Research
Briya has announced a strategic partnership with Tanner Health on the creation of the Briya/Tanner Network, a new patient data network to support clinical innovation and healthcare research by providing secure access to high-quality real-world data (RWD). The collaboration integrates Briya's secure data access platform with Tanner’s extensive patient network. It demonstrates Briya's commitment to [...]
Millions of patients worldwide living with sickle cell disease (SCD) could soon have the power to anticipate painful vaso-occlusive crises (VOCs) before they occur, thanks to an artificial intelligence platform developed by Sanius Health, a London-based digital health company. Sanius Health uses predictive analytics to forecast crises with up to 92% sensitivity, giving patients actionable [...]
By Dr Eleanor Wicks, Cardiologist and Clinical Lead, Lifeyear Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the UK’s biggest killer causing over a quarter of all deaths in the UK according to the British Heart Foundation. That’s not a point of debate, it’s the reality that sits behind so many overwhelmed wards, waiting rooms and exhausted staff. CVD [...]
Biomedical engineers at Duke University have developed a platform that combines automated lab methods with artificial intelligence to design nanoparticles for drug delivery. The system helps researchers identify and optimise recipes for nanoparticles – tiny carriers that encapsulate drugs and deliver them to specific sites in the body. In a proof of concept, it created [...]
The Centre for Process Innovation (CPI) today published three interconnected reports offering the most comprehensive analysis to date of the challenges facing UK MedTech innovators. Drawing on insights from 240 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), 40 investors and 10 university technology transfer offices, the reports spell out the solutions needed to unlock the full potential [...]
Millions of patients could get faster diagnoses as artificial intelligence (AI) tools are trialled across NHS screening services through a new cloud-based research platform. The AI Research Screening Platform (AIR-SP), backed by nearly £6m in government funding, is being developed by NHS England. It will allow trusts across the country to join trials of AI [...]
A deep learning model achieved up to 98 per cent accuracy in distinguishing autistic from neurotypical participants. The artificial intelligence system analyses resting-state fMRI scans – brain imaging that tracks blood-oxygen changes – and produces maps showing which brain regions shaped its decisions. Researchers from the University of Plymouth tested the model on data from [...]
The Royal College of Psychiatrists says large trials suggest ketamine-based drugs may ease depression symptoms. Experts have backed the use of ketamine in depression treatment, while stressing that more evidence is needed before other psychedelics can be considered safe. The Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCPsych) issued a position statement highlighting ketamine, saying it is "the [...]
A US Centers for Disease Control vaccines advisory panel has voted to recommend separate vaccines for measles, mumps, rubella and chickenpox instead of a single combined jab. The advisory committee on immunisation practices (ACIP) shifted from recommending the combined MMRV vaccine to separate MMR and chickenpox doses. The move has raised concerns about compliance and [...]
Air pollution is affecting how well people sleep, according to a global review of 1.2 million people across six countries. The metastudy analysed 25 high-quality studies since 2015, covering people over 45 years old in China, India, the US, Germany and other nations. Particle pollution, nitrogen dioxide and carbon dioxide were all linked to shorter [...]
