Medical Research

“All of Us” Precision Medicine Program to Collect COVID-19 Data

by Jessica Kent

The All of Us precision medicine research program announced that it will evaluate the spread and effects of COVID-19 through antibody testing, a survey about the pandemic’s impact, and EHR...

Social Determinants Data Linked to Higher Risk of Alzheimer’s

by Jessica Kent

After evaluating social determinants data and brain bank samples, researchers have found that people who live in the most disadvantaged US neighborhoods may have a higher risk of developing...

Mount Sinai Receives Microsoft Grant for COVID-19 Data Science Center

by Jessica Kent

The Mount Sinai Health System has received a grant from Microsoft AI for Health that will support a new data science center representing expertise in care delivery, health sciences, and artificial...

Testing System Leverages Machine Learning to Predict Sepsis Outcomes

by Jessica Kent

Using machine learning algorithms, an extremely sensitive method can analyze biomarkers to predict sepsis outcomes with nearly 100 percent accuracy, according to a study published in Nature...

AI-Driven Supercomputer Helps with COVID-19 Response, Recovery

by Jessica Kent

A supercomputer powered by artificial intelligence is helping a team at Penn State’s Institute for Computational and Data Sciences (ICDS) find solutions for COVID-19 now and in the future. For...

Machine Learning Models Estimate Seasonal Impact of COVID-19

by Jessica Kent

Using machine learning, scientists may be able to assess the role climate and environmental variables play in the transmission of COVID-19. For more coronavirus updates, visit our resource page,...

Data Access, Standards Key for Equitable Artificial Intelligence Use

by Jessica Kent

Artificial intelligence has the potential to help address global health challenges, but stakeholders must promote rapid and equitable data access and establish ethical standards in order to use the...

Artificial Intelligence Tool Identifies COVID-19 in CT Scans

by Jessica Kent

An artificial intelligence tool can quickly detect COVID-19 based on CT scans of the chest and patients’ clinical data, according to a study published in Nature Medicine. For more coronavirus...

Population Health Study to Estimate Prevalence of COVID-19 in CA

by Jessica Kent

The University of California, Irvine, and the Orange County Health Care Agency are partnering to conduct a large-scale population health study that will help researchers determine the true prevalence...

New Method Uses Data-Driven Models to Inform COVID-19 Policymaking

by Jessica Kent

An international team of researchers has developed a new method to leverage multiple data-driven models for COVID-19 outbreak management. For more coronavirus updates, visit our resource page,...

Artificial Intelligence Accelerates Search for COVID-19 Treatments

by Jessica Kent

A team from Northwestern University has developed an artificial intelligence platform that can quickly identify research that has the most potential to produce COVID-19 treatments and solutions. For...

Consortium to Launch Big Data Biobank for Coronavirus Research

by Jessica Kent

Partners HealthCare, Biogen Inc., and Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard are partnering to launch a big data biobank for coronavirus research. For more coronavirus updates, visit our resource...

Nevada Researchers Conduct Genomic Sequencing on COVID-19 Samples

by Jessica Kent

The Nevada Genomics Center at the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) is conducting genomic sequencing on samples from northern and southern Nevada that initially tested positive for COVID-19. For more...

Could COVID-19 Help Refine AI, Data Analytics in Healthcare?

by Jessica Kent

In the months since COVID-19 has evolved from a blip on the world’s radar to a full-blown global health crisis, the virus has managed to shine a glaring light on some of healthcare’s most foundational cracks.  Gaps in...

Machine Learning Tools Predict Impact of Quarantine on COVID-19

by Jessica Kent

In the global effort to slow the spread of COVID-19, many countries have adopted social distancing and quarantine measures to mitigate the impact of the pandemic. Now, researchers are using machine...

Federal Effort Aims to Optimize Search Engines for COVID-19 Research

by Jessica Kent

The US Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) have partnered to support the development...

NIH Renews Big Data Study on Adolescent Cognitive Development

by Jessica Kent

NIH is renewing its commitment to the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) study for an additional seven years, allowing researchers to expand big data resources on brain development and child...

Genetic Variant Could Protect People from Alzheimer’s Disease

by Jessica Kent

Researchers at Stanford University have found that a significant fraction of Americans carrying a genetic variant that puts people at high risk for Alzheimer’s disease are protected to some...

Microsoft Gives $20M to Fight COVID-19 with Artificial Intelligence

by Jessica Kent

Microsoft is dedicating $20 million to advance the use of artificial intelligence and data science in COVID-19 research, with a particular focus on diagnostics, hospital resources, and other critical...

Genetic System Could Expedite Coronavirus Vaccine, Diagnosis

by Jessica Kent

A team from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (UTMB) has developed a reverse genetic system for coronavirus that could help researchers evaluate and discover potential vaccines,...