Research
An AI stethoscope found serious heart conditions earlier and more often in GP practices, a large NHS study reported. When doctors used it as intended, it detected heart failure, when the heart cannot pump blood effectively, arrhythmias, abnormal heart rhythms, and valve disease more quickly and more often. However, it did not significantly increase overall [...]
Wysa has secured £5.3m to adapt a digital mental health programme for adolescent girls in rural India. The funding comes from Wellcome and will support a scale-up study to tailor a clinically validated digital intervention for girls facing limited autonomy, restricted access to technology, lower literacy, stigma and family gatekeeping. Digital interventions are app-based programmes [...]
Almost two in three Britons, or 59 per cent, now use AI self-diagnosis to check health conditions, new research suggests. The findings point to more people using tools such as ChatGPT to build their health knowledge and attempt self-diagnosis, as average GP waiting times reach 19 days. Searches for "what is my illness?" have increased [...]
Google DeepMind has launched AlphaGenome, an AI tool it says can help identify genetic mutations driving disease and point to new treatments. AlphaGenome predicts how mutations can disrupt gene regulation, affecting when genes switch on, in which cells, and how strongly they are activated. Many inherited common diseases, including heart disease and autoimmune disorders, as [...]
The US ranks sixth for perimenopause knowledge, behind the UK, Ireland, Canada, Australia and the Netherlands, research by the Mayo Clinic and period tracker Flo has revealed. Perimenopause is the transition leading up to a woman’s last menstrual cycle and includes the 12 months afterwards, after which menopause is established as hormone levels change. It [...]
AI Point-of-Care Diagnostics company AISAP has announced the publication of a new clinical study in the peer-reviewed journal Frontiers in Digital Health. The research provides clinical evidence that AISAP’s deep learning model can accurately detect significant valvular disease and ventricular dysfunction using only a single, focused ultrasound view, even when the images are acquired by [...]
Scanning ultrasound was safe and well tolerated in a first-in-human Alzheimer’s pilot study conducted in Australia. The pilot split 12 people with Alzheimer’s into groups to test different levels of ultrasound stimulation in the brain. Alzheimer’s is the most common form of dementia and affects more than 480,000 Australians. Without major scientific advances, 6.4 million [...]
A finger-prick test is being trialled in the UK, US and Canada to see if it can help diagnose Alzheimer’s disease in people aged over 60. The study involves 1,000 volunteers and will look for biomarkers linked to Alzheimer’s by analysing blood from a simple finger-prick. Biomarkers are measurable signs in the body, and researchers [...]
Virtual reality (VR) could widen mental health support access, with studies suggesting the design of virtual spaces can shape how comfortable people feel opening up. Two studies found the technology can encourage self-disclosure by offering a degree of anonymity through avatars and the calming effect of well-designed digital environments. The findings suggest VR could be [...]
By Sanius Health For much of modern medicine, sickle cell disorder has been managed rather than transformed. Care pathways have focused on crisis response, symptom control, and complication prevention, while curative approaches remained largely theoretical. That balance is now beginning to change. Advances in clinical research, long-term data generation, and translational science are expanding what [...]
