Diagnoses

An advanced AI system accurately diagnoses autism in young children by analyzing brain MRIs, demonstrating a 98.5% accuracy rate. This innovative technology, developed by a multi-disciplinary team, promises to enhance early detection and treatment of autism, addressing current delays in diagnosis due to limited testing resources.A groundbreaking AI system now diagnoses autism in children under two years old with 98.5% accuracy using brain MRIs, paving the way for earlier, more effective treatment and management of…

Employment is extremely low in urban areas, but even lower in former homelands and rural areas. The country still faces place-based economic challenges. (Source: Lochmann (2022) using South Africa National Census). Credit: The Growth Lab at Harvard University A new report by Harvard's Growth Lab finds that South Africa's economy is performing poorly, and its society is facing the consequences of extreme unemployment and…

Sofie Brogden with parents Dasha and Carl. Credit: Dasha BrogdenA major nationwide study has allowed for approximately 5,500 individuals with severe developmental disorders to know the genetic cause of their condition. The study will help improve the <span class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="<div class=glossaryItemTitle>accuracy</div><div class=glossaryItemBody>How close the measured value conforms to the correct value.</div>"…

A new method can quickly diagnose COVID-19 more accurately than existing approaches. The technique is based on how the body expresses genes in response to infections. When a gene is expressed, different segments of the gene create different mRNA isoforms. The mix of those isoforms changes the types of proteins produced, including proteins involved in fighting viruses. By measuring the relative abundance of various isoforms, the new method can confidently identify when the body is mounting an immune response to the…

Lyme disease is the most common tick-borne infection in the United States.Diagnoses increased 65% in urban areas.Over the last 15 years, Lyme disease has seen a noticeable increase in the United States, and as a consequence, it has elevated to a problem of rising national concern. Private insurance claim lines for Lyme disease diagnosis increased 357 percent in rural regions and 65 percent in urban areas between 2007 and 2021. These and other discoveries on this bacterial illness spread by ticks are shown in an…

An aggressive plant pathogen that wipes out olive trees is projected to cost Italy billions of euros over the next 50 years. Xylella fastidiosa—a bacterium named for its pickiness when grown in the laboratory—was detected in southern Italy in 2013. It is now designated a “quarantine organism” in the European Union: infected trees, some hundreds of years old, must be cut down to prevent the disease from spreading in places such as Italy's Apulia region. “We are obliged to destroy Xylella-positive plants, but people in…