AI re-creates what people see by reading their brain scans
As neuroscientists struggle to demystify how the human brain converts what our eyes see into mental images, artificial intelligence (AI) has been getting better at mimicking that feat. A
recent study
, scheduled to be presented at an upcoming computer vision conference,
demonstrates that AI can read brain scans and re-create largely realistic versions of images a person has seen. As this technology develops, researchers say, it could have numerous applications, from exploring how various animal species perceive the world to perhaps one day recording human dreams and aiding communication in people with par...
Source: ScienceNOW - March 7, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
Leader named to oversee development of proposed St. Cloud medical-school campus
CentraCare has announced a new leader to oversee the development of a proposed medical-school campus in St. Cloud in partnership with the University of Minnesota Medical School. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - February 28, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Caitlin Anderson Source Type: news
University of Minnesota seeks $950M to buy teaching hospitals out of Fairview/Sanford merger
University of Minnesota Medical Center hospitals currently owned by Fairview Health could once again belong directly to the university as part of a $950 million proposal by the U, prompted by Fairview's planned merger with Sanford Health. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - February 24, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Mark Reilly Source Type: news
Chemical researchers discover catalyst to make renewable paints, coatings and diapers
A team led by University of Minnesota Twin Cities researchers has invented a groundbreaking catalyst technology that converts renewable materials such as trees and corn into acrylic acid and acrylates, the key chemicals used in paints, coatings and … (Source: NSF News)
Source: NSF News - February 22, 2023 Category: Science Authors: NSF Source Type: news
CentraCare board approves new St. Cloud medical campus with University of Minnesota
The board of directors for CentraCare has unanimously voted in support of a proposal to build a medical school campus in St. Cloud in partnership with the University of Minnesota Medical School. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care News Headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care News Headlines - February 17, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Caitlin Anderson Source Type: news
Sanford, Fairview Health delay merger plan
Fairview Health Services and Sanford Health have pushed back their planned merger date until late May, following calls from state officials and the University of Minnesota for a delay.
WCCO reports on the announcement from Minneapolis-based Fairview and Sanford, the Sioux Falls, S.D., health system, which confirmed late Friday they will put off the deal until May 31. When the two organizations first announced the merger plan, they planned to wrap up the transaction by late March.
In a joint statement, … (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - February 13, 2023 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Mark Reilly Source Type: news
Black Leaders: Dr. David Hamlar, University of Minnesota Medical School
To commemorate Black History Month, the Business Journal will celebrate 200 Black leaders in the Twin Cities region in a special print and online series published throughout the coming weeks. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - January 26, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
University of Minnesota seeks state funding for facilities amid Fairview-Sanford proposed merger
The University of Minnesota is seeking state funds to help the institution take over ownership of its Twin Cities campus health care facilities amid a proposed merger by Fairview Health Services and Sanford Health. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - January 12, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Caitlin Anderson Source Type: news
Medical records of 42MILLION Americans leaked since 2016 as cyberattacks on hospitals DOUBLED
Researchers from the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis warned the US Government is failing to crack down on providers who fail to shore up their systems or report cyberattacks quickly. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - December 29, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
University of Minnesota could add rural medical campus with CentraCare
The University of Minnesota Medical School is working with St. Cloud-based CentraCare on new ways to boost the number of physicians serving rural communities, a partnership that could include establishing a new regional campus for doctors in training.
The Pioneer Press has a report on the options being considering by the U of M, which include expanding CentraCare residency programs or even adding a new center for the university's medical school at CentraCare. The new regional campus would enroll … (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - December 27, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Mark Reilly Source Type: news
Covid-19 and overdose deaths drive U.S. life expectancy to a 25-year low
The two crises, the Covid-19 pandemic and rising drug addiction and overdoses, are “a wake-up call” for government, added Michael Osterholm, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota. “It clearly is what’s cutting into the health of our…#michaelosterholm #alaskanative #fatal #cdc (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 22, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
University of Minnesota School of Nursing, Mayo Clinic form collaboration to further advance nursing
ROCHESTER, Minn. — The University of Minnesota School of Nursing and Mayo Clinic's Department of Nursing have formed a collaboration to facilitate their academic-practice partnership to generate, disseminate and apply knowledge for the improvement of nursing practice, education and health outcomes. The partnership will engage nursing faculty, nursing staff and nursing students in the development of strategies to enhance nursing education, research and practice. Initially, the partnership will center on fostering innovative undergraduate, graduate and… (Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News - December 8, 2022 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Medical jargon putting patients 'in harms' way': Study calls for doctor's lingo to be dumbed down
Almost 80 percent of people do not know that the word 'impressive' actually means 'worrying' in a medical context, researchers from the University of Minnesota discovered. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - December 1, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
If doctor says 'X', patients often hear 'Y', study suggests
Not only do people often misunderstand what doctors tell them, but they also sometimes think common medical phrases mean the exact opposite, according to a new study by University of Minnesota researchers. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - November 30, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
If doctor says'X', patients often hear'Y', study suggests
Not only do people often misunderstand what doctors tell them, but they also sometimes think common medical phrases mean the exact opposite, according to a new study by University of Minnesota researchers. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - November 30, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
