Could AI beat radiologists at spotting bleeds in the brain?
Computer-driven artificial intelligence (AI) can help protect human brains from the damage wrought by stroke, a new report suggests.
Oct 24, 2019
0
12
Machine learning & AI
Page 13 - News tagged with drug
Internet
Telegram secretly plans 'Gram' cryptocurrency
Working in secrecy for a year, the Telegram messaging service has a plan: to beat Facebook in the race to launch a cryptocurrency with its new project "Gram".
Sep 4, 2019
0
53
Machine learning & AI
Review evaluates how AI could boost the success of clinical trials
In a review publishing July 17 in the journal Trends in Pharmacological Sciences, researchers examined how artificial intelligence (AI) could affect drug development in the coming decade.
Jul 17, 2019
0
1
Computer Sciences
Can we trust scientific discoveries made using machine learning?
Rice University statistician Genevera Allen says scientists must keep questioning the accuracy and reproducibility of scientific discoveries made by machine-learning techniques until researchers develop new computational ...
Feb 15, 2019
0
2
Engineering
The next pharmaceutical revolution could be 3-D bioprinted
Body organs such as kidneys, livers and hearts are incredibly complex tissues. Each is made up of many different cell types, plus other components that give the organs their structure and allow them to function as we need ...
Jul 25, 2017
0
1
Internet
'Incognito Market' founder arrested in New York
A 23-year-old man from Taiwan has been arrested on charges of selling tens of millions of dollars worth of illegal drugs online through a site on the dark web known as the "Incognito Market."
May 20, 2024
0
31
Business
Philips stops selling sleep devices in US amid recall woes
Under-fire Dutch medical device maker Philips said Monday it would halt new sales of sleep machines in the United States after a series of recalls that continued to weigh on results.
Jan 29, 2024
0
9
Business
Philips stock slumps after new FDA warning
Shares in Dutch medical device manufacturer Philips plunged Wednesday after the US Food and Drug Administration warned that its new machine to help patients sleep risked overheating.
Nov 29, 2023
0
1
Security
Australian ports reopen after cyberattack
Major ports handling 40 percent of Australia's freight trade have reopened, operator DP World said Monday, three days after they were crippled by a cyberattack.
Nov 13, 2023
0
6
Security
Suspected admin of dark web drug site Monopoly Market extradited to US from Austria
Austrian authorities said Monday they have extradited the suspected administrator of a vast dark web marketplace for drugs and other illicit goods to the United States.
Jun 26, 2023
0
1
Drug
A drug, broadly speaking, is any substance that, when absorbed into the body of a living organism, alters normal bodily function. There is no single, precise definition, as there are different meanings in drug control law, government regulations, medicine, and colloquial usage.
In pharmacology, Dictionary.com defines a drug as "a chemical substance used in the treatment, cure, prevention, or diagnosis of disease or used to otherwise enhance physical or mental well-being." Drugs may be prescribed for a limited duration, or on a regular basis for chronic disorders.
Recreational drugs are chemical substances that affect the central nervous system, such as opioids or hallucinogens. They may be used for perceived beneficial effects on perception, consciousness, personality, and behavior. Some drugs can cause addiction and habituation.
Drugs are usually distinguished from endogenous biochemicals by being introduced from outside the organism.[citation needed] For example, insulin is a hormone that is synthesized in the body; it is called a hormone when it is synthesized by the pancreas inside the body, but if it is introduced into the body from outside, it is called a drug.[citation needed]
Many natural substances such as beers, wines, and some mushrooms, blur the line between food and drugs, as when ingested they affect the functioning of both mind and body.
This text uses material from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA
