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Embryo gene editing in IVF can have potential major impacts on humanity

A global conference on human fertility has been warned of huge societal and ethical challenges regulating advances in gene editing in assisted reproduction.

6 May 2021

UEA researchers make surprising discovery about how the brain controls our hands

Researchers at the University of East Anglia have made an astonishing discovery about how our brains control our hands.

6 May 2021

Scientists develop new way to monitor electrostatic signals emitted by honeybees

Honeybees have a complex communication system. Between buzzes and body movements, they can direct hive mates to food sources, signal danger, and prepare for swarming - all indicators of colony health.

5 May 2021

Immunome could provide unprecedented insight into an individual’s health

The human immune system doesn't just protect our health, it reflects it. Each encounter with a potential disease-causing agent causes the body to produce specific immune agents -- proteins known as antibodies and T-cell receptors -- tailor-made to recognize and destroy the invader.

5 May 2021

Pan-COVID-19 vaccine protects mice against SARS-CoV-2 variants

Researchers in the United States have identified short peptide sequences in the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) that are immunogenic in a mouse model and may provide protection against viral variants.

5 May 2021

New computational tool helps screen molecules for their potential COVID-fighting properties

A year into the COVID-19 pandemic, mass vaccinations have begun to raise the tantalizing prospect of herd immunity that eventually curtails or halts the spread of SARS-CoV-2.

4 May 2021

Evidence that elevated blood glucose is a significant risk factor for severe COVID-19

The literature analysis pointed to elevated blood glucose levels as a leading facilitator in the progression of COVID-19. Evidence linking elevated glucose to various steps in the life cycle of the virus and presentation of COVID-19 symptoms were also found.

3 May 2021

IBEC researchers discover the neural mechanism of autonomous learning

Thanks to the so-called deep learning, a subset of artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms inspired by the brain, machines can match human performance in perception and language recognition and even outperform humans in certain tasks. But do these synthetic biologically inspired systems learn in the same way that we do?

3 May 2021

Study shows how tau spreads to four distinct patterns leading to different Alzheimer's symptoms

Alzheimer's disease is characterized by the abnormal accumulation and spread of the tau protein in the brain. An international study can now show how tau spreads according to four distinct patterns that lead to different symptoms with different prognoses of the affected individuals.

30 Apr 2021

New digital decision-aiding tool to personalize choice of test for patients with chest pain

The choice between two non-invasive diagnostic tests is a common dilemma in patients who present with chest pain. Yale cardiologist Rohan Khera, MD, MS, and colleagues have developed ASSIST©, a new digital decision-aiding tool.

29 Apr 2021

Difficulties in diagnosing autism may be due to dynamic changes during child development

Researchers from the Center for Autism Research (CAR) at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) found that difficulties in diagnosing toddlers with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) might be due to the dynamic nature of the disorder during child development.

29 Apr 2021

Algorithm interprets data from electronic medical records to diagnose kidney disease

Diagnosing chronic kidney disease, which is often undetected until it causes irreversible damage, may soon become automated with a new algorithm that interprets data from electronic medical records.

29 Apr 2021

Brazilian coronavirus variant could pose a bigger threat than previously assumed

A new study with the University of Copenhagen represented indicates that the coronavirus variant called P.1, which originated in Brazil, could pose a bigger threat than previously assumed.

28 Apr 2021

Using naturalistic driving data for early detection of mild cognitive impairment and dementia

Using naturalistic driving data and machine learning techniques, researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and Columbia's Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science have developed highly accurate algorithms for detecting mild cognitive impairment and dementia in older drivers.

28 Apr 2021

Can a gaze measurement app help spot potential signs of autism in toddlers?

Researchers at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, USA, used computational methods based on computer vision analysis and a smartphone or tablet to help detect early signs of ASD in toddlers.

28 Apr 2021

Brains of individuals with autism successfully encode facial emotions, study reveals

A study that tested neural activity in the brains of individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) reveals that they successfully encode facial emotions in their neural signals – and they do so about as well as those without ASD.

28 Apr 2021

University-industry partnership leads to a new rapid COVID-19 test

A partnership between UC Davis and Maurice J. Gallagher, Jr., chairman and CEO of Allegiant Travel Company, has led to a new rapid COVID-19 test.

27 Apr 2021

Traumatic brain injury and Alzheimer's disease share common trajectories

Brain changes in people with Alzheimer's disease and in those with mild traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) have significant similarities, a new USC study shows, suggesting new ways to identify patients at high risk for Alzheimer's.

26 Apr 2021

Heart brain interactions provide a new diagnostic avenue for patients with disorders of consciousness

A new study conducted jointly by the University of Liege (Belgium) and the Ecole normale superieure - PSL (France) shows that heart brain interactions, measured using electroencephalography (EEG), provide a novel diagnostic avenue for patients with disorders of consciousness.

23 Apr 2021

Tablet-based video games could improve brain function in older people with mild cognitive impairment

A University of Massachusetts Amherst biomedical informatician will use a $436,836 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to explore the use of "serious games" played independently on computer tablets to improve brain function in older people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI).

23 Apr 2021

Machine Learning News and Research

Embryo gene editing in IVF can have potential major impacts on humanity

UEA researchers make surprising discovery about how the brain controls our hands

Scientists develop new way to monitor electrostatic signals emitted by honeybees

Immunome could provide unprecedented insight into an individual’s health

Pan-COVID-19 vaccine protects mice against SARS-CoV-2 variants

New computational tool helps screen molecules for their potential COVID-fighting properties

Evidence that elevated blood glucose is a significant risk factor for severe COVID-19

IBEC researchers discover the neural mechanism of autonomous learning

Study shows how tau spreads to four distinct patterns leading to different Alzheimer's symptoms

New digital decision-aiding tool to personalize choice of test for patients with chest pain

Difficulties in diagnosing autism may be due to dynamic changes during child development

Algorithm interprets data from electronic medical records to diagnose kidney disease

Brazilian coronavirus variant could pose a bigger threat than previously assumed

Using naturalistic driving data for early detection of mild cognitive impairment and dementia

Can a gaze measurement app help spot potential signs of autism in toddlers?

Brains of individuals with autism successfully encode facial emotions, study reveals

University-industry partnership leads to a new rapid COVID-19 test

Traumatic brain injury and Alzheimer's disease share common trajectories

Heart brain interactions provide a new diagnostic avenue for patients with disorders of consciousness

Tablet-based video games could improve brain function in older people with mild cognitive impairment

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