Artificial Intelligence

Machine Learning Tools Help Predict Alzheimer’s Progression

by Shania Kennedy

A new study published in PLOS ONE leveraged machine learning (ML) models to identify the most accurate means and timelines for anticipating the advancement of Alzheimer’s disease in people who...

Google Health Launches AI Partnership to Improve Breast Cancer Screening

by Shania Kennedy

Google Health and mammography artificial intelligence (AI) vendor iCAD, Inc. announced a strategic partnership to integrate Google Health’s AI technology into iCAD’s portfolio of breast...

Researchers Identify Biomarkers, Potential Utility of ML in ADHD

by Shania Kennedy

Researchers from Yale School of Medicine have identified biomarkers of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) using MRI exams and showcased the potential role of machine learning (ML)-based...

University of Southern California Launches Center on AI Research for Health

by Shania Kennedy

Researchers from the University of Southern California (USC) Information Sciences Institute (ISI) announced the launch of the Center on Artificial Intelligence Research for Health (AI4Health), a...

Deep-Learning Assessment of Liver Fat Identifies Risk of Severe COVID-19

by Shania Kennedy

Researchers from Emory University and University Hospitals (UH) Cleveland have developed a deep learning (DL)-based liver fat assessment tool which shows that patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver...

Johns Hopkins’ Artificial Intelligence-Based Blood Test Detects Liver Cancer

by Shania Kennedy

Researchers from Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center have developed an artificial intelligence (AI)-based blood test that can detect liver cancer, based on a new study of 724 people. The blood testing...

Hartford HealthCare, Google Cloud Launch Data Analytics Partnership

by Shania Kennedy

Hartford HealthCare announced a long-term partnership with Google Cloud to advance the health system’s digital transformation, improve data analytics, and enhance care delivery and...

Researchers Leverage AI to Support Kidney Transplant Process

by Shania Kennedy

Researchers from Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T) and Saint Louis University’s (SLU) School of Medicine are collaborating to investigate how artificial...

Researchers Assess Federated Learning Models for COVID-19 Diagnostics

by Shania Kennedy

A team of researchers led by the University of Minnesota is examining federated learning (FL) techniques to evaluate their utility for diagnosing COVID-19 based on chest radiograph data. FL models, a...

ML Algorithm Provides Insight into Immune Responses During Cancer Care

by Mark Melchionna

To help determine patient response to cancer immunotherapy, researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center and its Bloomberg-Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy trained a...

AI Clinical Decision Support Tool Can Help Predict COVID-19 Prognosis

by Shania Kennedy

Researchers from The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, the research arm of Northwell Health, have developed an artificial intelligence (AI)-based clinical decision support tool that can...

UC Davis Launches Digital Transformation Collaboration

by Shania Kennedy

University of California (UC) Davis Health and venture capital firm General Catalyst announced a collaboration to support the health system’s digital transformation and drive innovations using...

Partnership Develops AI-Driven Aortic Aneurysm Surveillance Program

by Shania Kennedy

University of California (UC) Davis Health has partnered with artificial intelligence (AI) software company Illuminate to develop a centralized abdominal aortic aneurysm surveillance program aimed at...

Mayo Clinic Uses Artificial Intelligence to Diagnose Heart Failure

by Mark Melchionna

Published in Nature Medicine, a study conducted by Mayo Clinic researchers describes how artificial intelligence (AI) can be used to assess electrocardiogram (ECG) recordings to detect heart failure...

Researchers Outline Strategies to Develop High-Quality Medical ML Models

by Shania Kennedy

A study published this month in BMC Medical Research Methodology outlines how to develop high-quality machine learning (ML)-based models for use in clinical research and medicine through the use of...

Coalition Will Use Health Computing, AI for Population Health

by Shania Kennedy

The University of Maryland Strategic Partnership: MPowering the State (MPower), a research and innovation collaboration between the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) and the University of...

AI May Improve Patient Experience in Decentralized Clinical Trials

by Shania Kennedy

In an article published last month in Nature Medicine, researchers argued that artificial intelligence could improve patient experience in decentralized clinical trials through the use of reinforcement...

AI Can Help Improve Identification of High-Cost Health Plan Members

by Mark Melchionna

A recent study published in the American Journal of Managed Care found that identifying high-cost members was made easier through the implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) and the analysis of...

Researchers Suggest Changes to FDA Oversight of AI Breast Cancer Screening

by Shania Kennedy

In a special communication published this week in JAMA Internal Medicine, Yale researchers explore the current regulatory processes for artificial intelligence (AI)-based breast cancer screening tools,...

AI System to Leverage Social Media to Predict, Prevent Future Pandemics

by Shania Kennedy

Researchers at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) have received a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to develop an...