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To Spot AI Fakes, a Little Training Goes a Long Way
Earlier this year, Matthew Groh instructed ChatGPT to create images of a man playing guitar with Bruce Springsteen and tennis with Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer. At first glance, the two pictures looked pretty convincing. But Groh, an assistant professor of management and organizations at Kellogg, spotted a couple of tell-tale signs that they were… →
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How a Different AI Approach Can Cut the Queue
When a person arrives at the emergency room complaining of shortness of breath, they’ll likely be sent for a chest X-ray. Then they’ll probably need to sit and wait to be seen by a doctor—sometimes for a while. Instead of treating patients on a first-come, first-served basis, the U.S. healthcare system typically relies on a… →
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How Big Companies Use Patents to Play Defense
In popular perception, a patent represents innovation—the legal landmark between an inventor’s idea and the next must-have gizmo. With big companies churning out more and more patents, you might think that bodes well for innovation. After all, each of those bright new ideas could eventually show up as new products or features on store shelves,… →
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Evaluation of microscopically quantitative loads of bacilli as early predictors of TB treatment outcome
BACKGROUNDTwo-month smear conversion has been adopted instead of cultures to predict unfavourable bacteriological outcomes in TB treatment. However, this approach is limited by lower sensitivity and specificity.OBJECTIVEIn absence of early-stage biomarkers of treatment response, we investigated the association between bacteriological outcome and microscopy data with auramine and fluorescein diacetate stains at baseline and during the… →
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Safety and feasibility of tumor treating fields initiated before and during radiotherapy for newly diagnosed glioblastoma: results from the Arm A feasibility cohort of a phase I/II trial (PriCoTTF)
CONCLUSIONS: Initiation of TTFields before and during radiotherapy was feasible and was not associated with protocol-defined treatment-limiting toxicity in the Arm A cohort. Because the TLT definition was narrow and efficacy analyses were exploratory and exposure-conditioned, these findings should be interpreted as feasibility data rather than evidence of improved tumor control or survival. The results… →
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Exploring patient and NHS staff acceptability of artificial intelligence-supported surgical wound monitoring within the WISDOM feasibility study: a multi-centre qualitative interview study
CONCLUSION: AI-supported digital surgical wound monitoring appeared acceptable to participants within this feasibility study. Further research is needed to evaluate implementation in broader settings. →
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Racial outcomes in patients with diabetic cardiomyopathy treated with an aldose reductase inhibitor: the ARISE-HF trial
CONCLUSION: Black and Hispanic participants with DbCM experienced faster disease progression, with black participants showing the most pronounced functional and quality of life declines. The effect of AT-001 on peak VO(2) changes was not statistically significant with similar effects between racial and ethnic groups (NCT04083339). →
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Application of gastric tube removal strategy based on the combination of Gugging Swallowing Screen (GUSS) and National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) scores in patients following acute stroke: A randomized controlled trial
CONCLUSION: An NIHSS score < 15 and a GUSS score ≥ 15 can be used to approve the removal of a gastric tube from acute stroke patients; this represents a reliable and safe strategy that reduces the risk of adverse events. →
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Mechanical vs. sutureless aortic valve replacement: clinical outcomes and the contribution of preoperative multislice CT
CONCLUSION: Preoperative computed tomography is a reliable tool for planning AVR. Sutureless biological valves provide shorter cross-clamp and bypass times and favourable haemodynamic performance, whereas mechanical valves are more often associated with smaller valve sizes and longer procedures. Early postoperative outcomes were comparable between groups. →
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The effect of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on non-suicidal self-injury in hospitalized adolescents with depressive disorders: a randomized controlled trial
CONCLUSIONS: MBCT-A is effective in reducing NSSI behavior and improving mindfulness, emotion regulation, and depressive symptoms among adolescents with depressive disorder and NSSI. These findings support the clinical application of MBCT-A for this high-risk population. →
