AI algorithm based on routine mammogram + age can predict women’s major cardiovascular disease risk
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- The Lancet Global Health
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New AI algorithm uses mammograms to accurately predict cardiovascular risk in women
George Institute for Global HealthPeer-Reviewed Publication
A new machine learning model developed by The George Institute for Global Health can successfully predict heart disease risk in women by analysing mammograms. The findings were published today in Heart,1 the official journal of the British Cardiovascular Society.
- Journal
- Heart
- Funder
- Medical Research Future Fund
16-Sep-2025
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European Association for the Study of DiabetesReports and Proceedings
Maintaining weight loss with regular exercise rather than the glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1RA) liraglutide, a drug used to treat type 2 diabetes and obesity, seems to reduce atherosclerosis development in adults with obesity—a leading underlying cause of cardiovascular disease.
- Meeting
- Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD)
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Pioneering research reveals problem gambling quadruples the risk of suicide among young people four years later
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New research has shown how harmful gambling is clearly linked to a marked and long-lasting increase in suicide attempts among young people in the UK.
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- Addiction