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Early Detection for Pancreatic Cancer: A neural network shows remarkable accuracy in forecasting risk of pancreatic cancer.
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Early Detection for Pancreatic Cancer: A neural network shows remarkable accuracy in forecasting risk of pancreatic cancer.

A neural network detected early signs of pancreatic cancer more effectively than doctors who used the usual risk-assessment criteria. Researchers at MIT and oncologists at Beth Israel Medical Center in Boston...

January 24, 20242 min read
Early Detection for Pancreatic Cancer: A neural network shows remarkable accuracy in forecasting risk of pancreatic cancer.
Medicine

Early Detection for Pancreatic Cancer: A neural network shows remarkable accuracy in forecasting risk of pancreatic cancer.

A neural network detected early signs of pancreatic cancer more effectively than doctors who used the usual risk-assessment criteria. Researchers at MIT and oncologists at Beth Israel Medical Center in Boston...

January 24, 20242 min read
Deep Learning Discovers Antibiotics: Researchers used neural networks to find a new class of antibiotics.
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Deep Learning Discovers Antibiotics: Researchers used neural networks to find a new class of antibiotics.

Biologists used neural networks to find a new class of antibiotics. Researchers at MIT and Harvard trained models to screen chemical compounds for those that kill methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), the deadliest among bacteria that have...

January 10, 20242 min read
Deep Learning Discovers Antibiotics: Researchers used neural networks to find a new class of antibiotics.
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Deep Learning Discovers Antibiotics: Researchers used neural networks to find a new class of antibiotics.

Biologists used neural networks to find a new class of antibiotics. Researchers at MIT and Harvard trained models to screen chemical compounds for those that kill methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), the deadliest among bacteria that have...

January 10, 20242 min read
Sharper Vision for Cancer: An AI-powered microscope that helps pathologists detect cancer
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Sharper Vision for Cancer: An AI-powered microscope that helps pathologists detect cancer

A microscope enhanced with augmented reality is helping pathologists recognize cancerous tissue. The United States Department of Defense is using microscopes that use machine learning models based on research from Google to detect cancers.

January 3, 20242 min read
Sharper Vision for Cancer: An AI-powered microscope that helps pathologists detect cancer
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Sharper Vision for Cancer: An AI-powered microscope that helps pathologists detect cancer

A microscope enhanced with augmented reality is helping pathologists recognize cancerous tissue. The United States Department of Defense is using microscopes that use machine learning models based on research from Google to detect cancers.

January 3, 20242 min read
Doctors Wary of Medical AI Devices: U.S. regulatory system criticized for approving AI medical devices without transparency.
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Doctors Wary of Medical AI Devices: U.S. regulatory system criticized for approving AI medical devices without transparency.

The United States’ regulatory regime may not be clear or flexible enough to ensure the safety of AI-powered medical devices. Physicians and other health professionals believe that U.S. regulators have approved AI-powered medical products without proper oversight or disclosure.

November 29, 20232 min read
Doctors Wary of Medical AI Devices: U.S. regulatory system criticized for approving AI medical devices without transparency.
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Doctors Wary of Medical AI Devices: U.S. regulatory system criticized for approving AI medical devices without transparency.

The United States’ regulatory regime may not be clear or flexible enough to ensure the safety of AI-powered medical devices. Physicians and other health professionals believe that U.S. regulators have approved AI-powered medical products without proper oversight or disclosure.

November 29, 20232 min read
The Language of Schizophrenia: LLMs can play a valuable role in diagnosing schizophrenia, study finds.
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The Language of Schizophrenia: LLMs can play a valuable role in diagnosing schizophrenia, study finds.

Large language models may help psychiatrists resolve unanswered questions about mental illness. Researchers from University College London, Beijing Normal University, and Lisbon’s Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown used a large language model to...

November 8, 20232 min read
The Language of Schizophrenia: LLMs can play a valuable role in diagnosing schizophrenia, study finds.
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The Language of Schizophrenia: LLMs can play a valuable role in diagnosing schizophrenia, study finds.

Large language models may help psychiatrists resolve unanswered questions about mental illness. Researchers from University College London, Beijing Normal University, and Lisbon’s Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown used a large language model to...

November 8, 20232 min read
Guiding the Scalpel: Researchers trained neural networks to assist brain surgeons' real-time tumor removal decisions.
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Guiding the Scalpel: Researchers trained neural networks to assist brain surgeons' real-time tumor removal decisions.

A neural network helped brain surgeons decide how much healthy tissue to cut out when removing tumors — while the patients were on the operating table.

October 18, 20232 min read
Guiding the Scalpel: Researchers trained neural networks to assist brain surgeons' real-time tumor removal decisions.
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Guiding the Scalpel: Researchers trained neural networks to assist brain surgeons' real-time tumor removal decisions.

A neural network helped brain surgeons decide how much healthy tissue to cut out when removing tumors — while the patients were on the operating table.

October 18, 20232 min read
Rigorous Trial: AI matches humans in breast cancer diagnosis.
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Rigorous Trial: AI matches humans in breast cancer diagnosis.

A deep learning system detected breast cancer in mammograms as well as experienced radiologists, according to a landmark study.

August 9, 20232 min read
Rigorous Trial: AI matches humans in breast cancer diagnosis.
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Rigorous Trial: AI matches humans in breast cancer diagnosis.

A deep learning system detected breast cancer in mammograms as well as experienced radiologists, according to a landmark study.

August 9, 20232 min read
What Americans Want From AI: Pew survey asks 11,000 Americans about AI.
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What Americans Want From AI: Pew survey asks 11,000 Americans about AI.

Adults in the United States tend to view AI’s medical applications favorably but are leery of text and image generation. Pew Research Center polled 11,004 U.S. adults for their opinions of AI in science, healthcare, and media.

March 29, 20232 min read

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