AI might help detect Alzheimer’s disease from routine brain imaging tests: Research – ET HealthWorld

AI might help detect Alzheimer’s disease from routine brain imaging tests: Research – ET HealthWorld

Washington: Although researchers have made progress in detecting signs of Alzheimer‘s disease using high-quality brain imaging tests collected as part of research studies, a team at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) recently developed an accurate method for detection that relies on routinely collected clinical brain images. The advancement might lead to a more accurate diagnosis. For … Read more

India’s economy showing signs of improvement, braving the impact of the COVID-19: Assocham

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New Delhi: India’s economy has shown a remarkable resilience in the last few months, braving the impact of the coronavirus pandemic with lead indicators such as manufacturing PMI and exports returning to growth trajectory, Assocham said on Thursday. The chamber’s Assessment on State of Economy (AASE) report pointed towards a further pick up in the … Read more

Fear of second coronavirus wave as people moving out: Maha CM Uddhav Thackeray

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Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday expressed apprehensions of a “second wave” of coronavirus transmission as more people are moving out for work, and called for stricter compliance with norms. Speaking at a virtual meeting with ministers and officials of Marathwada and Nashik divisions on the COVID-19 situation, the CM expressed concerns over … Read more

RBI revises audit norms for banks to improve risk management systems

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Mumbai: The Reserve Bank on Saturday came up with revised long format audit report (LFAR) norms with a view to improving efficacy of internal audit and risk management systems. The LFAR, which applies to statutory central auditors (SCA) and branch auditors of banks, has been updated keeping in view the large scale changes in the … Read more

‘Trade restrictive measures amid coronavirus must be temporary, transparent’

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New Delhi: Economic and trade ministers of 18 countries, including India, the US, and China, at the East Asia Summit agreed that trade restrictive measures taken to address the impact of coronavirus pandemic must be transparent and temporary, according to a statement. The ministers also emphasised that trade measures in view of COVID-19 should not … Read more