October 19, 2020
Via: The Medical NewsGood news for the human immune system: researchers from MedUni Vienna’s Departments of Dermatology and Surgery have managed to ascribe an immunological memory function to a subset of cytotoxic NK cells, which have hitherto been regarded as antigen-non-specific. The researchers […]
August 31, 2020
Via: The Medical NewsCOVID-19 is disrupting just about every student’s 2020 education, but medical students have it particularly hard right now. “It’s a nightmare scenario for the class of 2021,” said Jake Berg, a fourth-year student at the Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine […]
October 29, 2019
Via: The Medical NewsNew clinical data published in Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA) demonstrates first-in-class AI algorithm is able to diagnose skin cancer with a high-level of accuracy comparable to a clinical specialist. The study, which is the first of its kind […]
September 27, 2019
Via: The Medical NewsScientists at Newcastle University in the UK have developed a new test that can more accurately predict whether skin cancer is likely to return. The researchers say that for patients with the earliest stages of melanoma, the test can reliably […]
June 12, 2019
Via: The Medical NewsWhen it comes to the diagnosis of pigmented skin lesions, artificial intelligence is superior to humans. In a study conducted under the supervision of the MedUni Vienna human experts “competed” against computer algorithms. The algorithms achieved clearly better results, yet […]
May 8, 2019
Via: The Medical NewsWorking with their colleagues from the University of Lyon, researchers from MedUni Vienna’s Center for Pathobiochemistry and Genetics have discovered mutations in genes that regulate the metabolic sensor mTOR in patients with familial sarcoidosis. The results of this new study […]
December 5, 2018
Via: medicaldevice-network.comThe use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the field of dermatology could provide significant benefit to both patients and dermatologists alike. Not only does AI in dermatology have potential in alerting people when they may need to see a doctor […]
November 21, 2017
Via: FierceHealthcareA group of Stanford researchers says it has built an algorithm that can diagnose pneumonia in chest x-rays better than the average human radiologists. The group, which includes deep learning researcher Andrew Ng, developed the algorithm using more than 112,000 […]
August 4, 2017
Via: Medical News TodayThe microbiome is known to play a major role in gut health, but what about our skin? Billions of bacteria reside there, and the probiotic types may hold great potential to prevent infections during wound healing. Our skin provides a […]
January 30, 2017
Via: MedgadgetAs many jobs are disappearing to automation, the latest profession to also start seeing the future may be dermatology. Stanford University researchers have developed a deep convolutional neural network, an artificial intelligence technique for building a knowledge set, to learn […]
January 25, 2017
Via: HitConsultantLike so many other industries, healthcare has had to adapt to a consumer base that increasingly prefers web-based services to in-person assistance. But telehealth has proved to be much more than just a convenient alternative to traditional care. By providing […]
January 24, 2017
Via: Medical News TodayScientists from the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M), CIEMAT (Center for Energy, Environmental and Technological Research), Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, in collaboration with the firm BioDan Group, have presented a prototype for a 3D bioprinter that can create […]
July 8, 2015
Via: The Medical NewsAvita Medical Ltd. (ASX: AVH), (OTCQX: AVMXY), a regenerative medicine company specializing in the treatment of wounds and skin defects, today announced that statistically significant data from a randomized controlled study demonstrated that its single-use autologous cell suspension technology ReCell® […]
June 29, 2015
Via: time healthScientists have discovered an existing drug may be able to restore pigment into the skin of people with vitiligo. Vitiligo is a disorder that causes the skin to lose its pigment, and few treatments are consistently effective. The late singer […]
June 25, 2015
Via: Sciencedaily HealthVitamin B12 tweaks how genes behave in the facial bacteria of some people who normally enjoy clear skin. The activity changes of the facial bacteria promote inflammation and lead to pimples. By shedding light on one mechanism behind B12’s role […]