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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

COVID data transformed disease projection models—researchers explain what's next

Scientists sometimes compare predicting the course of epidemics to forecasting the weather. But there's a major difference—the impact of human behavior—says Alessandro Vespignani, director of Northeastern University's ...

Neuroscience

Neurocomputational study sheds light on how the brain organizes conversational content

Conversations allow humans to communicate their thoughts, feelings and ideas to others. This in turn enables them to learn new things, deepen their social connections, and co-operate with peers to solve specific tasks.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

AI microscopy can improve parasite detection in health care

A new study from Karolinska Institutet shows that artificial intelligence (AI) combined with portable digital microscopy improves the detection of intestinal worm infections, so-called soil-transmitted helminth (STH) in resource-limited ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

AI sharpens pathologists' interpretation of tissue samples

Pathologists' examinations of tissue samples from skin cancer tumors improved when they were assisted by an AI tool. The assessments became more consistent and patients' prognoses were described more accurately. This is shown ...

Cardiology

AI predicts patients likely to die of sudden cardiac arrest

A new AI model is much better than doctors at identifying patients likely to experience cardiac arrest. The linchpin is the system's ability to analyze long-underused heart imaging, alongside a full spectrum of medical records, ...

Radiology & Imaging

AI performs virtual tissue staining at super-resolution

Traditional histopathology, crucial for disease diagnosis, relies on chemically staining tissue samples to highlight cellular structures for microscopic examination by pathologists. This labor-intensive "histochemical staining" ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

An AI-based classification system for facial pigmented lesions

A research team has developed a diagnostic system that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to accurately identify the type of facial pigmented lesions and support laser treatment decisions. A paper on this study was published ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Technology analyzes facial expressions to identify childhood PTSD

Diagnosing post-traumatic stress disorder in children can be notoriously difficult. Many, especially those with limited communication skills or emotional awareness, struggle to explain what they're feeling. Researchers at ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

AI detects fatty liver disease with chest X-rays

Fatty liver disease, caused by the accumulation of fat in the liver, is estimated to affect one in four people worldwide. If left untreated, it can lead to serious complications, such as cirrhosis and liver cancer, making ...

Health informatics

Using data and AI to create better health care systems

Academic medical centers could transform patient care by adopting principles from learning health systems principles, according to researchers from Weill Cornell Medicine and the University of California, San Diego. In this ...

Cardiology

AI tool can interpret echocardiograms in minutes

Cardiologists use echocardiography to diagnose a range of functional or structural abnormalities of the heart. Using more than 100 videos and images that capture different parts of the heart, echocardiographers make dozens ...