CIENCIASMEDICASNEWS: Combining data from wearable technology and AI may help predict onset of diseases

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Combining data from wearable technology and AI may help predict onset of diseases

	May 22, 2018
	Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare
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			Combining data from wearable technology and AI may help predict onset of diseases A team of Waterloo researchers found that applying artificial intelligence to the right combination of data retrieved from wearable technology may detect whether your health is failing.

			New AI algorithm can accurately diagnose cause of childhood blindness An algorithm that uses artificial intelligence can automatically and more accurately diagnose a potentially devastating cause of childhood blindness than most expert physicians, a paper published in JAMA Ophthalmology suggests.

	Nuffield Council on Bioethics outlines ethical issues arising from use of AI in healthcare AI in healthcare is developing rapidly, with many applications currently in use or in development in the UK and worldwide.

	New AI software accurately identifies commonest cause of stroke and dementia Machine learning has detected one of the commonest causes of dementia and stroke, in the most widely used form of brain scan, more accurately than current methods.

	Researchers develop artificial intelligence method to help cancer patients worldwide Before performing radiation therapy, radiation oncologists first carefully review medical images of a patient to identify the gross tumor volume -- the observable portion of the disease. They then design patient-specific clinical target volumes that include surrounding tissues, since these regions can hide cancerous cells and provide pathways for metastasis.

	Artificial intelligence may be useful in predicting school violence, study shows A pilot study indicates that artificial intelligence may be useful in predicting which students are at higher risk of perpetrating school violence.