Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M) have developed a machine learning-based computational tool to detect malignant tumours in the brain and spinal cord. Called glioblastoma mutiform drivers (GBMDriver), the tool is available publicly online. Glioblastoma is a fast and aggressively growing tumour with limited therapeutic options and a survival rate of … Read more
Chennai: A mathematical algorithm that can predict diabetes induced blindness among patients, including those newly detected with the disorder, has been launched in the city by Sankara Nethralaya. The tool, RetinaRisk, was developed with a health tech company from Iceland. “The tool will be given to physicians and diabetologists besides ophthalmologists. Doctors must feed in … Read more
Washington: According to a new study, A new artificial intelligence model can bring much-needed clarity to doctors delivering prognoses and deciding on treatments for patients with colorectal cancer, the second deadliest cancer worldwide. The study was published in the journal, ‘Nature Communications’. The new tool accurately predicts how aggressive a colorectal tumor is, how likely … Read more
BHOPAL: The Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal researchers have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) based method to predict how the bacteria in the gut break down various types of food and medication. This web-based tool provides information about specific bacterial enzymes, reactions, and bacteria involved in the process of digestion and absorption … Read more
Dr. Prathap C. Reddy says CIE helps physicians in a diagnosis by analysing the symptoms and presenting them with a set of options they could consider. | Photo Credit: R. Ravindran In the era of ChatGPT and at a time when the conjunction between technology and medicine is alive and bristling with innovation, it is … Read more
New Delhi: Employers can now utilise the TAWS-16 tool, developed by the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurological Sciences (Nimhans), to gauge employee work-related stress. TAWS-16 is the first instrument in India to solely assess work-related stress, despite the fact that several businesses are already evaluating their employees’ stress levels in a variety of … Read more
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Washington: Lung cancer is the main cause of cancer death in the United States and around the world. Low-dose chest computed tomography (LDCT) is suggested for monitoring persons aged 50 to 80 with a significant history of smoking or who actively smoke. Lung cancer screening with LDCT has been demonstrated to lower lung cancer death … Read more
Boston: The surgical procedure is frequently not predetermined when a patient has surgery to remove a tumour or treat an illness. The margins of a tumour, its stage, and whether a lesion is malignant or benign must all be known to the surgeon in order to determine how much tissue needs to be removed. These … Read more
New Delhi: It’s an evergreen joke that nobody can read a doctor’s handwriting, not even the doctor! Well, health professionals do write prescriptions in a rushed manner as they work long hours, attending several patients in a day.And then it becomes quite difficult to understand or even identify the medicines mentioned in the prescription and … Read more