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AI in Healthcare

Artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionising healthcare and drug discovery, bringing unprecedented advancements to both fields.

In healthcare, AI is transforming medical imaging and diagnostics. By analysing X-rays, MRIs, and other scans, AI can detect conditions like tumours and fractures more quickly and accurately than ever before. This technology also extends to pathology, where AI can identify cancerous cells in tissue samples with remarkable precision.

Though the data scientists need to make sure they feed in the right data. For example, in a study designed to detect hip fractures, it turned out the AI was using the patient's age and particularly the imaging device model to make its prediction. This worked because portable scanners are only used then the patient is too immobile to get to a hospital - and this limitation turned out to be a bigger indicator than any details on the image itself.

In drug discovery, AI accelerates the process by predicting the structure and properties of new molecules, identifying potential drug candidates faster than traditional methods. AI helps repurpose existing drugs for new uses, reducing the time and cost of bringing new treatments to market. By predicting drug interactions and side effects, AI ensures safer medications for patients. In genomics and proteomics, AI analyses vast amounts of data to uncover new drug targets and understand disease mechanisms, paving the way for innovative treatments.

Additionally, AI plays a crucial role in biomarker discovery, which is essential for diagnosing diseases and monitoring treatment responses. Clinical trials also benefit from AI through better patient selection and real-time monitoring, making trials more efficient. And finally, AI is pivotal in predictive analytics, monitoring patients' data from wearable devices and electronic health records to predict and prevent health issues before they become critical.

AI in Healthcare News

New AI tools save doctors time and improve patient care

New AI tools save doctors time and improve patient care

BBC - 14-Jan-2025

Tools like Corti and C the Signs enhance diagnosis and treatment suggestions

Protein language models redefine protein design and optimisation

Protein language models redefine protein design and optimisation

Live Forever Club - 07-Jan-2025

Open-source tools allow researchers to explore and innovate further

AI models show high accuracy in tests but fail during real-like patient conversations

AI models show high accuracy in tests but fail during real-like patient conversations

New Scientist - 02-Jan-2025

Human doctors still excel in gathering patient information and making diagnoses

AI models outperform human experts in diagnosing ovarian cancer

AI models outperform human experts in diagnosing ovarian cancer

The Engineer - 02-Jan-2025

It achieved 86.3% accuracy, reducing misdiagnoses and referrals

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AI in Healthcare Resources

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Shift Bioscience

Simulation guided cell rejuvenation to defeat the diseases of aging

AI and Decentralised Science in Longevity Research - Ben Goertzel at Longevity Summit Dublin 2024

Ben Goertzel delivered a keynote on AI and Decentralised Science in Longevity Research

Alex Zhavoronkov at ARDD2024: Methylation Clocks and AI Life Models as Sources of Therapeutic Target

Alex Zhavoronkov presented methylation clocks and AI models as groundbreaking tools

The Future You

Amazon

Harry Glorikian writing about how Artificial Intelligence can help you get healthier, stress less, and live longer

Isomorphic Labs

Discovering new drugs with AI-first approach

Exploring AI to solve ageing + Networking

30-Oct-2024

Join David Wood at London Longevity for a deep dive into how AI is transforming the future of ageing research

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AI in Healthcare Blog Posts

Meet the Omes
24-Jan-2024

Meet the Omes

The biology of ageing looks at way more than just the genome and microbiome - here's 20 to start with!

Oxford Immune Algorithmics developing AI-driven precision medicine for all – site visit report
26-Oct-2023

Oxford Immune Algorithmics developing AI-driven precision medicine for all – site visit report

Algocyte platform uses algorithmic inverse problem solving to aid clinicians in their diagnosis

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