MND took our son Kyle aged 14 – anyone at any age can get it

MND took our son Kyle aged 14 – anyone at any age can get it

Leigh Boobyer,BBC Walesand John Maguire,Swansea Family handout Kyle Sieniawski, 14, is believed to be the youngest person in the UK to have died with motor neurone disease The family of a teenage boy who died after being diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND) has warned the rare, degenerative condition can hit “anybody at any age, … Read more

Is age catching up with India’s dams?

Is age catching up with India’s dams?

“At Independence, the new Government of India … made the building of big dams a central part of its strategy for transforming India, a commitment to which it adhered for decades,” historian Daniel Klingensmith wrote in his 2007 book ‘One Valley and a Thousand’. The Damodar Valley Corporation, the Bhakra Nangal, and the Hirakud in … Read more

AI tool could predict heart disease risk in women only from mammogram, age: Researchers

AI tool could predict heart disease risk in women only from mammogram, age: Researchers

New Delhi: Researchers have developed an artificial intelligence tool that could predict the risk of heart disease in women by analysing their mammogram and age, without depending on an extensive medical history. Described in a paper in the journal ‘Heart’, the AI tool was trained and validated using routine mammograms from over 49,000 women in … Read more

Is it safer to be a nurse than a doctor in the age of AI? Google DeepMind CEO shares a surprising take

Is it safer to be a nurse than a doctor in the age of AI? Google DeepMind CEO shares a surprising take

New Delhi: As artificial intelligence tightens its grip on nearly every industry, a quiet but profound truth is emerging: it may be the most emotionally intelligent among us—not the most highly qualified—who survive the next wave of automation. While corporate titans and tech pioneers debate the ethical and economic fallout of an AI-powered future, Google … Read more

Lions Club members distribute medicines, essentials in old age home

Lions Club members distribute medicines, essentials in old age home

Members of the Lions Club of Vijayawada rural, visited an old age home in Kesarapalli village, Gannavaram mandal and distributed medicines, provisions, and vegetables to the elderly residents. Club president P. Kiran Kumar, secretary Ravi Suresh Babu, treasurer K.S.R.K. Prasad, doctors L. Surendra Babu and D. Suvarna Babu participated in the programmme. Speaking on the … Read more

AI tool uses selfies to predict biological age and cancer survival – ET HealthWorld

AI tool uses selfies to predict biological age and cancer survival – ET HealthWorld

Washington: Doctors often start exams with the so-called “eyeball test” — a snap judgment about whether the patient appears older or younger than their age, which can influence key medical decisions. That intuitive assessment may soon get an AI upgrade. FaceAge, a deep learning algorithm described Thursday in The  Lancet Digital Health, converts a simple … Read more