Artificial intelligence (AI) is already being used to diagnose skin cancer, but it cannot (yet) keep pace with the complex decision-making of doctors in practice. An international research team led by Harald Kittler of MedUni Vienna has now explored a learning method in which greater accuracy in AI results can be achieved by incorporating human […]
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Stem-cell derived kidneys could improve disease research and treatment: A key advance in growing stem-cell-derived kidneys in the laboratory could improve disease research and treatment for children with kidney disease, according to a new Murdoch Children’s Research Institute-led study. The findings, which were published in Nature Communications, showed that a new stem-cell technique developed by Murdoch […]
World Singing Day: How Singing Can Help Those Living with Dementia: From looking after your lung health to promoting social and neural connections, singing can unlock health benefits for everyone – no matter what your voice sounds like! On World Singing Day (Saturday 15th October), Fran Vandelli, Dementia Lead for Bupa UK, explores what singing […]
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More than 70 percent of patients with bowel cancer are not diagnosed using official screening programmes meaning diagnoses are often made late, when the cancer is at an advanced stage, according to new research from the University of Surrey. Embarrassment is the biggest reason for avoiding screening. In a paper published by the Journal of […]
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UK Biobank study of over 200,000 people reveals an average wait of 2.3 years before type 2 diabetes is diagnosed. Being female, having a lower BMI and lower blood sugar levels were associated with delayed diagnosis. New research presented today at the Diabetes UK Professional Conference (DUKPC) 2021 has revealed that people living with undiagnosed […]
What is breast cancer? Breast cancer, or breast carcinoma, is an uncontrolled growth of epithelial cells within the breast. by Osmosis. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, an annual campaign to increase awareness of the disease. Transcript Breast cancer or breast carcinoma is an uncontrolled growth of epithelial cells within the breast. It’s the second […]
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Human-Artificial intelligence collaborations best for skin cancer diagnosis: Artificial intelligence (AI) improved skin cancer diagnostic accuracy when used in collaboration with human clinical checks, an international study including University of Queensland researchers has found. The global team tested for the first time whether a ‘real world’, collaborative approach involving clinicians assisted by AI improved the accuracy of […]
Thousands of lives lost to bladder cancers each year could be saved thanks to a new scanner that uses photonics to illuminate parts of the tissue that are currently impossible to visualise. A European photonics research team is developing a new endoscope to scan for the early signs of bladder cancer. Using multi-wavelength lasers, the […]
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The need for urgent cancer diagnosis and screening is becoming more acute by each passing day according to one of the UK’s top cancer experts. Professor Karol Sikora, chief medical officer at Rutherford Health and former head of the WHO’s cancer programme, is calling for a major effort to ramp up diagnosis after 25 charities […]
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Coronavirus can be identified automatically from sick patients’ lung X-rays using artificial intelligence (AI) developed at Brunel University London. The algorithm, which detects coronavirus diseases including COVID-19, SARS and MERS, uses image analytics to spot signs and deep learning to rank them. Image processing techniques enhance the targeted lung X-rays and use an algorithm to […]