Month: September 2016

Categories
AI

AI speech, text, image, identity analysis for healthcare, self-driving cars

The Baidu and Nvidia developed Baidu Brain is a robot that simulates the human brain using advanced algorithms, computing power, and data analysis. It can be used for voice recognition and synthesis, image recognition, natural language processing, and user profiling. Potential healthcare uses include disease recognition, treatment tracking, and rehabilitation progress.

Wearable Tech + Digital Health + NeuroTech Silicon Valley – February 7-8 @ Stanford University – Featuring:   Vinod Khosla – Tom Insel – Zhenan Bao – Phillip Alvelda – Nathan Intrator – John Rogers – Mary Lou Jepsen – Vivek Wadhwa – Miguel Nicolelis

 

Categories
Brain Seniors

Antibody dramatically reduces amyloid plaques in Alzheimer’s patient study

A potential game-changer in the fight against Alzheimer’s Disease has been successfully trialled. Biogen developed aducanumab was found to almost completely clear the visible signs of Alzheimer’s disease from the brain.

165 patient brains were scanned as they were given the drug. After a year, almost all of the amyloid plaques appeared to have disappeared from those given the highest doses.

The findings suggest the plaques at least partly cause the disease, and are not a byproduct.  This has long been debated.

The drug is not with out risk, however.  It caused brain swelling in some patients, who then ledt the trial.

Wearable Tech + Digital Health + NeuroTech Silicon Valley – February 7-8 @ Stanford University – Featuring:   Vinod Khosla – Tom Insel – Zhenan Bao – Phillip Alvelda – Nathan Intrator – John Rogers – Mary Lou Jepsen – Vivek Wadhwa – Miguel Nicolelis