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Digital Science and Zhipu.AI collaborate to conduct data challenges, build COVID-19 information portal

Digital Science, a leading technology company serving emergent needs across the research sector, is pleased to announce a partnership with Beijing-based technology company Zhipu.AI to conduct data challenges and collaborate in building a COVID-19 information portal.

9 Apr 2020

MBI may give important clues about early stages of dementia

In recent years, scientists have conducted more than 100 clinical trials in the hopes of finding new indicators capable of diagnosing Alzheimer's disease prior to the manifestation of clinical symptoms such as memory loss.

8 Apr 2020

Loss of smell and taste as symptoms of COVID-19

Professor Carl Philpott speaks to News-Medical about his research into smell loss as a potential early symptom for COVID-19.

8 Apr 2020

Linguistics experts call for alternative ways of talking about Covid-19

Two Lancaster University linguistics experts have launched an appeal for examples of inspirational non-war-related metaphors which encourage people to stick to the rules while enabling them to have hope.

6 Apr 2020

‘You pray that you got the drug.’ Ailing couple gambles on trial for COVID-19 cure

For 10 days last month, they lay in side-by-side isolation units in a Seattle-area hospital, tethered to oxygen and struggling to breathe as the coronavirus ravaged their lungs.

6 Apr 2020

IRB Barcelona and Amazon join forces to develop computational tool in the fight against COVID-19

There are currently more than 10,000 scientific articles related to coronavirus infections. In fact, in recent weeks, research to combat COVID-19 has accelerated, and more than 4,000 new academic papers have been published on potential vaccines, therapies, and treatments.

3 Apr 2020

IBM Watson Assistant for Citizens provides responses to common COVID-19 queries

With COVID-19 affecting 206 countries, areas and territories, IBM is helping government agencies, healthcare organizations and academic institutions throughout the world use AI to put critical data and information into the hands of their citizens.

From IBM Watson 3 Apr 2020

Medicaid nearing ‘eye of the storm’ as newly unemployed look for coverage

As the coronavirus roils the economy and throws millions of Americans out of work, Medicaid is emerging as a default insurance plan for many of the newly unemployed.

3 Apr 2020

COVID-19 by the numbers

Numerical data sometimes reveal facts that are otherwise concealed within an onslaught of information from an overwhelming number of sources.

2 Apr 2020

Mobile apps for instant contact tracing could slow the rate of coronavirus transmission

A team of medical researchers and bioethicists at Oxford University has published results today in Science that furthers our understanding of coronavirus transmission.

31 Mar 2020

AGS commends Congress for prioritizing care for older adults in response to COVID-19

The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) today commended Congress and President Trump for supporting critical efforts to expand geriatrics expertise through the more than $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus package (S. 3548).

31 Mar 2020

Brain mapping shows motor regions for the hand may be connected to entire body

Neuroscientists have published findings which reveal that the motor region for the hand connects to the entire body.

27 Mar 2020

Hyped claims that AI outdoes doctors at diagnosis could harm patient safety

A number of studies claim that artificial intelligence (AI) does as well or better than doctors at interpreting images and diagnosing medical conditions. However, a recent study published in The BMJ in March 2020 reveals that most of this research is flawed, and the results exaggerated. The outcome could be that the decision to adopt AI as part of patient care is based upon faulty premises, compromising the quality of patient care for millions of people.

25 Mar 2020

Culturally adapted diabetes education programs boost Latino participation

An Oregon State University study published last week found that diabetes education programs that are linguistically and culturally tailored to Latinos lead to significantly higher rates of completion among Latino participants -- even higher than rates among non-Latinos enrolled in the English versions of those programs.

25 Mar 2020

New test to measure expressive language skills of people with Fragile X syndrome

Researchers have developed a test to measure the expressive language skills of people with Fragile X syndrome, a genetic disorder that may result in intellectual disability, cognitive impairment and symptoms of autism spectrum disorder.

25 Mar 2020

ELS can be useful in measuring outcomes for treatment studies in intellectual disabilities

A multi-university team of researchers found that expressive language sampling can be useful in measuring outcomes in clinical trials targeting fragile X syndrome.

24 Mar 2020

Early evaluation of stroke victims can help link brain regions to speech functions

New research from Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine shows analyzing the brains of stroke victims just days after the stroke allows researchers to link various speech functions to different parts of the brain, an important breakthrough that may lead to better treatment and recovery.

24 Mar 2020

Study unravels brain mechanisms in the event of a second stroke

It is now widely known that the brain is much more malleable than once thought. Even after stroke or brain injury the brain often succeeds finding a new balance between the failed regions and the functions they serve.

23 Mar 2020

Screen time impairs children's language skills

A new study looks at the time spent by kids looking at a screen and the development of their language skills. The team writes that there have been several studies that have found an adverse relationship between the two and this study is a collation of the data that exists from these studies.

23 Mar 2020

Style of language influences credibility and trust in health forums

More and more, people are using internet forums as first place to look for information on health issues. However, the scientific medical information being provided there is often so complex that laypeople are barely able to form considered judgments on the content of much of the advice.

22 Mar 2020

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Digital Science and Zhipu.AI collaborate to conduct data challenges, build COVID-19 information portal

MBI may give important clues about early stages of dementia

Loss of smell and taste as symptoms of COVID-19

Linguistics experts call for alternative ways of talking about Covid-19

‘You pray that you got the drug.’ Ailing couple gambles on trial for COVID-19 cure

IRB Barcelona and Amazon join forces to develop computational tool in the fight against COVID-19

IBM Watson Assistant for Citizens provides responses to common COVID-19 queries

Medicaid nearing ‘eye of the storm’ as newly unemployed look for coverage

COVID-19 by the numbers

Mobile apps for instant contact tracing could slow the rate of coronavirus transmission

AGS commends Congress for prioritizing care for older adults in response to COVID-19

Brain mapping shows motor regions for the hand may be connected to entire body

Hyped claims that AI outdoes doctors at diagnosis could harm patient safety

Culturally adapted diabetes education programs boost Latino participation

New test to measure expressive language skills of people with Fragile X syndrome

ELS can be useful in measuring outcomes for treatment studies in intellectual disabilities

Early evaluation of stroke victims can help link brain regions to speech functions

Study unravels brain mechanisms in the event of a second stroke

Screen time impairs children's language skills

Style of language influences credibility and trust in health forums

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