How do you develop vaccines and therapies that keep up with the ever-changing virus that causes COVID-19? USC Viterbi engineers turned to AI. USC researchers have developed a new method to counter emergent mutations of the coronavirus and hasten vaccine development to stop the pathogen responsible for killing thousands of people and ruining the economy.…
USC researchers found “hidden factors” in medical data that could improve Alzheimer’s disease prediction and lead to better outcomes. Nearly 50 million people worldwide have Alzheimer’s disease or another form of dementia. While age is the greatest risk factor for developing the disease, researchers believe most Alzheimer’s cases occur as a result of complex interactions…
Discover how AI is being used to help researchers better understand human health and disease Since the idea of thinking machines first appeared in literature, artificial intelligence has often been portrayed as a future villain or hero. But the fact is, AI is here now and already suffuses our day-to-day lives. AI keeps people safer…