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.
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Dangers of AI in clinical settings are still unknown

There’s a lot of buzz about the applications of AI in the healthcare sector, but the innovations are still in infancy, leaving the potential use––and dangers––of AI in clinical settings unknown.

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Childhood depression, anxiety diagnosable by algorithm

A machine learning tool for speech analysis has been shown capable of diagnosing childhood depression and anxiety with 80% accuracy.

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Brain science learns about sight from computer science—and vice versa

Researchers studying the basis of visual recognition in two distinct disciplines—computer science and brain science—have put their heads together to advance both fields at once.

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Swedish company to tackle loneliness among seniors with AI

Accenture, a global professional services company, has teamed up with Stockholm Exergi, one of Sweden’s largest energy suppliers, to put AI to the test in a new project aimed at addressing loneliness among seniors.

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Digitized and data-driven, drug development is poised for a major leap forward

Drug development is on the cusp of becoming considerably faster, smarter and all-around better.

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Digital symptom checkers aided by AI are largely operating in the dark

Options are increasing for healthcare consumers looking to check their symptoms with an AI digital platform for self-diagnosis. However, research into the use, accuracy and regulation of these technologies is woefully scant.

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AI in healthcare surge could reduce face time with doctors, nurses

The boom in the emergence of AI and other innovative technologies in the healthcare space comes with a new risk: the expense of human contact.

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Can an AI chatbot alleviate postpartum depression in developing regions?

Researchers are looking into whether live and automated text messaging augmented by AI can help treat or ward off postpartum depression for women in Kenya.