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Oncology & Cancer
Using deep learning for precision cancer therapy
Nearly 50 new cancer therapies are approved every year. This is good news. "But for patients and their treating physicians, it is becoming increasingly difficult to keep track and to select the treatment methods from which ...
Sep 12, 2025
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Wearable devices could transform pregnancy monitoring and detect abnormalities
A simple fitness tracker might hold the key to revolutionizing maternal health care. Scientists at Scripps Research have found preliminary evidence suggesting that common wearable devices such as the Apple Watch, Garmin and ...
Sep 12, 2025
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Emotion recognition AI can reduce physicians' empathy fatigue
In clinical settings, accurately understanding patients' emotions and responding appropriately plays a critical role in improving treatment outcomes and patient satisfaction.
Sep 12, 2025
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Training doctors for the digital age: Study charts new course for health education
As Canada's health care system rapidly adopts digital technologies, a group of Canadian researchers is calling for a major overhaul of health professional education to ensure consistent, outcomes-based training in digital ...
Sep 12, 2025
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AI matches dermatologists in assessing common skin cancer
A simple AI model has been shown to perform on a par with experienced dermatologists when assessing the aggressiveness of a common form of skin cancer, squamous cell carcinoma. The research was headed by the University of ...
Sep 12, 2025
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AI tools fall short in predicting suicide, study finds
The accuracy of machine learning algorithms for predicting suicidal behavior is too low to be useful for screening or for prioritizing high-risk individuals for interventions, according to a new study published September ...
Sep 11, 2025
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AI-powered eye scan predicts risk of cognitive decline and dementia
A new study led by researchers from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine at the National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine) has demonstrated that artificial intelligence (AI) analysis of retinal photographs can predict ...
Sep 11, 2025
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Q&A: Transparency in medical AI systems is vital, researchers say
While debate rumbles about how generative artificial intelligence will change jobs, AI is already altering health care. AI systems are being used for everything from drug discovery to diagnostic tasks in radiology and clinical ...
Sep 11, 2025
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FDA releases guidance to promote nonopioid alternatives for chronic pain
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration released draft guidance to advance safe and effective nonopioid treatment options and reduce risks tied to prescription opioid misuse.
Sep 11, 2025
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Alzheimer's disease digital resources lacking for Latinos, Hispanics in Los Angeles years after COVID-19, study finds
Although Latinos and Hispanics are at elevated risk for Alzheimer's disease and account for almost half of Los Angeles County's population, a recent UCLA Health study finds that accessible digital resources for these communities ...
Sep 11, 2025
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AI detects subtle movement changes in finger-tapping videos, revealing hidden Parkinson's signs
Early detection of even the slightest motor function changes can be critical to slowing the progression of Parkinson's disease. Yet these subtle signs often go unnoticed. Now, UF researcher Diego L. Guarín, Ph.D., is harnessing ...
Sep 10, 2025
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Algorithm reconstructs evolution and clinical progression of tumors to peer inside cancer's 'black box'
An international team led by the Clínic-IDIBAPS-UB along with the Institute of Cancer Research, London, has developed a new method based on DNA methylation to decipher the origin and evolution of cancer, which makes it possible ...
Sep 10, 2025
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AI model helps identify therapeutic antibodies to boost pandemic preparedness
Scientists at Scripps Research have developed a novel method that uses artificial intelligence (AI) and advanced imaging techniques to more accurately and efficiently identify therapeutic antibodies to treat infectious diseases.
Sep 10, 2025
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At-home blood pressure cuffs—and reminders to use them—key to blood pressure control
For some patients struggling to control high blood pressure, something as simple as having blood pressure monitors at home and texted reminders to use them could be the key to stabilizing or even lowering their blood pressures, ...
Sep 10, 2025
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Study sheds light on hurdles faced in transforming NHS health care with AI
Implementing artificial intelligence (AI) into NHS hospitals is far harder than initially anticipated, with complications around governance, contracts, data collection, harmonization with old IT systems, finding the right ...
Sep 10, 2025
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Can you say no to your doctor using an AI scribe?
Doctors' offices were once private. But increasingly, artificial intelligence (AI) scribes (also known as digital scribes) are listening in.
Sep 10, 2025
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A novel prognostic model predicts severe cutaneous adverse reaction mortality
Standard blood tests can help physicians predict the risk of mortality in patients with drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS), a rare but potentially life-threatening reaction to certain medications. ...
Sep 10, 2025
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Practice guidance for percutaneous arteriovenous fistulas for dialysis access
The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) published new practice guidance for the creation of percutaneous arteriovenous fistulas (pAVFs) for dialysis access. The guidance was published online in the Journal of Vascular ...
Sep 10, 2025
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AI tool pinpoints genes and drug combos to restore health in diseased cells
In a move that could reshape drug discovery, researchers at Harvard Medical School have designed an artificial intelligence model capable of identifying treatments that reverse disease states in cells.
Sep 9, 2025
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Algorithm uses fluid flow to predict where deadly brain cancer may spread next
Glioblastoma is a devastatingly effective brain cancer. Doctors can cut it out or blast it with radiation, but that only buys time. The cancer has an insidious ability to hide enough tumor cells in tissue around the tumor ...
Sep 9, 2025
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Mapping causality in neuronal activity: New method uses spike train data to identify connections
Understanding the brain's functional architecture is a fundamental challenge in neuroscience. The connections between neurons ultimately dictate how information is processed, transmitted, stored, and retrieved, thus forming ...
Sep 9, 2025
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First global medical AI foundation model drives 100-country research collaboration
A global research consortium of over 100 study groups in more than 65 countries has launched the Global RETFound initiative, a collaborative effort to develop the first globally representative Artificial Intelligence (AI) ...
Sep 9, 2025
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AI models improve prediction of chronic kidney disease progression to end stage renal disease
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a complex condition marked by a gradual decline in kidney function, which can ultimately progress to end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Globally, the prevalence of CKD ranges from 8–16%, with ...
Sep 9, 2025
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FANSS study demonstrates feasibility of U.S.-based lung cancer screening in Asian female nonsmokers
Results from the Female Asian Nonsmoker Screening Study (FANSS) highlight the potential value of low-dose CT (LDCT) screening for lung cancer among a growing but underserved population: Asian women with no history of smoking.
Sep 9, 2025
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Study highlights communication gaps and need for shared decision-making in lung cancer diagnosis
A large-scale survey conducted by Lung Cancer Europe (LuCE) has identified critical communication barriers that affect information access, understanding, and shared decision-making among lung cancer patients and caregivers ...
Sep 9, 2025
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