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Covid-19 news: England scraps exam grading algorithm after protests

By Michael Le Page , Clare Wilson , Jessica Hamzelou , Adam Vaughan , Conrad Quilty-Harper and Layal Liverpool A-level students hold a sit in protest at the Department for Education over the results fiascoGuy Smallman/Getty Images Latest coronavirus news as of 5 pm on 17 August A-level and GCSE grades in England to be… Read More: Covid-19 news: England scraps exam grading algorithm after protests »

Early detection of Alzheimer’s possible through algorithm

A team of scientists from Harvard-affiliated Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) has developed a software-based method of scanning electronic health records (EHRs) to estimate the risk that a healthy person will receive a dementia diagnosis in the future. Their algorithm uses machine learning to first build a list of key clinical terms associated with cognitive symptoms… Read More: Early detection of Alzheimer’s possible through algorithm »