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Nudges Triggered by Machine Learning Algorithm Help Sustain End-of-Life Care Discussions with Patients

An electronic nudge to clinicians--triggered by an algorithm that used machine learning methods to flag patients with cancer who would most benefit from a conversation around end-of-life goals--tripled the rate of those discussions, according to a new prospective, randomized study of nearly 15,000 patients from Penn Medicine and published today in JAMA Oncology.

16 Oct 2020

Qualitative Review Sheds Light on State-of-the-Art in AI for Treatment of Brain Diseases

Artificial intelligence is lauded for its ability to solve problems humans cannot, thanks to novel computing architectures that process large amounts of complex data quickly.

15 Oct 2020

Using AI Methods to 'Redefine' Alzheimer's Disease

As the search for successful Alzheimer's disease drugs remains elusive, experts believe that identifying biomarkers -- early biological signs of the disease -- could be key to solving the treatment conundrum.

15 Oct 2020

Robots Offer a Helping Hand to Advance Developmental Biology

The study of developmental biology is getting a robotic helping hand.

15 Oct 2020

Study Overcomes a Key Hurdle to the Use of Nanorobots Powered by Enzymes

A study by scientists at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares, the Universidad Complutense, Universidad de Girona, and the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia, working together with other international centers, has overcome one of the key hurdles to the use of nanorobots powered by lipases, enzymes that play essential roles in digestion by breaking down fats in foods so that they can be absorbed.

14 Oct 2020

PEERbots Receives ASF Grant to Expand Robot-Powered Telehealth Solutions

The Autism Science Foundation, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to funding autism research, today announced that it has awarded a grant to PEERbots, a nonprofit organization that develops social robot puppet software to support telehealth for children, especially beneficial to those with Autism Spectrum Disorders.

14 Oct 2020