Precision Medicine

Also called personalized medicine, this evolving field makes use of an individual’s genes, lifestyle, environment and other factors to identify unique disease risks and guide treatment decision-making.
Brain

Want to supercharge AI vs. COVID? Get more humans in the learning loop

For AI to make a truly damaging dent in COVID-19’s armor, developers need to better connect big-data analytics with regularly refreshed input from frontline healthcare workers.

June 17, 2020
Smartphone

AI helps diabetes patients manage glucose levels

In a pilot study of 16 patients, the system’s recommendations were deemed safe by expert endocrinologists at a clip of more than 99% over the course of four weeks.

June 15, 2020

Machine learning predicts drug cardiotoxicity

Machine learning is playing a key role in predicting all major forms of drug cardiotoxicity, potentially helping reduce late-stage clinical trial failures.

June 10, 2020
Compute

AI professor who survived cancer turns talents to war on COVID

As an academic AI expert, Pascale Fung, PhD, dove into the scientific research when she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015. The time investment rewarded her with a depth of understanding that has helped shape her life as a cancer survivor.

June 9, 2020
Moon

Neural networks refreshed by virtual sleep

Researchers have found that spiking neural networks become unstable after unbroken periods of unsupervised self-training. Moreover, these “artificial brains” seem to restabilize after they’re given the equivalent of a good night’s rest.

June 8, 2020
Covid

How AI is speeding up COVID-19 diagnosis

AI is stepping in to help speed up the diagnosis of COVID-19 and expedite how much time healthcare professionals spend determining COVID-19 pneumonia and non-COVID-19 cases.

June 8, 2020
Vision

AI takes aim at 158-year-old eye exam

It may be time to take a long last look at the vision exam that relies on a cardboard sheet of huge letters at the top and tiny ones at the bottom.

June 4, 2020
Covid coronavirus

WHO’s hydroxychloroquine trial will resume

The World Health Organization announced it will resume a clinical trial evaluating the efficacy of hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19 patients after the organization halted it following studies showing higher risks to patients taking the drug.

June 4, 2020