Category: breakthrough

The FDA is fast-tracking an algorithm that screens for heart failure

Post author By Randall
Post date December 18, 2019
Categories In algorithm, breakthrough, device, ecg, eko, electrocardiogram, exams, fda, heart, heart failure, heart monitor, mayo clinic, mayoclinic, medicine, screening, stethoscope, Tech, telehealth, tomorrow

[ad_1] The algorithm was introduced in a study published in Nature Medicine in January 2019. It was trained on 44,959 patients and tested on 52,870 patients. In those initial tests, it showed 87.5 percent accuracy. The algorithm is designed to work with Eko’s DUO digital stethoscope. The handheld device can be placed on the left […]

The first ever black hole image lands scientists $3 million prize

Post author By Randall
Post date September 6, 2019
Categories In black hole, breakthrough, event horizon, Film, image, picture, prize, Science, Space, Tech, telescope, tomorrow, Video

[ad_1] The prize will be split between the 347 scientists that worked on the ground-breaking project, which produced the very first image of a black hole. The data behind the image — which could confirm or at least pose significant questions about our understanding of the universe — was equivalent to the number of selfies […]