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Machine Learning and Infrared Light Unlock Health Insights

Researchers at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU) and the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics (MPQ), in collaboration with Helmholtz Zentrum München, are pioneering a new approach to health screening.

22 Jul 2024

Artificial Intelligence Drives Breakthroughs in Drug Discovery, Reducing Costs and Timelines

Researchers discussed using deep generative AI models and their diverse algorithms in de novo drug design.

12 Jul 2024

Harnessing Proteomics For Food Safety: Allergen Profiling and Food Authenticity Verification

The proteomics-based strategies used to profile food allergies and authenticate food products.

10 Jul 2024

AI Uncovers Cancer Drivers in Non-Coding DNA

Researchers at the Garvan Institute have discovered putative drivers of cancer concealed in so-called "junk" DNA regions, creating opportunities for novel approaches to diagnosis and treatment using artificial intelligence.

3 Jul 2024

Are Advances in AI Technology Transforming Immunohistochemistry Analysis in Pathology?

The platforms and AI-based programs that are being used to analyze immunohistochemical markers and interpret the results.

3 Jul 2024

PepFlow: Deep-Learning Model Unveils Multi-Conformational Peptide Structures

Researchers at the University of Toronto have developed a deep-learning model, called PepFlow, that can predict all possible shapes of peptides – chains of amino acids that are shorter than proteins, but perform similar biological functions.

1 Jul 2024

Fruit Fly Motor Circuitry Revealed Through Advanced Mapping Techniques

Work is underway on a wiring diagram of the motor circuits in the central nervous system that control muscles in fruit flies.

27 Jun 2024

Novel protein biomarker panel can detect Parkinson's disease in early stages using blood samples

A team of researchers used multiplexed mass spectrometry data and a machine learning model to identify biomarkers that can predict Parkinson’s disease.

27 Jun 2024

Researchers Develop New Way to Simulate Personalized, Microbiome-Mediated Diet Responses

Short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) are beneficial molecules created by the bacteria residing in our gut that are closely tied to improved host metabolism, lower systemic inflammation, better cardiovascular health, lower cancer risk, and more.

25 Jun 2024

AI-Based Approach Revolutionizes Protein Interaction Prediction

Proteins are the building blocks of life, involved in virtually every biological process.

25 Jun 2024

Tabulae Paralytica: Mapping Cellular Dynamics in Spinal Cord Injuries

Scientists at EPFL have achieved a significant research milestone in the field of spinal cord injuries-;mapping out the cellular and molecular dynamics of paralysis in unprecedented detail with their open-source project 'Tabulae Paralytica'.

20 Jun 2024

Multimodal Imaging Reveals Heterogeneity in Amyloid Plaques

Alzheimer's disease (AD), which affects millions of people globally, is still one of the most difficult and common neurodegenerative conditions.

19 Jun 2024

AI Uncovers Rare Mutations with Major Impact on Heart Health

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have discovered unusual coding variants in 17 genes that provide insight into the molecular causes of coronary artery disease (CAD), the world's leading cause of morbidity and mortality.

12 Jun 2024

Super-Cooled Brain Cell Molecules Shed Light on Epilepsy Drug Action

By super cooling a molecule on the surface of brain cells down to about minus 180 degrees Celsius -; nearly twice as cold as the coldest places in Antarctica -; scientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine say they have determined how a widely-used epilepsy drug works to dampen the excitability of brain cells and help to control, although not cure, seizures.

11 Jun 2024

CARA Benchmark Set to Revolutionize Data-Driven Drug Discovery Methods

A compound activity prediction benchmark they curated for real-world, practical applications called Compound Activity benchmark for Real-world Applications (CARA).

11 Jun 2024

New Computational Method STew Bridges Gap Between Gene Expression and Spatial Biology

In disease research, it's important to know gene expression and where in a tissue the expression is happening, but marrying the two sets of information can be challenging.

5 Jun 2024

Graph Neural Networks: A Novel Approach to Deciphering Gene-Enhancer Interactions

Scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) have developed a new computational method for linking molecular marks on our DNA to gene activity.

4 Jun 2024

Spiking neuron bridges the gap between biological and artificial neurons

Engineers from the University of Liège have made significant advances in the design of artificial neural networks by developing a new form of spiking neuron. The Spiking Recurrent Cell (SRC) is a novel model that combines ease of implementation with the capacity to replicate the dynamics of biological neurons.

28 May 2024

Machine Learning Program Offers Insights Into Promoter Sequences and Transcription

A team led by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center developed deep learning models to identify a simple set of rules that govern the activity of promoters – regions of DNA that initiate the process by which genes produce proteins.

15 May 2024

Metrovate is Developing Precision Biostimulants for More Effective and Sustainable Farming Outcomes

Metrovate has announced a $1 million capital raise by Sprout Agritech LP to fund the development of New Zealand’s first precision biostimulant for agriculture.

From Metrovate 14 May 2024