Tag: Diagnostics

European scientists have created a GPT-based model that can predict the risk of more than a thousand diseases on par with single-disease tools and biomarker-based models [1]. Tell me the future! For millennia, people have wanted to know what health events await them in the future. Models have been created that can forecast the onset...

Scientists have developed a potent diagnostic tool based on the vascular hypothesis for Alzheimer’s. It outperformed three current techniques and might offer clues to the mechanism behind the disease [1]. The blood flow hypothesis Traditionally, Alzheimer's disease has been associated with the presence of amyloid plaques and tau tangles in the brain: the amyloid cascade...

The Hallmarks of Aging team has returned to Cell, publishing a detailed review discussing how future methods of dealing with aging might be highly personalized. Two more hallmarks? In the original and very heavily cited 2013 paper [1], Dr. López-Otín and colleagues outlined nine hallmarks of aging. In their 2023 update [2], three more were...

Scientists at Google have created an AI chatbot for conducting medical interviews. It matched or surpassed human primary care practitioners on most criteria, including accuracy, politeness, and empathy [1]. AI, MD Before doctors begin treating, they do a lot of talking. The initial conversation with the patient is extremely important, as it can lead to...

Scientists have compared doctor-written and chatbot-generated responses to healthcare-related questions, and the results don’t look good for Team Human [1]. Ask your doctor? Access to healthcare has been linked to longer lifespan, and good healthcare often starts with a good initial consultation. A group of researchers, including scientists from the University of California, San Diego...

In Nature Biomedical Engineering, a team of researchers has published an innovative method of making tau tangles and amyloid beta visible in the near infrared, allowing doctors and researchers to see through bone with relatively simple equipment. Current methods are difficult There are three main approaches to diagnosing Alzheimer's and other brain disorders in living...