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Robot Sleeves to Improve Independence of Children with Cerebral Palsy

Engineers at the University of California, Riverside are creating inexpensive robotic “clothing” to aid children with cerebral palsy in gaining control over their arm movements.

26 Sep 2022

Microscopic Swimming Robots Effectively Treat Mice with Bacterial Pneumonia

Microscopic robots built by nanoengineers at the University of California San Diego are engineered to swim throughout the lungs, transport medication, and be employed to resolve serious cases of bacterial pneumonia.

23 Sep 2022

AI-Centered Screening Approach Could Accelerate Discovery of New Drugs

Scientists at the University of Central Florida (UCF) are hoping to accelerate drug discovery using a new artificial intelligence-centered drug screening process.

23 Sep 2022

Automated Process Helps Identify Individuals Who Inject Drugs

An automated method combining natural language processing and machine learning has been created to detect individuals who inject drugs (PWID) in electronic health data.

22 Sep 2022

Single Port Robot for Colorectal Surgery

UCSF Health is recruiting patients for the only FDA-approved research in the United States exploring the use of single port robotic technology for colorectal surgery.

20 Sep 2022

AI Not as Efficient as Human Configural Shape Perception

A new study suggests that deep convolutional neural networks (DCNNs) do not perceive objects as humans do, which could be risky in real-time AI applications.

19 Sep 2022

Using AI to Determine the Effectiveness of Novel TB Treatments

Researchers at Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, have used artificial intelligence (AI) to determine the effectiveness of novel TB drug-pair treatments.

15 Sep 2022

AI Tool Assists Early Diagnosis of Pancreatic Cancer

As per a study published in Radiology, an AI device is very efficient at identifying pancreatic cancer on CT.

14 Sep 2022

Brain Navi Collaborates with Metreq Medical Equipment to Expand the Distribution of Surgical Navigation Robot

Brain Navi, the leading surgical robot manufacture in Taiwan, announced a strategic partnership with distributor, Medtreq Medical Equipment, to expand the distribution of the Surgical Navigation Robot, NaoTrac, throughout the region of GCC region, Jordan, Egypt plus other countries in the Middle East and Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore which will be covered by Medtreq branch in Philippines.

12 Sep 2022

Attempts to Eliminate Gender Bias in Natural Language Processing

Scientists have discovered an improved way to reduce gender bias in natural language recognition models while conserving key info about words and meanings.

9 Sep 2022