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Making Faces: Robot Learns To Smile And Frown
A hyper-realistic Einstein robot at the University of California, San Diego has learned to smile and make facial expressions through a process of self-guided learning. The UC San Diego researchers used machine learning to "empower" their robot to learn to make realistic facial expressions.
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New Diagnostic Method For Gout: Dual Energy Computed Tomography Instead Of Joint Aspiration
The most reliable method of diagnosing gout is to aspirate the joint in order to obtain fluid to verify the presence of monosodium urate crystals (uric acid). Up to now, computed tomography (CT) has played a limited role in the evaluation of gout, since conventional CT systems cannot reliably verify deposits of uric acid. However, a current study at the Vancouver General Hospital in Canada gives rise to speculation that dual-energy computed tomography (DECT) could radically change the diagnosis of this disease. DECT enables fast, noninvasive examinations and, based on initial evaluations, has the potential to surpass the invasive gold standard and clinical examination in terms of reliability. Investigations have confirmed the high sensitivity of the DECT method in detecting uric acid deposits. The Canadian scientists used the SOMATOM Definition computed tomography (CT scanner) from Siemens for their investigation. This system is the only CT scanner worldwide that features two X-ray tubes capable of simultaneously producing different energies.
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Leading Authority On Alzheimer's Disease To Present At Community Lecture

Jason Karlawish, M.D., associate professor of medicine, University of Pennsylvania, will share the latest information on Alzheimer"s disease at a community lecture at 1 p.m., Wednesday, June 10 at Rodef Shalom Congregation, 4905 Fifth Ave., Shadyside. The event is free and open to the public. Part of the Jay L. Foster Memorial Lecture in Alzheimer"s disease, Dr. Karlawish"s talk, "The Making and Unmaking of Alzheimer"s Disease," will focus on the quality of life and treatment challenges the disease poses to society, families and patients. The lecture series was established by the family of Jay L. Foster, a Pittsburgh businessman who died from the disease in 2000, and aims to offer support and information for family members, caregivers and others who face the daily struggle of dealing with Alzheimer"s. Dr. Karlawish, director of education, recruitment and retention at the Alzheimer"s Disease Center at Penn, is an expert on medical decision making and research ethics related to memory disorders. He is a member of the ethics committees of the American Geriatrics Society and the Alzheimer"s Disease Cooperative Study Group. He has published numerous studies on competency and dementia care, and received many awards for his work, including the Greenwall Foundation Faculty Scholarship in Bioethics and the Lancet"s Wakley prize. Following the lecture, faculty and staff from the University of Pittsburgh Alzheimer"s Disease Research Center and Pitt"s Graduate School of Public Health"s Center for Healthy Aging will comment and answer audience questions. The Foster family established the lecture series after learning firsthand that knowledge about Alzheimer"s disease is an important factor in coping with its effects on the family, especially the pain of watching a loved one decline. They hope that caregivers, family members, residential treatment staff and other health professionals will be aided by the talks, which are managed by GSPH through the support of the Foster Charitable Trust. University of Pittsburgh


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