Biosensor detects early fungal outbreaks, advances plant biotechnology

A new biosensor developed at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory detects the emerging presence of fungus ...
News Medical

Machine learning detects early brain changes linked to Alzheimer's disease

Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) researchers have used a form of artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze anatomical changes in the brain and predict Alzheimer's disease with nearly 93% accuracy.
Frontiers

Disease classification via interpretable machine learning based on multi-center routine coagulation test

Data from 11 hospitals were collected. An unsupervised clustering model was used to extract classification patterns, and clinical experts assigned disease labels. Multiple machine learning models, ...
Medical Xpress

Natural compound from pomegranate leaves disrupts disease-causing amyloid

A research team at Kumamoto University has discovered that a natural compound found in pomegranate leaves and branches can directly break down harmful protein aggregates linked to transthyretin (TTR) ...
EurekAlert!

When a little disease helps: How mild leaf infection builds healthier soils

Plants constantly interact with soil microbes, shaping whether soils promote or suppress future plant growth. This study reveals that not all plant diseases are equally harmful: mild foliar infections ...
UMass Lowell

Researchers Use Veterans’ Health Records for Early Detection of Alzheimer’s Disease

Researchers at UMass Lowell have uncovered an innovative way to spot Alzheimer’s disease long before the first official diagnosis. By using machine learning to analyze clinical notes in electronic ...
IEEE

Enhancing Rice Leaf Disease Detection System with Drone Imaging and Deep Learning Principle in Precision Agriculture

Abstract: The early identification of the rice diseases can assist a farmer to adopt effective measures and thereby alleviating the loss of produce significantly. Computer vision and Reasoning of rice ...
Reuters

Fact Check: AI image shows protester using leaf blower to deflect pepper spray

An image shared online showing a man using a leaf blower to send orange gas in the direction of a uniformed officer is unlabeled AI, not an authentic scene of confrontation between a protester and a U ...
AOL

California becomes 1st state to join WHO’s disease network just a day after US leaves WHO. Newsom blasts Trump’s exit as ‘reckless.’ Here’s the truth

California Governor Gavin Newsom wasted no time in announcing his state’s collaboration with a World Health Organization (WHO)-related global response network, one day after the United States ...
Bloomberg L.P.

XAI Co-Founder Yang Leaves Musk’s Startup After Lyme Diagnosis

Greg Yang, one of the co-founders of Elon Musk’s startup xAI, is stepping down from the company after being diagnosed with Lyme disease. Yang will be an informal adviser to the company while focusing ...
IEEE

Smart Agriculture: An AI Based Solution for Early Corn Leaf Disease Detection Using Deep Learning

Abstract: Corn leaf diseases play significant threats to global food security, causing substantial yield losses annually. This project presents a deep learning-based approach for automated corn leaf ...