Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Using machine learning to track the evolution of COVID-19

Scientists have developed a machine-learning approach to track the evolution of SARS‑CoV‑2, the virus that causes COVID-19, and potentially other viruses, according to a study published in the Proceedings of the National ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Machine learning predicts conduct disorder in kids

Conduct disorder (CD) is a common yet complex psychiatric disorder featuring aggressive and destructive behavior. Factors contributing to the development of CD span biological, psychological and social domains. Researchers ...

Oncology & Cancer

Scientists obtain real-time look at how cancers evolve

From amoebas to zebras, all living things evolve. They change over time as pressures from the environment cause individuals with certain traits to become more common in a population while those with other traits become less ...

Cardiology

Researchers use DNA analysis to diagnose subtypes of heart disease

The human heart is an intricate, complex organ and, like a car that starts sputtering, its function deteriorates for all sorts of reasons. Cardiomyopathy—any disease of the heart muscle that makes it pump blood less effectively—can ...

Oncology & Cancer

AI tackles the ABCD of skin cancer

New research from India has shown how machine learning, colloquially known as artificial intelligence or AI, could improve the early detection of skin cancer. Given that the incidence of skin cancer is on the rise, the work, ...

Medical economics

AI aids efforts to cut nuisance alerts for health care teams: Study

A new study from Vanderbilt University Medical Center demonstrates the promise of artificial intelligence to help refine and target the myriad computerized alerts intended to assist doctors and other team members in day-to-day ...

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