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Applications of AI in healthcare, including medical diagnostics, drug discovery, patient care solutions, and biotechnology research.

Oct 19, 2026

E(3)-Pose Tracks Fetal Movement During MRI Scans

Researchers at MIT, Boston Children's Hospital, and Inria developed E(3)-Pose, a deep learning model that tracks fetal head movement during MRI scans. The model uses head symmetry to help produce clearer 3D brain images.

Oct 19, 2026

Georgia Tech Gets $1.5 Million Grant for AI Assistive Technology Platform

Georgia Tech researchers received a three year, $1.5 million grant to expand a platform that helps older adults find assistive technologies for independent living.

Oct 19, 2026

Fabarta Upgrades AI for Science Platform With RSI Engine

Fabarta has upgraded its AI for Science platform with an RSI engine that connects materials research, experiments, pilot scale trials and industrial production.

Oct 19, 2026

MegaRobo Launches AI Protein Design Competition

Poreva Open will test more than 10,000 AI generated protein designs through standardized wet lab experiments and publish the resulting data.

Oct 19, 2026

NTL HEALTHCARE Presents CerviCARE AI in South Africa

NTL HEALTHCARE presented its cervical screening system at WHX Johannesburg and held discussions about adoption in South Africa.

Oct 19, 2026

Ultima Genomics to Sequence 80,000 Samples for UK Biobank Immune Study

Ultima Genomics will provide its UG200 sequencing platform for a study that will create an AI foundation dataset from 80,000 UK Biobank blood samples.

Oct 19, 2026

GPT-5 Missed 27.5% of Confirmed Pediatric Growth Plate Fractures

GPT-5 failed to identify 221 of 805 confirmed pediatric growth plate fractures in a study of anonymized X rays.

Oct 19, 2026

HistoIndex and A*STAR Partner on Fibrosis Drug Evaluation

HistoIndex and A*STAR will use quantitative tissue analysis to evaluate therapeutic candidates for fibrotic diseases during preclinical research.

Oct 18, 2026

STPI Hosts AI Healthcare Conclave at IIT BHU

Software Technology Parks of India and IIT BHU's entrepreneurship center held a conclave in Varanasi focused on AI applications in healthcare and assistive technology.

Oct 17, 2026

Masimo Gets FDA Clearance for AFib Detection on Radius VSM

Masimo received FDA 510(k) clearance for an atrial fibrillation detection feature on its Radius VSM patient monitor. The feature continuously analyzes pulse waveform data and identifies rhythms that may require further evaluation.

Oct 16, 2026

Study Tests Smartphone AI for Children's Lung Sounds

Researchers developed a deep learning framework that adapts electronic stethoscope data to detect abnormal lung sounds in smartphone recordings.

Oct 16, 2026

Manhattan Physician Invests in RunPractice

Functional medicine physician Dr. Ruth Johnson invested in RunPractice and uses its practice management system at her Midtown Manhattan clinic.

Oct 16, 2026

Attilio appoints Buck Institute CEO Eric Verdin as cochairman

Longevity platform Attilio appoints Buck Institute President and CEO Eric Verdin as cochairman to guide its scientific direction and member assessments.

Oct 16, 2026

Aignostics launches HETA Clinical for pathology workflows

HETA Clinical includes four AI products that assess slide quality, tumor presence, mitotic counts and tumor cellularity in whole slide H&E images.

Oct 16, 2026

Specialty1 Partners Invests in AI for Dental Practice Operations

Specialty1 Partners is investing in AI tools for clinical documentation, patient communication, insurance administration and business operations across its dental practice network.

Oct 15, 2026

Study Tracks 270 Million Clinical AI Queries on OpenEvidence

Researchers analyzed how 950,000 US clinicians used OpenEvidence from January 2024 to June 2026. Most queries concerned clinical decisions, particularly treatment and patient management.

Oct 15, 2026

OpenAI Offers US University Labs Free GPT-Rosalind Access

OpenAI's Rosalind Academic Plan gives eligible US university biology labs up to 30 sponsored seats for one year, including access to GPT-Rosalind.

Oct 15, 2026

UK Medicines Regulator Plans AI Safety Tools by 2030

The MHRA plans to use AI to detect medicine safety signals earlier, improve clinical trial applications and clarify rules for AI medical products.

Oct 15, 2026

Reveleer names Jean-Luc Neptune chief medical officer

Jean Luc Neptune will lead clinical strategy across Reveleer's risk adjustment, quality and member management programs, which serve 12 million covered lives.

Oct 15, 2026

Tucuvi Joins Microsoft Pegasus Program

Tucuvi joins the Microsoft for Startups Pegasus Program to expand access to its clinical voice AI platform across health systems.

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