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.

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.

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

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.

Nearly one in six young women who suffer a heart attack can’t be classified under the Fourth Universal Definition of MI, according to a study out of Yale University—but the majority can be accurately classified using a sex-specific taxonomy known as VIRGO.

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.

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.

A Harvard undergrad has created a computer program that can improve the treatment of tuberculosis, an infectious disease with unique challenges thanks to its shapeshifting ability to resist drugs.