn risk

A statistical tool designed to analyze 11 characteristics of postmortem brains reliably diagnosed a common neurodegenerative disease known as essential tremor (ET), a study led by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Study shows AI can predict anxiety levels with picture tasks

Researchers at the University of Cincinnati developed a new form of artificial intelligence that uses a short picture rating task and a small set of contextual variables to predict whether someone is experiencing anxiety.

Parkinson's & Movement disorders

Blood test could predict Parkinson's seven years before symptoms

A team of researchers, led by scientists at UCL and University Medical Center Goettingen, has developed a simple blood test that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to predict Parkinson's up to seven years before the onset ...

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