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AI-powered tool automatically segments human brainstem white matter bundles
3+ hour, 7+ min ago (375+ words) Small and dense but filled with vitally important neural fibers, the brainstem has been hard for brain imaging technologies to dissect. New software reliably and finely resolves eight distinct nerve bundles in live diffusion MRI scans, revealing signs of injury…...
Automation, Digitalization, and AI in Pharmaceutical Technical Development
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (567+ words) Pittcon 2026: Mar 7-11 Henry B. Gonz'lezConvention Center San Antonio, TX Pittcon supports this transition by convening scientists and technologists who are shaping modern development workflows, providing a forum where methods, tools, and experiences can be exchanged and applied. Exhibitors such as LabWare,…...
Research finds scientists view ELNs as “glorified filing cabinets,” driving frustration, duplication and shadow AI use
1+ week, 5+ day ago (431+ words) Despite the significant investments made in digital lab technology, ELNs often fail to support effective scientific work. Only 62 % of scientists say their ELN allows them to work efficiently, and just 5 % report being able to analyze experimental results without specialist support....
Structured assessment framework aims to ensure safe, ethical deployment of clinical LLMs
2+ week, 2+ day ago (410+ words) A new expert consensus made available online on 10 October 2025 and published in Volume 5, Issue 4 of the journal Intelligent Medicine on 1 November 2025, sets out a structured framework to assess large language models (LLMs) before they are introduced into clinical workflows. Structured…...
New AI-driven method enables precise design of highly efficient custom enzymes
2+ week, 2+ day ago (983+ words) Enzymes with specific functions are becoming increasingly important in industry, medicine and environmental protection. New AI-driven method enables precise design of highly efficient custom enzymes Enzymes with specific functions are becoming increasingly important in industry, medicine and environmental protection. For…...
Using AI to understand the age of disease onset in Huntington's patients
2+ week, 5+ day ago (416+ words) A team from the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences and the Institute of Neurosciences at the University of Barcelona (UBneuro) has applied advanced artificial intelligence techniques to better understand why Huntington's disease can begin at very different ages in…...
New noninvasive technique can quickly collect 3D images of the human body
3+ week, 3+ day ago (400+ words) You cannot understate the importance of medical imaging for clinical practice. Our team has identified key limitations of existing techniques and developed a novel approach to address them." Charles Liu, MD, PhD, professor of clinical neurological surgery, urology and surgery…...
How neural circuits orchestrate facial expressions
1+ mon, 20+ hour ago (635+ words) When a baby smiles at you, it's almost impossible not to smile back. This spontaneous reaction to a facial expression is part of the back-and-forth that allows us to understand each other's emotions and mental states. Faces are so important…...
AI trained on sleep data predicts future disease and mortality years in advance
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (260+ words) By learning hidden physiological patterns from overnight sleep studies, a new AI foundation model reveals how sleep can serve as an early warning system for disease risk years before clinical diagnosis. In a recent study published in Nature Medicine, researchers…...
Assay-based strategies supporting molecular glue drug discovery
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (460+ words) This article and associated images are based on a poster originally authored by Philip Rawlins, James Craswell, Carmina Micelli, Tayo Alleyne-Weir, Andrew Ratcliffe, and Trevor Askwith and presented at ELRIG Drug Discovery 2025 in affiliation with Domainex Ltd. This poster is…...