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TUESDAY 20 JUNE 2017 CAMPUS | 3 HEALTH | 7 BOLLYWOODD | 1010 17th17t Ramadan Quran Obesity linked to Bollywood incompletecomplete Examination higher infection risk without Karann JoJohar:har: Results after bypass surgery Saif Ali Khan Email: [email protected] AI rapidly moving into health care Your next doctor could very well be a bot. And bots, or automated programmes, are likely to play a key role in finding cures for some of the most difficult-to-treat diseases and conditions. P | 4-5 TUESDAY 20 JUNE 2017 CAMPUS 03 MES celebrates World Environment Day s part of creating awareness among students about the impor- bags under the guidance of an activity teacher with a tag ‘go green’. tance of preserving eco system, MES. Indian School observed Middle level students were asked to make posters on the theme, AWorld Environment Day on June 5 with the theme, “Connecting ‘Making a bird nest’. People to Nature.” The school organized a number of literary, art and Senior students had a speech competition based on environ- craft competitions and a painting contest for its students. mental issues. Students also took a pledge to protect the Primary grade students were advised to give importance to plant environment on this day. Winners of various competitions were more trees in their surroundings. They also prepared eco-friendly honoured with certificates. 17th Ramadan Quran Examination Results Senior category Junior category Shiba C M P Nahla Hakeem Liya Mariaym Hamna N T Aqib Zaman Sana Aysha Aaadil Jafer Muhammed Ali Rafeeq Shameem General category Quran Learning School students excel in exams uran Learning School 17th Ramadan Quran examination was conducted on June 2 2017. QThe examination result along with the rank holders names were published recently. Sameena Ansari Shabna Jamsheer 04 COVER STORY TUESDAY 20 JUNE 2017 Artificial intelligence and the coming health revolution Artificial intelligence can improve health care by analysing data from apps, smartphones and wearable technology AFP our next doctor could • California researchers detected depression by studying Instagram Valley and a flood of data from con- very well be a bot. And cardiac arrhythmia with 97 percent posts, suggesting “new avenues for nected devices appear to be bots, or automated pro- accuracy on wearers of an Apple early screening and detection of spurring innovation. grams, are likely to play Watch with the AI-based Cariogram mental illness.” “I think a tipping point was when a key role in finding application, opening up early treat- • Researchers from Britain’s Apple released its Research Kit,” Ycures for some of the most difficult- ment options to avert strokes. University of Nottingham created said Forrester Research analyst to-treat diseases and conditions. • Scientists from Harvard and an algorithm that predicted heart Kate McCarthy, referring to a pro- , led by some of the biggest tech- the University of Vermont devel- attacks better than doctors using gram letting Apple users enable nology companies and emerging oped a machine learning tool—a conventional guidelines. data from their daily activities to startups using it to diagnose and type of AI that enables computers While technology has always be used in medical studies. respond to a raft of conditions. Con- to learn without being explicitly played a role in medical care, a McCarthy said advances in arti- sider these examples: programmed—to better identify wave of investment from Silicon ficial intelligence has opened up new possibilities for “personalized medicine” adapted to individual genetics. “We now have an envi- ronment where people can weave through clinical research at a speed you could never do before,” she said. AI is better known in the tech field for uses such as autonomous driving, or defeating experts in the board game Go. But it can also be used to glean new insights from existing data such as electronic health records and lab tests, says Narges Razavian, a professor at New York University’s Langone School of Medicine who led a research project on predictive ana- lytics for more than 100 medical conditions. “Our work is looking at trends and trying to predict (disease) six months into the future, to be able to act before things get worse,” Razavian said. TUESDAY 20 JUNE 2017 COVER STORY 05 • NYU researchers analyzed medical and lab records to accu- rately predict the onset of dozens of diseases and conditions includ- ing type 2 diabetes, heart or kidney failure and stroke. The project developed software now used at NYU which may be deployed at other medical facilities. • Google’s DeepMind division is using artificial intelligence to help doctors analyze tissue samples to determine the likelihood that breast and other cancers will spread, and develop the best radiotherapy treatments. • Microsoft, Intel and other tech giants are also working with researchers to sort through data with AI to better understand and treat lung, breast and other types of cancer. • Google parent Alphabet’s life sciences unit Verily has joined Apple in releasing a smartwatch for studies including one to identify patterns in the progression of Par- when they try to understand health firm CB Insights this year identified Labs this month debuted on Face- kinson’s disease. Amazon care,” said Anil Jain, chief medical 106 digital health startups applying book Messenger what it dubs the meanwhile offers medical advice officer of Watson Health. machine learning and predictive first chatbot offering “cognitive through applications on its voice- Systems like Watson, he said, analytics “to reduce drug discovery behavioral therapy” online — partly activated artificial assistant Alexa. “are able to connect all the disparate times, provide virtual assistance to as a way to reach people wary of IBM has been focusing on these pieces of information” from medical patients, and diagnose ailments by the social stigma of seeking men- issues with its Watson Health unit, journals and other sources “in a much processing medical images.” tal health care. which uses “cognitive computing” more accelerated way”. “Cognitive Maryland-based startup Insil- New technologies are also to help understand cancer and other computing may not find a cure on ico Medicine uses so-called “deep offering hope for rare diseases. Bos- diseases. When IBM’s Watson com- day one, but it can help understand learning” to shorten drug testing ton-based startup FDNA uses facial puting system won the TV game people’s behavior and habits” and and approval times, down from recognition technology matched show Jeopardy in 2011, “there were their impact on disease, Jain said. the current 10 to 15 years. “We can against a database associated with a lot of folks in health care who said It’s not just major tech compa- take 10,000 compounds and nar- over 8,000 rare diseases and that is the same process doctors use nies moving into health. Research row that down to 10 to find the genetic disorders, sharing data and most promising ones,” said Insil- insights with medical centers in 129 ico’s Qingsong Zhu. Insilico is countries via its Face2Gene working on drugs for amyotrophic application. lateral sclerosis (ALS), cancer and Lynda Chin, vice-chancellor age-related diseases, aiming to and chief innovation officer at the develop personalized University of Texas System, said she treatments. sees “a lot of excitement around Artificial intelligence is also these tools” but that technology increasingly seen as a means for alone is unlikely to translate into detecting depression and other wide-scale health benefits. mental illnesses, by spotting pat- One problem, Chin said, is that terns that may not be obvious, even data from sources as disparate as to professionals. medical records and Fitbits is dif- A research paper by Florida ficult to access due to privacy and State University’s Jessica Ribeiro other regulations. found it can predict with 80 to 90 More important, she said, is percent accuracy whether some- integrating data in health care one will attempt suicide as far off delivery where doctors may be una- as two years into the future. ware of what’s available or how to Facebook uses AI as part of a use new tools. “Just having the ana- test project to prevent suicides by lytics and data get you to step one,” analyzing social network posts. said Chin. “It’s not just about putting And San Francisco’s Woebot an app on the app store.” 06 MARKETPLACE TUESDAY 20 JUNE 2017 Celebrate summer & Eid Al Fitr at The St. Regis Doha he St. Regis Doha, the finest address in Qatar, The St. Regis Doha will be celebrating Sum- has confirmed a number of exciting recre- mer by offering guests exceptional value on stay Tational offers and specials on rooms, leisure packages, with QR 1,111 per night in a Superior activities and at its famed restaurants and out- Room on an all-inclusive basis including a Buf- lets for the coming Eid Al Fitr celebrations and fet Breakfast for two people in Opal by Gordon summer period available until August 31, 2017. 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