Tag: mathematics
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Deep Learning Techniques Speed Drug Discovery
Researchers developed and demonstrated techniques with deep learning to discover new small molecule drugs ready for validation and lab animal tests in 21 days.
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Math Model to Gauge Heart Attack Risk from Plaques
An academic-industry collaboration is creating a non-invasive technique to detect rupture-prone plaque build-ups in arteries and predict one’s risk of heart attack.
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Optic Nerve Stimulation Developed as Visual Prosthetic
Engineers in Europe developed an electronic device that connects to and stimulates the optic nerve, producing simple visual patterns in lab animals.
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Aging Therapy Network Adds $100M to Venture Round
An enterprise supporting a group of companies developing new drugs to address the aging process raised another $100 million in its second venture funding round.
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Hispanic Neuro Disease Landscape Mapped in New Study
A new project examines brain pathologies leading to development of Alzheimer’s disease in Americans of Hispanic descent, a group largely ignored in neuroscience.
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Infographic – A.I. Venture Deals Reach New Highs
The total amount of venture capital worldwide raised by artificial intelligence start-up companies set a record in the second quarter of 2019, reaching $7.4 billion.
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Darpa Funds Early Disease Detection System
The Defense Department’s advanced research agency is underwriting a system that gives an earlier notice of disease outbreaks and pandemics than current methods.
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A.I. Finding Cancer Treatments in Generic Drugs
An organization seeking cancer treatments in off-patent generic drugs is partnering with a life science analytics company using artificial intelligence for drug discovery.
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Algorithm Devised for Fast Heart Rhythm Screening
A machine-learning algorithm used with results from a standard electrocardiogram, is quickly able to detect irregular heart rhythms, a process that often takes much longer.
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Smart Watch, A.I. Analyzing Human Emotions
A study is underway mapping human emotions with data collected by smart watches and analyzed with an app powered by artificial intelligence.