The intestines and their bacteria are sometimes called our ’second brain’, but studying these bacteria in their natural environment is difficult. Now researchers from the University of Copenhagen have developed a method that uses artificial intelligence to map intestinal bacteria using feces….
Artificial intelligence could help identify potential errors in a patient’s medication self-administration method, leading to reduced hospitalizations and healthcare costs, according to a study published in Nature Medicine. Errors in medication self-administration lead to poor treatment adherence, increased hospitalizations, and higher care spending, researchers noted….
OTTAWA — Mass vaccination clinics are popping up all over Ontario, but in Arnprior they are testing out a new way of administering them, and they have the data to prove how efficient it is. Arnprior District High School was turned into…
For many years, before most of us had even heard of a coronavirus, the main biological event that was thought to pose a global risk to humanity was the spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) among bacteria and other microbes. As we begin…
Most people consider smell their least important sense, surveys suggest. Dogs, however, feel their way through the world with their noses. Humans already employ the animals’ olfactory acuity for contraband and explosives detection. More recently it has also proved uncannily good at…
TechRepublic’s Karen Roby spoke with Jennifer Fried, CEO of ExlplORer Surgical, about new artificial intelligence tech being used in surgeries. The following is an edited transcript of their conversation. Karen Roby: Talk a little bit about your background and how you moved to tech, and…
