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Insights into how AI and wearable technologies are impacting the future of healthcare

Imagine a world in which the digital watch on your wrist tracks not only your step count, but also your blood sugar, heart rate, blood pressure and respiration.

14 Feb 2024

Phosphoproteomic profiling reveals the complex interplay of immune cells in tumors

Researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, in collaboration with the Clinical Proteomic Tumor Analysis Consortium of the National Institutes of Health, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, and others, have unveiled a detailed understanding of immune responses in cancer, marking a significant development in the field.

14 Feb 2024

New machine learning model uses MRI scans to predict psychosis onset

sMRI to develop a machine learning classifier and distinguish neuroanatomical patterns.

14 Feb 2024

New AI tool revolutionizes protein function prediction

A new artificial intelligence (AI) tool that draws logical inferences about the function of unknown proteins promises to help scientists unravel the inner workings of the cell.

14 Feb 2024

Machine-learning tool predicts onset of psychosis using MRI brain scans

The onset of psychosis can be predicted before it occurs, using a machine-learning tool which can classify MRI brain scans into those who are healthy and those at risk of a psychotic episode.

13 Feb 2024

Machine learning decodes data variations in metabolomics

A new study shows that it is possible to use machine learning and statistics to address a problem that has long hindered the field of metabolomics: large variations in the data collected at different sites.

12 Feb 2024

Mount Sinai receives $4.1 million to develop AI-powered model for predicting sleep apnea outcomes

Mount Sinai researchers have been awarded a five-year, $4.1 million grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute at the National Institutes of Health to develop and study an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered model that predicts adverse outcomes of obstructive sleep apnea.

12 Feb 2024

Blood biomarkers in TGF-β pathway identify hidden liver cancer risk

A new research paper was published in Genes & Cancer on February 5, 2023, entitled, "Mechanistically based blood proteomic markers in the TGF-β pathway stratify risk of hepatocellular cancer in patients with cirrhosis."

9 Feb 2024

Machine learning tool reads brain scans for early signs of psychosis

The onset of psychosis can be predicted before it occurs, using a machine-learning tool which can classify MRI brain scans into those who are healthy and those at risk of a psychotic episode.

8 Feb 2024

AI models show promise in predicting heart disease risks, but lack validation

Review highlights the potential of AI models in predicting cardiovascular disease risks but emphasizes the need for independent external validation to ensure their clinical applicability.

8 Feb 2024

AI's ability to detect COVID-19 from coughs faces real-world challenges

A Nature Machine Intelligence study reveals that while AI classifiers can predict COVID-19 from audio recordings, their effectiveness diminishes when accounting for confounding factors, highlighting the challenges in applying AI diagnostics in real-world settings.

8 Feb 2024

Exploring the dynamic between dog ownership and child activity levels

Researchers examined the longitudinal effects of changes in dog ownership on children's physical activity and movement behaviors using data from the Play Spaces and Environments for Children’s Physical Activity (PLAYCE) cohort study.

8 Feb 2024

Teledermatology study exposes skin tone diagnosis gaps, AI offers improvement

Specialized and general physicians show significant gaps in diagnosing skin diseases across skin tones, with deep learning assistance improving accuracy but also highlighting disparities.

7 Feb 2024

Machine learning revolutionizes image compression for neural implants

EPFL researchers have developed a machine learning approach to compressing image data with greater accuracy than learning-free computation methods, with applications for retinal implants and other sensory prostheses.

7 Feb 2024

New study highlights AI's potential to transform lung cancer screening

Artificial intelligence (AI) potential in early lung cancer detection.

7 Feb 2024

Personalized medicine offers hope for millions with inflammatory bowel disease

The prevalence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), encompassing ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD), is rapidly increasing worldwide, affecting an estimated 6.8 million people.

6 Feb 2024

Proteogenomics provides clues about drug response in acute myeloid leukemia

Doctors have nearly a dozen new targeted drugs to treat patients with acute myeloid leukemia, or AML, yet three of four patients still die within five years.

6 Feb 2024

NIH awards $1.9 million to investigate how complex communities of microbes impact human health

The bacteria and microorganisms that live within the human body - the microbiota - can impact human health, disease risk and even how the body absorbs medications, but the details of these processes are unclear.

5 Feb 2024

SARS-CoV-2 fragments found to mimic immune system peptides, fueling inflammation

Study reveals SARS-CoV-2 fragments mimic immune peptides, potentially driving the virus's inflammatory response, offering insights into COVID-19's severe inflammation mechanisms.

5 Feb 2024

How a software company is combining automation with advanced AI as a single platform for the entire laboratory operations, accelerating scientific discovery

Xavo is using advanced AI for lab automation and scheduling to provide a unique solution for sample management, materials, equipment interfacing, and workflow management with their exclusive Pathfinder technology.

5 Feb 2024