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AI-powered analysis accurately reflects risk of cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s disease based on brain age
11-Jan-2023
The human brain holds many clues about a person’s long-term health — in fact, research shows that a person’s brain age is a more useful and accurate predictor of health risks and future disease than their birthdate. Now, a new artificial intelligence (AI) model that analyzes magnetic resonance ...
Scientists are testing Raman spectroscopy as a diagnostic tool for Lyme disease
10-Jan-2023
Research by two Texas A&M University scientists is focused on improving Lyme disease treatment outcomes by developing a test that’s both more accurate and more efficient than the current test for the infection. Lyme disease, the fastest growing vector-borne illness in the U.S., according to the ...
Drexel researchers use the chatbot to spot Alzheimer's indicators in spontaneous speech
03-Jan-2023
The artificial intelligence algorithms behind the chatbot program ChatGPT — which has drawn attention for its ability to generate humanlike written responses to some of the most creative queries — might one day be able to help doctors detect Alzheimer’s Disease in its early stages. Research from ...
20-Dec-2022
Cryo-electron microscopy by University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers has exposed the structure of a bacterial virus with unprecedented detail. This is the first structure of a virus able to infect Staphylococcus epidermidis, and high-resolution knowledge of structure is a key link between ...
Molecular orientation is key to designing better materials
12-Dec-2022
In some materials, the molecules line up in a regular, repeating pattern. In others, they all point in random directions. But in many advanced materials used in medicine, computer chip manufacturing and other industries, the molecules arrange themselves in complex patterns that dictate the ...
A new algorithm could spot early signs of respiratory diseases in hospitals and at home
09-Dec-2022
Pneumonia is one of the world's leading causes of death and affects over a million people a year in the United States. The disease disproportionately impacts children, older adults, and hospitalized patients. To give them the greatest chance at recovery, it is crucial to catch and treat it early. ...
Microphone sensor and machine learning can classify excretion events, identify cholera or other bowel diseases, all without identifiable information
07-Dec-2022
Cholera, a bacterial disease that induces diarrhea, affects millions of people and results in about 150,000 deaths each year. Identifying potential communal disease spread for such an outbreak would alert health professionals early and improve the allocation of resources and aid. However, for ...
By measuring the proportion of DNA in the bloodstream that comes from a tumor, liquid biopsies may be able to guide treatment discussions
06-Dec-2022
As cancers grow and potentially spread to new parts of the body, they often shed cells and DNA into the blood stream. DNA can be analyzed for both the amount of DNA present and whether any potential mutations exist that may aid providers in deciding on treatments. These tests, known as liquid ...
LevitasBio Completes Series C Financing of $35 million
05-Dec-2022
LevitasBio, Inc. announced it has completed Series C round financing of $35 million to advance its mission of providing powerful, industry-leading methods of cellular analysis. The funding allows LevitasBio to accelerate its commercial success through the development of next generation ...
02-Dec-2022
Rainbows and sugar may conjure up images of a certain leprechaun-branded breakfast cereal. But now, researchers in ACS Nano report a kaleidoscope-like film for telling different sweeteners apart that displayed multiple colors when stretched by hand. When evenly stretched with a simple apparatus, ...
