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AI in medicine, drug discovery, diagnostics, and brain-computer interfaces like implants
AI reads mammograms for heart disease, not just breast cancer
A new study shows that the routine breast scans millions of women already get could double as a check for heart disease, the leading killer of women worldwide.
London surgeons used AI to remove a brain tumour, and their patient kept his sight
A 48-year-old man is recovering after a historic operation at a London NHS hospital where AI analysed live camera footage to flag anatomy surgeons had to avoid.
These AI-powered glasses want to replace your hearing aid
Legato has raised $12 million to build hearing-assistance technology into ordinary-looking eyeglass frames, targeting the 40 million Americans with mild to moderate hearing loss who never seek treatment.
AI Won't Replace Radiologists, But Their Job Is Changing Fast
A bold 2016 prediction that computers would wipe out radiology within five years turned out to be wrong. What actually happened is more interesting.
This startup keeps human skin alive for weeks to train an AI on it
Michael Polansky, Lady Gaga's partner and a former senior figure in tech philanthropy, has spent years building an AI startup that discovers skincare compounds using living skin tissue kept alive outside the body. He is only now talking about it.
The NHS Region That Built Its Own Data Platform and Is Saying No to Palantir
Greater Manchester runs its own health data system and says it outperforms the $400 million national deal. That claim is now shaping a decision the UK government must make by February.
Yorkshire Patients Say Their GP's AI Receptionist Cannot Understand Their Accent
A local health watchdog in Rotherham says the AI system answering calls at several GP surgeries struggles with the area's broad Yorkshire dialect, leaving patients unable to book appointments.
The AI scribe helping 2.7 million patient visits a week, and why its database matters as much as its model
Australian healthtech company Heidi built a clinical AI assistant that now spans 190 countries. Its CTO says the hard part was never the AI itself.
Un Laboratorio de Robots Cultiva Tejido Humano para Darle a la IA los Datos que Necesita para Encontrar Fármacos Reales
Las máquinas a escala de almacén de Vivodyne prueban candidatos a fármacos en órganos humanos cultivados en laboratorio, no en ratones. La startup dice que este es el ingrediente que falta para que el descubrimiento de fármacos basado en IA realmente funcione.
Indonesia Abre su Primer Centro de IA Universitario para Combatir TB, Inundaciones y Agricultura
Un nuevo laboratorio en Yogyakarta brinda a investigadores indonesios acceso a poder computacional serio por primera vez, con tres proyectos iniciales dirigidos a los problemas de salud y seguridad más urgentes del país.
Robots and AI Are Changing How Stroke Survivors Recover
From hospital gyms to living rooms, robotic rehab devices are helping stroke patients retrain their brains faster and more consistently than traditional therapy alone can manage.
Una Empresa de IA Pagó a Diez Personas para Masturbarse Diariamente Durante un Mes. Esto es lo que Muestran los Datos Reales.
Joi AI realizó un estudio de autoplacer de 28 días con diez participantes remunerados y una aplicación de acompañante IA. Los números principales parecen sorprendentes. Un neurocientífico dice que la metodología no es sólida.
Los virus diseñados por IA son la próxima esperanza de la medicina, no su próxima amenaza
Dos investigadores cuestionan el debate sobre financiamiento científico en el Reino Unido y la cobertura mediática de bacteriófagos creados con IA, argumentando que el enfoque alarmista ignora lo que la tecnología realmente puede hacer por los pacientes.
Google Pixel Watch 5 apuesta fuerte por características de salud con IA sobre hardware
Un reloj inteligente de $399 que puede detectar emergencias respiratorias, señalar tendencias de resistencia a la insulina y reclamar mejor precisión GPS que un Garmin. El software es la historia.
Una perra llamada Rosie inspiró una startup de vacunas contra el cáncer. La ciencia aún no está clara.
El empresario australiano Paul Conyngham afirma que la IA ayudó a reducir los tumores de su perra. Ahora cuenta con el respaldo de Y Combinator y planea ensayos en humanos. Los investigadores dicen que la evidencia es mucho más débil que el discurso promocional.