AI detects cancer 17% more accurately than doctors: UCLA study

AI detects cancer 17% more accurately than doctors: UCLA study

Artificial intelligence is beating doctors when it comes to detecting a common cancer in men. A new study from UCLA found that an AI tool identified prostate cancer with 84% accuracy — compared to 67% accuracy for cases detected by doctors, according to a press release from the university. Unfold AI, made by California-based Avenda … Read more

Face of ‘gilded lady’ mummy digitally reconstructed by scientists 1,500 years after her death

Face of 'gilded lady' mummy digitally reconstructed by scientists 1,500 years after her death

They are raising the dead digitally. Scientists put the “animation” in “resurrection” after virtually reconstructing the face of a mysterious mummy that lived 1,500 years ago, as detailed in the journal Anthropologie – International Journal of Human Diversity and Evolution. Known as the Gilded Lady because of her golden covering, the mummy belonged to a … Read more

Link of autism to congenital cytomegalovirus explored in study

Link of autism to congenital cytomegalovirus explored in study

Children born with a common viral infection are nearly 2.5 times more likely to be diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders, a new study finds. Cytomegalovirus is part of the herpes virus family. It is spread through body fluids such as blood, saliva and urine, and is usually harmless in healthy people. About one-third of infected … Read more

AFib from binge drinking can be prevented with experimental treatment

AFib from binge drinking can be prevented with experimental treatment

Take heart – scientists say they may have found a way to prevent irregular heart rhythms caused by too much drinking, a phenomenon so common at Christmas that it’s called “holiday heart syndrome”. They will present their research this week at an American Heart Association conference in Chicago. Binge drinking — defined as five drinks … Read more

AFib from binge drinking can be prevented with experimental treatment

AFib from binge drinking can be prevented with experimental treatment

Take heart – scientists say they may have found a way to prevent irregular heart rhythms caused by too much drinking, a phenomenon so common at Christmas that it’s called “holiday heart syndrome”. They will present their research this week at an American Heart Association conference in Chicago. Binge drinking — defined as five drinks … Read more