Artificial Intelligence News and Research

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MRI brain scans can accurately predict young person's age

Using MRI technology and mathematical analysis, researchers at Oregon Health & Science University and Washington University in St. Louis are now able to accurately predict a young person's age simply by studying their brain scans. The research, which will likely have several clinical applications, including assessment and diagnosis, is published in the current edition of the journal Science.

15 Sep 2010

Numerate awarded new contract by Defense Threat Reduction Agency

Numerate, Inc. announced today that it has been awarded a new three-year contract by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), an agency within the U.S. Department of Defense, to adapt its pioneering small-molecule drug design platform to the rapid design and optimization of drugs against biowarfare agents.

10 Sep 2010

Elan Corporation offers to purchase Senior Fixed Rate Notes due 2013

Elan Corporation, plc announced today that Elan's wholly-owned subsidiaries, Elan Finance public limited company and Elan Finance Corp., commenced an offer to purchase of up to $186,000,000 aggregate principal amount of their 8 7/8% Senior Fixed Rate Notes due 2013 (the "2013 Fixed Rate Notes") and their Floating Rate Notes Due 2013 (the "2013 Floating Rate Notes" together with the 2013 Fixed Rate Notes, the "2013 Notes"),

31 Aug 2010

SRI and Taiho collaborate to advance clinical development of TAS-108 breast cancer program

SRI International, an independent nonprofit research and development organization, announced today that it has assumed responsibility for further clinical development of the TAS-108 breast cancer program, in cooperation with Taiho Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd., a leading Japanese pharmaceutical company. Further clinical development will focus on the lead compound's registration for the treatment of tamoxifen and aromatase inhibitor-resistant breast cancers.

20 Aug 2010

UCLA Professor receives 2010 Rumelhart Prize for research on AI

The Cognitive Science Society today announces that Professor Judea Pearl of University of California at Los Angeles has received the 2010 Rumelhart Prize for his leading research in Artificial Intelligence and systems that reason plausibly from uncertain evidence. His work on graphical models addresses one of the deepest challenges in philosophy and science: The dynamics of beliefs and the analysis of causality.

13 Aug 2010

Scientists develop new metabolite analysis technique for accurate ovarian cancer detection

Scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology have attained very promising results on their initial investigations of a new test for ovarian cancer. Using a new technique involving mass spectrometry of a single drop of blood serum, the test correctly identified women with ovarian cancer in 100 percent of the patients tested. The results can be found online in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers, & Prevention Research.

12 Aug 2010

EEG patterns can predict schizophrenia patients' response to clozapine therapy

A commonplace electroencephalography (EEG) test may hold the key to predicting whether a person will respond to certain prescribed drugs, particularly those related to psychiatric conditions.In a study to be published by Clinical Neurophysiology, and now posted online, engineering and health sciences researchers at McMaster University applied machine learning to EEG patterns and successfully predicted how patients with schizophrenia would respond to clozapine therapy.

5 Aug 2010

CorVel quarterly revenues increase 13% to $91.5 million

CorVel Corporation reported earnings per share of $0.64 for the quarter ended June 30, 2010, a 30% increase compared to $0.49 in the same quarter of the prior fiscal year. The Company reported quarterly revenues of $91.5 million, a 13% increase compared to $81.3 million in the same quarter of the prior fiscal year.

3 Aug 2010

Maven Semantic announces updates to Bioinformatics medical professionals database

Maven Semantic announces updates to their Bioinformatics database.

23 Jul 2010

Elan total revenue increases 10% to $579.4 million for first half of 2010

Elan Corporation, plc today reported its second quarter and first half 2010 financial results.

22 Jul 2010

Next generation robot could eliminate 'the doctor'

As physician-guided robots routinely operate on patients at most major hospitals, the next generation robot could eliminate a surprising element from that scenario -- the doctor.

21 Jul 2010

Essential nutrient in eggs may reduce risk of infant heart defects

A study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that a choline-deficient diet is associated with increased risk for heart defects during prenatal development. Choline is an essential nutrient required for normal cell activity, healthy brain and nerve function, liver metabolism and transportation of nutrients throughout the body.

16 Jul 2010

Maven Semantic announces updates to database of Toxicology researchers

Maven Semantic announces updates to their Toxicology database.

14 Jul 2010

Maven Semantic releases updates to Biotechnology research database

Maven Semantic (http://www.mavensemantic.com) announces updates to their Biotechnology research database.

14 Jul 2010

Communication between bacterial species promotes resistance to antibiotics: Study

Ear infections caused by more than one species of bacteria could be more persistent and antibiotic-resistant because one pathogen may be communicating with the other, encouraging it to bolster its defenses. Interrupting or removing that communication could be key to curing these infections. Researchers from Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center publish their findings today in mBio-, the online open-access journal of the American Society for Microbiology.

7 Jul 2010

Karolinska Institutet researchers contribute at ESOF 2010

Researchers and staff from Karolinska Institutet are contributing to Europe's largest cross-disciplinary gathering place with news of everything from neuroscience to bioentrepreneurship. Carl Johan Sundberg, university lecturer and associate professor at Karolinska Institutet, is the founder and initiator of ESOF.

3 Jul 2010

FDA grants approval for newest version of OnGuard Chest X-ray CAD technology

Riverain Medical announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted approval for the newest version of the OnGuard Chest X-ray Computer-Aided Detection technology. OnGuard identifies solitary pulmonary nodules that may represent early-stage lung cancer on an existing chest X-ray. This improved performance demonstrates a 73% reduction in false positive marks and 50% higher relative sensitivity compared to the original product.

22 Jun 2010

Benefitfocus announces acquisition of BeliefNetworks

Benefitfocus today announced the acquisition of BeliefNetworks, Inc., a leader in transforming real-time data – including consumer behavior, marketing campaign data and social networking conversations – into actionable knowledge for customers. The agreement includes three patent applications and proprietary software code. These assets and the highly-experienced staff of BeliefNetworks are a valuable addition to Benefitfocus, the leader in Software as a Service solutions for health and voluntary benefits.

17 Jun 2010

AssureImmune merges with BCU

AssureImmune LLC, the premier family stem cell bank in the United States, today announced their merger with Banco de Cordón Umbilical, the largest cord blood bank in Latin America. This merger expands the Companies' global reach providing family stem cell banking services to North, Central and South America.

16 Jun 2010

AIDS/LifeCycle event raises $10M to support HIV/AIDS services

More than 2,400 participants in AIDS/LifeCycle arrived at the Veterans Center in Los Angeles today after traveling 545 miles from San Francisco over the past seven days in the world's largest annual HIV/AIDS fundraising event. In its ninth year, the event raised $10 million to support the services of San Francisco AIDS Foundation and the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center that prevent new HIV infections and care for those living with HIV/AIDS.

14 Jun 2010