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Researchers use AI-guided screening approach for detecting previously unrecognized atrial fibrillation

Researchers at Mayo Clinic used artificial intelligence (AI) to evaluate patients' electrocardiograms (ECGs) in a targeted strategy to screen for atrial fibrillation, a common heart rhythm disorder.

28 Sep 2022

Wearable devices show promise in identifying early population changes in COVID-19 activity

Today, viral illnesses like COVID-19 are tracked using multiple different methods, including lab data, health care visits and wastewater surveillance.

28 Sep 2022

Spectroscopy reveals a high abundance of microplastics in human placenta

Scientists have used a spectroscopy technique to identify and characterize microplastics in the human placenta. The study published in the journal Science of The Total Environment provides a detailed overview of the size, shape, and nature of microplastics found in the placenta.

27 Sep 2022

Using AI during colonoscopy increases polyp detection rates, reduces costs

A polyp is a small growth of tissue in the colon that can evolve into colorectal cancer. Patients with polyps have a higher risk of evolving cancer in the future.

27 Sep 2022

How do clinical outcomes in patients infected with different Omicron subvariants differ?

Researchers compare the clinical outcomes, upper respiratory viral loads, and viral recovery of different SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants on cell cultures.

27 Sep 2022

Racial and other biases in AI algorithms for healthcare can be tackled with public support

Members of the public are being asked to help remove biases based on race and other disadvantaged groups in artificial intelligence algorithms for healthcare.

27 Sep 2022

Subcutaneous anchor securement systems prove to be effective at keeping central catheters in place

A new study on securement for central vascular access devices (CVAD) suggests that subcutaneous anchor securement systems (SASS) are shown to be more effective at keeping central catheters in place, compared to either suture-based or adhesive device-based securement methods, according to Eloquest Healthcare, Inc., a privately held medical device company.

26 Sep 2022

Advanced robotic systems as promising platforms for producing clinically useful tendon constructs

A review paper by scientists at the University of Oxford discussed possible benefits of using humanoid musculoskeletal robots and soft robotic systems as bioreactor platforms in producing clinically useful tendon constructs.

23 Sep 2022

Study reviews the power of mobile sensing in the COVID-19 era

Mobile sensing has shown its power in the pervasive and effective monitoring of COVID-19 in varying population scales and time duration, according to a study published in Health Data Science, a Science Partner Journal.

23 Sep 2022

Machine learning-mediated decoder based on patterns created by bacterial colonies

From a box of Cracker Jack to The Da Vinci Code, everybody enjoys deciphering secret messages. But biomedical engineers at Duke University have taken the decoder ring to place it's never been before—the patterns created by bacterial colonies.

23 Sep 2022

Low-cost sensors embedded into t-shirts and face masks to monitor breathing, heart rate

Imperial researchers have embedded new low-cost sensors that monitor breathing, heart rate, and ammonia into t-shirts and face masks.

23 Sep 2022

Low-cost, robotic clothing for children with cerebral palsy

UC Riverside engineers are developing low-cost, robotic "clothing" to help children with cerebral palsy gain control over their arm movements.

23 Sep 2022

AI-based drug screening process could speed up the development of life-saving medicines

Developing life-saving medicines can take billions of dollars and decades of time, but University of Central Florida researchers are aiming to speed up this process with a new artificial intelligence-based drug screening process they've developed.

22 Sep 2022

New imaging approach could help accelerate the development of new treatments for eye diseases

Researchers have developed a simple and fast way to perform optoretinography, an imaging technique that measures light-induced functional activity in the eye's retina, the network of neurons in the back of our eyes responsible for detecting light and initiating vision.

22 Sep 2022

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Researchers use AI-guided screening approach for detecting previously unrecognized atrial fibrillation

Wearable devices show promise in identifying early population changes in COVID-19 activity

Spectroscopy reveals a high abundance of microplastics in human placenta

Using AI during colonoscopy increases polyp detection rates, reduces costs

How do clinical outcomes in patients infected with different Omicron subvariants differ?

Racial and other biases in AI algorithms for healthcare can be tackled with public support

Subcutaneous anchor securement systems prove to be effective at keeping central catheters in place

Advanced robotic systems as promising platforms for producing clinically useful tendon constructs

Study reviews the power of mobile sensing in the COVID-19 era

Machine learning-mediated decoder based on patterns created by bacterial colonies

Low-cost sensors embedded into t-shirts and face masks to monitor breathing, heart rate

Low-cost, robotic clothing for children with cerebral palsy

AI-based drug screening process could speed up the development of life-saving medicines

New imaging approach could help accelerate the development of new treatments for eye diseases

Artificial intelligence tools speed up the process of identifying people who inject drugs

New testing system for rapid detection of COVID-19

Mount Sinai researchers use unbiased AI-based method to study the causes of cognitive impairment

Cutting-edge technology uses MRI to diagnose patients with heart failure in record time

Artificial intelligence could help fast-track dementia diagnosis

In-home device can monitor Parkinson's patient's movement and gait speed

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