Machine Learning

Wearables, ML Predict ADHD, Sleep Problems in Children

by Shania Kennedy

A study published last month in JAMA Network Open describes how researchers combined data from wearable devices and machine-learning (ML) methodologies to help predict attention-deficit/hyperactivity...

Machine-Learning Model Estimates US Firearm Homicides in Near Real Time

by Shania Kennedy

Researchers have developed a machine-learning (ML) model designed to use secondary data sources to accurately estimate the near real-time burden of weekly and annual firearm homicides in the US,...

ML Model Uses Time, Location Data to Predict COVID-19 Transmission

by Shania Kennedy

Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) have developed a machine learning (ML) tool designed to predict COVID-19 transmission using location and time data, according to a study published this...

AI Shows Potential for Automating Hip Fractures Diagnosis

by Mark Melchionna

A recent study published in JAMA Network Open found that machine-learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms could use radiographs to diagnose hip fractures with comparable accuracy to...

Apple Watch, ML Can Predict Pain in Sickle Cell Disease Patients

by Shania Kennedy

In a paper published earlier this month in JMIR Formative Research, researchers explored the feasibility of using the Apple Watch to predict pain scores in hospitalized sickle cell disease patients and...

Deep-Learning Tool Helps Identify Patients with Cirrhosis

by Shania Kennedy

Researchers from the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) have developed a deep-learning (DL) approach that can identify patients with cirrhosis using clinical text in EHRs, according to a study...

UPMC Explores Machine Learning’s Potential to Personalize HIV Testing

by Shania Kennedy

In a recent article published by the American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC), Sarah Wheeler, PhD, an associate professor of pathology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine,...

AI Model Provides Insights into Long-Term Traumatic Brain Injury Risk

by Shania Kennedy

Stanford University researchers are leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) to help identify which computational models perform best at modeling mechanical stress on the brain, which may help drive...

KS Health System Unveils Generative AI Partnership

by Shania Kennedy

The University of Kansas Health System announced a partnership with health technology company Abridge to deploy generative artificial intelligence (AI) technology across over 140 provider...

AI Tools Can Support Early Cardiovascular Disease Diagnosis

by Mark Melchionna

Recent research from Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, described how artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) could be used to examine genes within DNA, information that can...

AI, Remote Data Capture Partnership to Advance Type 2 Diabetes Research

by Shania Kennedy

UW Medicine and Delve Health have announced a collaboration aimed at using artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and remote data capture to bolster endemic type 2 diabetes research. The...

Johns Hopkins Machine-Learning Model Predicts COVID-19 Resistance

by Shania Kennedy

A research team from Johns Hopkins Medicine and Johns Hopkins University has developed a machine-learning (ML) tool capable of predicting who has the highest probability of being naturally resistant to...

ML Model Predicts Prematurity Complications in Newborns Using EMR Data

by Shania Kennedy

In a study published this week in Science Translational Medicine, researchers from the Stanford School of Medicine revealed that a machine-learning (ML) algorithm could predict prematurity...

University of Utah AI, Machine Learning Projects Receive Research Funding

by Mark Melchionna

Seven research projects from the University of Utah received grants from One Utah Data Science Hub to advance efforts surrounding the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) in...

Researchers to Propose Framework to Address Federated Learning Challenges

by Shania Kennedy

A research team from the University of Southern California (USC) Viterbi School of Engineering is proposing a novel architecture to address challenges that frequently arise when federated learning (FL)...

Researchers Identify Social Predictors of Premature Death Risk for Seniors

by Shania Kennedy

Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and the University of California, San Francisco have identified eight social characteristics that can help to predict an older adult’s risk of...

Machine-Learning Approach Aims to Optimize Rare Disease Diagnosis

by Mark Melchionna

A recent study from Stanford University Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (Stanford HAI) described the creation of a machine-learning framework, known as POPDx, that aims to enhance the rare...

Machine-Learning Intervention Leads to Safer Cardiac Catheterization

by Mark Melchionna

As reported in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, a randomized trial conducted by Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), the Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine, and the...

Machine-Learning Algorithm Helps Monitor Movement Patterns in Infants

by Mark Melchionna

After receiving a grant from the National Science Foundation, a group of researchers from Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas created a machine-learning (ML) algorithm to track the...

Machine-Learning Model Provides Predictions on Physician Turnover

by Mark Melchionna

A recent study by Yale University researchers detailed the creation of a machine-learning model that can assist researchers in determining physician turnover, enabling healthcare organizations to...