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BHF launches £10m national cardiovascular data science centre

The centre will draw data from NHS medical records, national registries and other datasets to explore new therapies and medical
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Artificial intelligence ‘predicts fatal heart attacks up to 5 years in advance’

Experts at the University of Oxford have developed a “fingerprint” using machine learning, which highlights red flag signs of potential
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Industry news in brief

This month's industry round-up features news the British Heart Foundation has launched a £1m innovation fund to improve the way
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Collaboration key to “get most” out of technology to prevent heart disease

Computer science, engineering and medicine need to work together to develop the best technology to prevent heard disease, the British
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NHS needs to do more to inform public on AI benefits, report warns

To allay fears, the newly formed NHSX should work with charities and patient groups to better understand the public’s concerns
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Chair of BHF says data science will ‘transform’ health

Doug Gurr said the next step in implementing the BHFs “four big bets” included harnessing data science and deploying technology
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Smartphone ECG recorder is ‘fives times better at spotting heart problems’

The British Heart Foundation (BHF) and Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland (CHSS) are calling for greater use of the devices
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British Heart Foundation funds AI to predict heart disease risk

A team at the University of Cambridge are developing a machine learning tool that helps predict people’s risk based on
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British Heart Foundation award £500k funding to data science projects

The charity, in partnership with The Alan Turing Institute, is handing out the money to six projects which aim to
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