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Novel open-source platform can learn and predict user-defined behaviors from video data

Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University, the University Hospital Bonn and the University of Bonn have created an open-source platform known as A-SOiD that can learn and predict user-defined behaviors, just from video.

21 Feb 2024

Scientists develop 3D-printable gelatin materials for reconstructive and plastic surgery

Researchers from IOCB Prague and Ghent University have been working on improving the properties of gelatin-based materials, thereby expanding the possibilities of their use mainly in medicine.

21 Feb 2024

Nose cartilage-based knee joint treatment project receives €2.3 million funding

Treating knee joint defects with cartilage from the nose: The University Hospital in Würzburg is working on the approval of this procedure.

21 Feb 2024

Graphene biosensor offers accurate assessment of meat freshness

The freshness of animal meat is an essential property determining its quality and safety. With advanced technology capable of preserving food for extended periods of time, meat can be shipped around the globe and consumed long after an animal dies.

20 Feb 2024

Study shows favorable response to app-based cancer pain management for children

A recent study led by Assistant Professor Lindsay Jibb of the Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing and Scientist at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) found that parents of young children with cancer, along with pediatric cancer clinicians are in favor of an app-based solution that Jibb and her team are creating, to help parents manage their child's cancer pain at home.

20 Feb 2024

Ultrahigh-spatial-resolution PCD-CT improves assessment of coronary artery disease

Ultrahigh-spatial-resolution photon-counting detector CT improved assessment of coronary artery disease (CAD), allowing for reclassification to a lower disease category in 54% of patients, according to a new study published today in Radiology, a journal of the Radiological Society of North America.

20 Feb 2024

New model pinpoints drug interactions in the digestive tract

Any drug that is taken orally must pass through the lining of the digestive tract. Transporter proteins found on cells that line the GI tract help with this process, but for many drugs, it's unknown which of those transporters they use to exit the digestive tract.

20 Feb 2024

Innovative computer model of the lung enables detailed simulation of radiation effects

An innovative computer model of a human lung is helping scientists simulate, for the first time, how a burst of radiation interacts with the organ on a cell-by-cell level.

20 Feb 2024

Unveiling brain sex differences with AI

A new study by Stanford Medicine investigators unveils a new artificial intelligence model that was more than 90% successful at determining whether scans of brain activity came from a woman or a man.

19 Feb 2024

Is snoring related to high blood pressure?

Home-based monitoring reveals a strong link between snoring duration and uncontrolled hypertension, highlighting the need for snoring to be considered in hypertension management.

19 Feb 2024

Husker research duo selected as Phase 1 winners in the NIH's Targeted Genome Editor Delivery Challenge

A Husker research duo was named a first-round winner in a National Institutes of Health competition aimed at generating solutions for delivering genome-editing technology to the cells of people with rare and common diseases.

19 Feb 2024

LabVantage introduces a digitally native ecosystem to boost speed and success in R&D laboratories

LabVantage Solutions, Inc., the leading provider of laboratory informatics solutions and services, including purpose-built LIMS solutions that allow labs to go live faster and at a lower total cost, has made available its semantic search (AILANI), advanced analytics, and LIMS solutions in an integrated, digitally native ecosystem capable of seamlessly supporting R&D laboratory processes.

19 Feb 2024

Deep learning shines a new light on Parkinson's detection through the eye

Study demonstrates the potential of deep learning algorithms to predict Parkinson's disease (PD) through retinal fundus imaging, offering a non-invasive, early diagnostic tool.

18 Feb 2024

Wastewater clues could revolutionize Alzheimer's detection

Review explores the potential of wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) for diagnosing Alzheimer's disease (AD) through biomarkers in biofluids, offering a non-invasive, cost-effective approach to early detection and large-scale monitoring.

18 Feb 2024

Evaluating a machine learning tool for predicting hospital-acquired acute kidney injury

Hospital-acquired acute kidney injury (HA-AKI) is a common complication in hospitalized patients that can lead to chronic kidney disease and is associated with longer hospital stays, higher health care costs and increased mortality.

16 Feb 2024

Virginia Tech receives grant for improving rural wastewater pathogen detection

Testing wastewater to assess the spread of the COVID-19 virus became common and well-publicized during the pandemic, but it has been focused mostly on urban areas.

16 Feb 2024

Self-monitoring effective in improving physical activity among elderly people

Self-monitoring of physical activity with an accelerometer and feedback is an effective tool to improve physical activity in elderly people requiring long-term support.

16 Feb 2024

Next-generation sequencing and machine learning used to map genetic landscape of pancreatic cancer

A new research paper was published in Oncotarget's Volume 15 on February 5, 2024, entitled, "Genetic and therapeutic landscapes in cohort of pancreatic adenocarcinomas: next-generation sequencing and machine learning for full tumor exome analysis."

15 Feb 2024

AI uncovers climate change denial hotspots across the US

A University of Michigan study using AI and Twitter data analysis reveals that approximately 15% of Americans deny climate change, with denialism prevalent in Central and Southern US and influenced by political affiliation, education, and belief in science.

15 Feb 2024

Study reveals limitations of AI in early sepsis detection

Proprietary artificial intelligence software designed to be an early warning system for sepsis can’t differentiate high and low risk patients before they receive treatments, according to a new study from the University of Michigan.

15 Feb 2024

Device / Technology News

Novel open-source platform can learn and predict user-defined behaviors from video data

Scientists develop 3D-printable gelatin materials for reconstructive and plastic surgery

Nose cartilage-based knee joint treatment project receives €2.3 million funding

Graphene biosensor offers accurate assessment of meat freshness

Study shows favorable response to app-based cancer pain management for children

Ultrahigh-spatial-resolution PCD-CT improves assessment of coronary artery disease

New model pinpoints drug interactions in the digestive tract

Innovative computer model of the lung enables detailed simulation of radiation effects

Unveiling brain sex differences with AI

Is snoring related to high blood pressure?

Husker research duo selected as Phase 1 winners in the NIH's Targeted Genome Editor Delivery Challenge

LabVantage introduces a digitally native ecosystem to boost speed and success in R&D laboratories

Deep learning shines a new light on Parkinson's detection through the eye

Wastewater clues could revolutionize Alzheimer's detection

Evaluating a machine learning tool for predicting hospital-acquired acute kidney injury

Virginia Tech receives grant for improving rural wastewater pathogen detection

Self-monitoring effective in improving physical activity among elderly people

Next-generation sequencing and machine learning used to map genetic landscape of pancreatic cancer

AI uncovers climate change denial hotspots across the US

Study reveals limitations of AI in early sepsis detection

Redefining control and consistency in anaerobic microbiome workflows

AI in Healthcare: How generative tools are transforming clinical practice

The future of automation: Machine learning–driven hepatocyte and organoid counting

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