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Researchers use MRI to show how infant brain connections can predict autism risk at age two

For the first time, autism researchers used MRIs of six-month olds to show how brain regions are connected and synchronized, and then predict which babies at high risk of developing autism would be diagnosed with the condition at age two.

8 Jun 2017

New prediction tools could identify patients at risk of inappropriate prescription opioid use

New prediction tools to help health-care providers identify patients at risk of inappropriate prescription opioid use, while allowing safe administration of legitimate pain management to those not at high-risk, are being developed by University of Arizona College of Pharmacy researcher Jenny Lo-Ciganic, PhD.

8 Jun 2017

U-M researchers aim to create new vehicle technology to predict adverse cardiac events

A driver experiencing an unexpected cardiac event on the road isn't the only one at risk. Fellow passengers and motorists also face death or serious injury when another person has a medical emergency behind the wheel.

6 Jun 2017

Novartis to collaborate with IBM Watson Health for improving outcomes in advanced breast cancer

Novartis today announced a first-of-its-kind collaboration with IBM Watson Health on an initiative to optimize cancer care and improve patient outcomes.

5 Jun 2017

BrainScope One study shows one-third potential reduction of avoidable CT scans in mild TBI patients

BrainScope Company, Inc. today announced a publication describing the use of its flagship product, BrainScope One, in an independent clinical trial demonstrating the potential reduction of one-third (33.3%) of unnecessary computed tomography scans of mildly presenting head injured patients in hospital emergency rooms.

2 Jun 2017

LimTox online software tool provides information on drug hepatotoxicity

The Biological Text Mining Unit presents in a recent Nucleic Acids Research paper the LimTox online software tool developed at the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre.

1 Jun 2017

Duke University researchers develop handheld device for easier cervical cancer screening

Duke University researchers have developed a handheld device for cervical cancer screening that promises to do away with uncomfortable speculums and high-cost colposcopes.

31 May 2017

Review: Medical image denoising using machine learning techniques for better diagnostic accuracy

Machine learning techniques are increasingly demonstrating success in image-based diagnosis, disease detection and disease prognosis.

24 May 2017

Machine-learning algorithm may help identify hospitalized patients at risk for severe sepsis

A machine-learning algorithm has the capability to identify hospitalized patients at risk for severe sepsis and septic shock using data from electronic health records, according to a study presented at the 2017 American Thoracic Society International Conference.

24 May 2017

Researchers aim to explore role of physical activity on aging trajectories of the brain

Most people know that regular exercise can keep a body looking and feeling young. What about the brain?

24 May 2017

Wristwatch-like devices can provide information related to different kinds of brain activity

What can we learn about emotions, the brain and behavior from a wristband? Plenty, according to a prominent MIT engineer and researcher in her plenary session address at the American Pain Society Annual Scientific Meeting, www.americanpainsociety.org.

22 May 2017

IBM and Rensselaer create new research center to develop cognitive tools for health empowerment

IBM and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute today announced the creation of the new Center for Health Empowerment by Analytics, Learning, and Semantics.

17 May 2017

Study shows that humans reprocess recent memories in sleep

Sleep helps us to retain the information that we have learned during the day. We know from animal experiments that new memories are reactivated during sleep.

17 May 2017

Guardant Health introduces new initiative to sequence tumor DNA of one million cancer patients

Guardant Health, the world leader in comprehensive liquid biopsies, announced an ambitious goal to sequence the tumor DNA of more than 1 million cancer patients within five years.

15 May 2017

Analyzing single-cell RNA data in pre-malignant tumors

RNA sequencing is basically the isolation of RNA from cells and the use of reverse transcriptase to turn the RNA into DNA. You can then use your standard DNA sequencing technologies to quantify the cDNA that you obtained from the reverse transcription reaction.

12 May 2017

BGRF scientists help develop AI to expedite drug development for age-related conditions

The Chief Science Officer of the Biogerontology Research Foundation will present new research on artificial intelligence for drug discovery at the NVIDIA Graphics Technology Conference at the San Jose Convention Center, on Wednesday, May 10, 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM alongside two AI scientists from the BGRF and Insilico Medicine, where they will deliver a presentation titled "Applications of Generative Adversarial Networks to Drug Discovery in Oncology and Infectious Diseases".

9 May 2017

Machine Learning News and Research

Researchers use MRI to show how infant brain connections can predict autism risk at age two

New prediction tools could identify patients at risk of inappropriate prescription opioid use

U-M researchers aim to create new vehicle technology to predict adverse cardiac events

Novartis to collaborate with IBM Watson Health for improving outcomes in advanced breast cancer

BrainScope One study shows one-third potential reduction of avoidable CT scans in mild TBI patients

LimTox online software tool provides information on drug hepatotoxicity

Duke University researchers develop handheld device for easier cervical cancer screening

Review: Medical image denoising using machine learning techniques for better diagnostic accuracy

Machine-learning algorithm may help identify hospitalized patients at risk for severe sepsis

Researchers aim to explore role of physical activity on aging trajectories of the brain

Wristwatch-like devices can provide information related to different kinds of brain activity

IBM and Rensselaer create new research center to develop cognitive tools for health empowerment

Study shows that humans reprocess recent memories in sleep

Guardant Health introduces new initiative to sequence tumor DNA of one million cancer patients

Analyzing single-cell RNA data in pre-malignant tumors

BGRF scientists help develop AI to expedite drug development for age-related conditions

Machine learning could help reduce false positives from mammography screening

Machine learning algorithm can help predict progression of age-related macular degeneration

ARVO 2017 to showcase latest advances in treatments for eye disease and blindness

Study sets stage for potential stool-based test to detect advanced liver fibrosis

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