Reproductive Health

Mount Sinai Predictive AI Flags Drugs That May Cause Birth Defects

July 18, 2023 - Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) model to predict which medicines and preclinical compounds may cause birth defects. The model, known as a ‘knowledge graph,’ was detailed in a study published this week in Communications Medicine. This type of AI tool helps model...

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