A French startup built a ‘robotic’ exoskeleton that helps paraplegic patients walk It attaches to the user’s legs and back via straps that distribute pressure evenly A series of motors in the hips, knees and ankles communicate with a computer, which analyzes the person’s ‘gait’, or how they walk, in order to stay balanced Developer...
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CWRU School of Medicine researchers create first artificial human prion
Finding may shed added light on, offer treatment hope for brain-wasting diseases CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine researchers have synthesized the first artificial human prion, a dramatic development in efforts to combat a devastating form of brain disease that has so far eluded treatment and a cure. The new findings are...
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The big ethical questions for artificial intelligence in healthcare
AI in healthcare is developing rapidly, with many applications currently in use or in development in the UK and worldwide. The Nuffield Council on Bioethics examines the current and potential applications of AI in healthcare, and the ethical issues arising from its use, in a new briefing note, Artificial Intelligence (AI) in healthcare and research,...
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AI-powered diagnostic device takes out Tricoder XPrize
Launched in 2012, Qualcomm Tricoder XPrize tasked competing teams with a developing a portable and versatile medical diagnostics machine that would give people “unprecedented access” to information about their health. The contest has been won by an AI powered device awarded top honors and US $ 2.5 million for tis trouble. This Xprize – a...