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AI system learns to diagnose, classify intracranial haemorrhage

As Artificial Intelligence is under major focus for clinical practice, critics are questioning over algorithms that lacks justification for decisions.

 

Dec 24, 2018, 13:13 PM IST

This smartphone device tests male fertility with 98% accuracy - Watch

The new test utilises the advancements in consumer electronics and microfabrication. A disposable microchip with a capillary tip and a rubber bulb is used for simple, power-free semen sample handling.

Mar 23, 2017, 15:41 PM IST

Weight loss surgery can alter your brain by reducing your obsessive urge to eat

A team of researchers has found that a weight loss surgery can not only make your stomach smaller but can also reduce your obsessive urge to eat.

Feb 07, 2017, 21:07 PM IST

Implantable device may soon shrink pancreatic tumours in humans

 In pioneering research, researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Massachusetts General Hospital have developed a small, implantable device that delivers chemotherapy drugs directly to pancreatic tumours.

Apr 15, 2016, 11:28 AM IST

Sniff your way to `slimmer` you with `love hormone` spray

Results in 10 overweight and obese men suggest that one way oxytocin lowers food intake might be by improving self-control, said co-investigator Franziska Plessow of the Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston.

Apr 03, 2016, 11:13 AM IST

Avoid the sun to look young

This gene was also more active in women who said they loved the sun and in those who looked older.

Mar 07, 2016, 09:09 AM IST