IISc’s computational analysis throws light on how dengue virus evolved in India – ET HealthWorld

IISc’s computational analysis throws light on how dengue virus evolved in India – ET HealthWorld

New Delhi: A multi-institutional study on dengue led by researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) shows how the virus causing the disease has evolved dramatically over the last few decades in the Indian subcontinent. Cases of dengue – a mosquito-borne viral disease – have steadily increased in the last 50 years, predominantly in … Read more

Studies find new computational tools help in better epilepsy surgery results – ET HealthWorld

Studies find new computational tools help in better epilepsy surgery results – ET HealthWorld

Kochi: A Kerala-based hospital has developed and implemented new computational tools which can accurately identify the “epileptic focus”, the accurate identification of which is a major challenge in epilepsy surgery. The Centre for Epilepsy at Amrita Hospital here conducted multiple studies between the years 2015 and 2019 in around 100 difficult-to-treat epilepsy patients in this … Read more

How AI computational model is being used to fight Covid-19 – ET HealthWorld

How AI computational model is being used to fight Covid-19 – ET HealthWorld

In their efforts to fight the pandemic, academic institutions have been working overtime on various innovative strategies. A team of researchers at the Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Delhi comprising Angshul Majumdar, professor in the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering and PhD scholar Aanchal Mongia has worked on an AI-based computational model for … Read more