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.

Deep learning improves dermatology diagnoses across 2 broad patient populations

Researchers in South Korea have shown that AI trained on photos of both Asian and Caucasian patients can help dermatologists more accurately diagnose many diseases and disorders of the skin in both subpopulations.

March 31, 2020

AI identifies drugs with synergistic potential to fight COVID-19

A healthcare AI company has spotted several unexpected, off-label drug combinations that may do the job against COVID-19. In any case, the company is offering its complete AI toolkit free of charge to drug developers working on COVID treatments.

March 30, 2020
Covid Coronavirus

Can social media’s ‘digital breadcrumbs’ help surveil COVID-19?

When Windy City residents send out tweets containing the term “food poisoning,” an algorithm offers a form for sharing details with Chicago’s public-health officials. Why not do the same with keywords like “cough,” “fever” and “trouble breathing” to help track COVID-19?

March 30, 2020
Smart Ring

Coronavirus researchers looking for smart-ring wearers

The Finnish maker of the Oura health-tracking finger ring is sponsoring a two-pronged, AI-aided COVID-19 study at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF).

March 27, 2020
DNA Puzzle

AI-powered blood test detects lung cancer with DNA analysis

Stanford researchers have developed a way to screen for lung cancer by combining next-gen molecular DNA quantification with machine learning. The experimental technique requires only a blood test and could, with refinement, replace low-dose CT scanning as an initial exam for longtime smokers.

March 27, 2020
Wearable Smartwatch

Use a wearable? Share your data with researchers fighting flu, COVID

Scripps Research is recruiting volunteers to contribute anonymized data on their resting heart rate and, optionally, to report signs of viral illness like fever or coughing.

March 27, 2020
Coding

Call for COVID-19 help goes out from New York to techies wherever they are

Gov. Andrew Cuomo is looking for skilled IT workers to volunteer for 90-day stints as members of a COVID-19 “technology SWAT team.”

March 26, 2020

IBM, MIT, other heavy hitters join White House’s push to counter COVID-19 with supercomputing

The White House is working with IBM and the U.S. Department of Energy to launch a sprawling public-private consortium aimed at rapidly “unleashing the full capacity of America’s world-class supercomputers” to fight COVID-19.

March 24, 2020