By Steven Zeitchik Yesterday at 7:00 a.m. EST When Regina Barzilay returned to work after her breast cancer leave seven years ago, she was struck by an unexpected thought. The MIT artificial-intelligence expert had just endured chemotherapy, two lumpectomies, and radiation at Massachusetts General Hospital, and all the brutal side effects that come along with...
Category: <span>Artificial Intelligence</span>
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Could EKGs help doctors use AI to detect pulmonary embolisms?
by The Mount Sinai Hospital In a pilot study, researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai showed that AI algorithms that rely on electrocardiogram and electronica health records may one day help doctors screen for pulmonary embolisms. Credit: Gicksberg and Nadkarni labs, Mount Sinai, N.Y., N.Y. Pulmonary embolisms are dangerous, lung-clogging blot clots....
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Study finds artificial intelligence accurately detects fractures on x-rays, alert human readers
BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE (Boston)—Emergency room and urgent care clinics are typically busy and patients often have to wait many hours before they can be seen, evaluated, and receive treatment. Waiting for x-rays to be interpreted by radiologists can contribute to this long wait time because radiologists often read x-rays for a large number...
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Deep learning dreams up new protein structures
Just as convincing images of cats can be created using artificial intelligence, new proteins can now be made using similar tools. In a report in Nature, researchers describe the development of a neural network that “hallucinates” proteins with new, stable structures. Proteins, which are string-like molecules found in every cell, spontaneously fold into intricate three-dimensional shapes....
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AI-assisted device could soon replace traditional stethoscopes
by Aalto University The device analyses bodily functions and offers the doctor probable diagnoses and suggestions for further examinations. Credit: Aalto University Stethoscopes are among doctors’ most important instruments, yet there have not been any essential improvements to the device since the 1960s. Now, researchers at Aalto University have developed a device that analyzes a...
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AI cracks the code of protein complexes—providing a road map for new drug targets
Robert F. Service The artificial intelligence (AI) revolution in protein structure prediction continues. Only 1 year ago, software programs first succeeded in modeling the 3D shapes of individual proteins as accurately as decades-old experimental techniques can determine them. This summer, researchers used those AI programs to assemble a near-complete catalog of human protein structures. Now,...
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Fighting blood diseases with artificial intelligence
by Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres Artificial intelligence makes it possible to classify automatically bone marrow cells like the ones pictured here. This method is an important step in the diagnosis of blood diseases. Credit: Helmholtz Munich / Carsten Marr Every day, cytologists around the world use optical microscopes to analyze and classify samples of...
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AI-powered personalized recommendation system helps lower blood pressure
by Katherine Connor, University of California – San Diego An example of the personalized recommendation provided to a patient. Credit: University of California – San Diego Engineers at UC San Diego have developed an artificial intelligence platform that fuses data from disparate health and lifestyle sensors, wearables and apps into one site, using this combined data...
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Smart Healthcare in the Age of AI: Recent Advances, Challenges, and Future Prospects
Chronic disease is a disease lasting three months or longer. A report by National Health Council states that in 2009 states that 7 out of 10 deaths in the U.S. are due to chronic diseases. Heart disease, cancer, and stroke account for more than half of all deaths each year. Incurable and ongoing chronic diseases affect...
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Alphabet lets AI take the lead role in new drug discovery startup
By Nick Lavars November 04, 2021 Predicting the structures of proteins is a long-pursued goal in biology, and the Deepmind AI tool can do so with high accuracyDeepMind Last year, DeepMind produced a stunning advance in scientific research, demonstrating how its artificial intelligence could be used to predict 3D structures of unique proteins in a solution to...