During surgery, frozen sections of tissue are obtained for key decision making (e.g. resecting a tumor) but there are problems w/ speed & accuracy of interpretation. Using #AI, a potential rapid fix for this age old problem https://
nature.com/articles/s4155
1-022-00952-9
… @natBME @AI4Pathology @BWHPath
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AI Accelerates Frozen Section Interpretation in Surgery
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Nasal mRNA vaccine boost enhances lung memory T cells
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How to improve defense against pathogen pneumonia like flu or Covid?
A nasal mRNA vaccine boost increases memory T cells (CD4+, CD8+) in the lung https://
science.org/doi/10.1126/sc
iimmunol.add3075
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Peru and US Lack Adequate AI Mitigation Measures
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Thank you, Diana. Sorry to see that Peru is like the US for these lack of mitigation matters
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Smartphone ultrasound AI transforms medical diagnosis in remote areas
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I once had abdominal pain and did a smartphone ultrasound to find that I had a dilated kidney/renal colic. Smartphone ultrasound imaging is now being done in remote parts of the world and someday will be commonplace everywhere https://
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Foundation Models Double Every 2 Months Outpacing Moore’s Law
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Doubling every 2 years: Moore's Law
Doubling every 2 months: Foundation models https://
nature.com/articles/s4158
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Genomic Cancer Sequencing and Molecular Markers in Oncology
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Cancer is a genomic disease and there has been extraordinary progress defining mutations that guide optimal therapy. But most patients are still not deriving the benefit of molecular markers or tumor sequencing https://
nejm.org/doi/full/10.10
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Whole Genome Sequencing Now Available in 83 Children’s Hospitals
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Whole genome sequencing is now being performed in 83 children's hospitals in the US and Canada for sick newborns. While so much attention has been on the lowering of cost, [sample -> sequence-> output] can take as little as 3 hours. What about adults? https://
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Large-scale metabolite study reveals human metabolic pathway patterns
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A simplified map of human metabolic pathways 😉
And a new study of over 900 metabolites assessed in ~20,000 people @NatureMedicine https://
nature.com/articles/s4159
1-022-02046-0
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