Devon researchers believe watercress could treat nappy rash
Researchers from Devon believe healing properties of watercress could lead to new skin treatments. Source link
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IIT Madras, IIT Mandi researchers engineer N nimmoniana plant cells to increase Camptothecin production, used in cancer treatment – ET HealthWorld
Chennai: Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) and IIT Mandi researchers have metabolically engineered the plant cells of Nothapodytes nimmoniana to increase the production of Camptothecin, which is used to treat cancer. The researchers from the Plant Cell Technology Lab of IIT Madras have developed a genome-scale metabolic model for N nimmoniana plant cells … Read more
Non-burping can damage quality of life, researchers say
People with the condition have to deal with abdominal bloating, gurgling noises and flatulence. Source link
Researchers find AI can be used to generate volumes of misleading content on critical health topics, call for vigilance – ET HealthWorld
New Delhi: A new study has shown that currently accessible AI tools can be used to produce over 100 misleading blogs, 20 deceptive images, and a convincing deep-fake video about vaping and vaccines in just over an hour that can be used to spread health disinformation. The video could even be adapted into 40 languages, … Read more
IIITB researchers develop pipeline for a ‘human’ engagement with bots
Along with the prediction of engagement, the pipeline can provide deeper insights into human personality, attitudes, and emotions and thereby improve the way the robot interacts with the human user. | Photo Credit: Illustration: Sebastian Francis While a teacher can always infer if a student is paying attention in the classroom, would an edutech bot … Read more
Researchers develop new AI-model that can tell individual’s age from chest X-ray – ET HealthWorld
New Delhi: A newly developed artificial intelligence (AI) model could estimate one’s age from their chest X-ray, new research published in The Lancet Healthy Longevity journal said. The model can also signal chronic diseases such as hypertension and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease from the difference between estimated and chronological age, the research from Osaka Metropolitan … Read more
AI: Researchers train artificial intelligence to help detect breast cancer
A cancer charity said despite AI’s “bad name” its potential use in radiology was “phenomenal”. Source link
IIT Guwahati researchers develop AI-based model to predict knee osteoarthritis from X-ray images – ET HealthWorld
Guwahati: In a major relief to knee osteoarthritis patients, researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, have developed a Deep Learning (DL)-based framework, namely Osteo HRNet, that automatically assesses the Knee Osteoarthritis (OA) severity from X-rays images. This AI-based model can be used to detect the severity level of the disease and assist medical … Read more
Researchers find oldest evidence of the plague in Britain
Scientists discover 4,000-year-old plague DNA – the oldest evidence of the disease in Britain. Source link
Southampton researchers design lazy eye app to help children
Lacie wears an eye patch to treat her condition and says the new app helps her want to keep it on. Source link