Using bioprinting and computer modeling to examine cancer spread
Scientists have paired 3D-printed, living human brain vasculature with advanced computational flow simulations to better understand tumor cell attachment to blood vessels.
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Chatbots help decrease opioid use after surgery
A study showed that patients receiving messages from a chatbot used fewer opioids after fracture surgery, and their overall pain level fell, too.
AI with 'imagination' could help doctors with diagnosis
This is the first known time that AI has used causation instead of correlations to support doctors with diagnosis in simulated cases.
COVID-19: can chatbot ease medical providers' burden?
Research found that chatbots working for reputable organizations can ease the burden on medical providers and offer trusted guidance to those with symptoms.
A-Medicare will launch new crypto coin
A-Medicare announced launch plans for a new crypto coin as a planned element of early strategic growth integral to platform development through the remainder of 2020 and 2021.
mhealth: Bluetooth to detect COVID-19 cases
Researchers concluded that Bluetooth technology is ideal for detecting possible COVID-19 cases through smartphone contact tracing.
Cloud vs.edge computing: rethinking healthcare infrastructure
Newer concepts like edge computing are regularly discussed alongside the cloud within the healthcare sector, often as if they are each exclusive approaches to infrastructure. However, using one does not eradicate the ability to utilise the other.
Machine learning system crack COVID-19 genome signature
Using machine learning, a team of Western computer scientists and biologists have identified an underlying genomic signature for 29 different COVID-19 DNA sequences.
COVID 19: AI to predict patients' risk of needing ventilators
Experts have begun using artificial intelligence to create computer models that calculate the risk of a corona patient’s needing intensive care or a ventilator.
Portable AI device predicts outbreaks based on coughing
A portable surveillance device powered by machine learning can detect coughing and crowd size in real time, then analyze the data to directly monitor flu-like illnesses trends.
Bionic medicine: towards improved cochlear implants
Researchers have developed a computer model which predicts the neuronal activation patterns that the cochlear implant creates in the auditory nerve fibers.
Tracking prescription drugs via blockchain
Using blockchain, the US pharmaceutical industry plans track legal changes of ownership of prescription drugs as they move through the supply chain.
Smart software detects early-stage esophageal cancer
Thanks to smart software doctors will soon be able to detect early signs of esophageal cancer in patients with so-called Barrett’s esophagus.
Smart algorithm finds possible future treatment for childhood cancer
Using a computer algorithm, scientists at Uppsala University have identified a promising new treatment for neuroblastoma.
Facial recognition software IDs individuals from MRI scans
Though identifying data typically are removed from medical image files before they are shared for research, a study finds that this may not be enough to protect patient privacy.
The 5G 4K tele-examination of an eye
A trial tele-ophthalmology system has paved the way for one of the world’s first tele-examinations of an eye streamed live using a 5G smartphone.
Mental health game changer
Using a simple computer game and AI techniques, researchers were able to identify behavioural patterns in subjects with depression and bipolar disorder.
mhealth system measures cranial deformation
Photomedas is the name of a non-invasive system that will help measure the cranial deformation of infants – from newborns, to 12-month-old babies.
An AI companion for lonely seniors
Scientists are creating chatbots thet can express and respond to emotion during a conversation—including AI companions that could help relieve loneliness for seniors.
Digital twins could aid personalized therapy
Advanced computer models of diseases can be used to improve diagnosis and treatment. The goal is to develop the models to “digital twins” of individual patients.
Digital twin for personalized therapies
Virtual doppelgangers could one day revolutionize medicine: Researchers are developing a digital twin, which should facilitate the development of personalized therapies.
A smartphone solution for diagnostic testing in remote areas
A researcher is hoping to help women in rural areas access information about their reproductive health using a common tool in their pockets: a smartphone.
AI detects rare diseases
With artificial intelligence to a diagnosis of rare hereditary diseases: The neural network combines data from portrait images with gene and patient data.
Robotic technology enhances spine surgery
Spine surgery: A new robotic technology increases the safety and precision of spinal fusion surgeries while reducing the time needed for the procedure.
Algorithm steers catheters to the right spot to treat atrial fibrillation
Researchers have demonstrated that their technique can stop the catheter at the right target and identify the source type with a 95.25 percent success rate.
Big data can be used for personal health
Years-long tracking of individuals’ biology helped define what it meant for them to be healthy and showed how changes from the norm could signal disease.
Using virtual populations to create safer medical devices
The current innovation process for medical technologies risks stifling the development of new devices, a leading researcher has argued.
Blockchain could esure integrity of clinical trial data
Prototype web portal shows technology’s potential to protect and streamline the clinical trials process.
Are humans too slow for digitalisation?
Today, drones are happily regarded as the pinnacle of digitalisation in healthcare. However, for Dr Dominik Pförringer, “Drones are not even in the top 100 of my wish list for digital solutions."
