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Oculomics: the science of using the eye to diagnose systemic health
Watch the video for an introduction to oculomics. Read on to discover more. “Oculomics” first appeared in a paper entitled Insights into...
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Oct 5, 20233 min read
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New partnership to advance Alzheimer's research
Health Data Research UK (HDR UK), the Alzheimer’s Disease Data Initiative (ADDI), the University of Edinburgh, Public Health Scotland...
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Oct 3, 20235 min read
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World-first AI foundation model for eye health to supercharge global efforts to prevent blindness
*Update* A new Colab Notebook has been developed to supplement the RETFound open source code on GitHub, providing research users with:...
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Sep 13, 20233 min read
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Lessons from a pioneering programme to catalyse UK health data research
Health Data Research UK (HDR UK) documents the impact of INSIGHT and six other health data research hubs set up as part of the Digital...
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Sep 12, 20231 min read
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How are AI models in ophthalmology advancing healthcare?
In a recent presentation to the Clinical AI Interest Group at The Alan Turing Institute, INSIGHT director and chief data officer Pearse...
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Sep 8, 20232 min read
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Eye scans detect signs of Parkinson's disease up to seven years before symptoms emerge
A team led by Siegfried Wagner and Pearse Keane of Moorfields Eye Hospital and UCL Institute of Ophthalmology (and spanning UCL...
INSIGHT communications team
Aug 21, 20233 min read
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How AI can help fight blindness
Ophthalmologists in the UK are struggling to see and treat the growing number of people at risk of losing their sight, but AI may hold...
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Aug 9, 20231 min read
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Rory Cellan-Jones writes about INSIGHT in his health tech blog
The well-known broadcaster and journalist Rory Cellan-Jones recently spoke at a showcase event in Birmingham organised by Health Data...
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Jul 5, 20222 min read
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The Economist speaks to INSIGHT Chief Data Officer Dr Pearse Keane for video on A.I. in healthcare
The Economist has made a short film about the use of artificial intelligence (A.I.) in healthcare entitled ‘How A.I. can make health care...
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Feb 18, 20221 min read
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INSIGHT Industry Event
Join INSIGHT Director Professor Alastair Denniston online on 10 February at the INSIGHT Health Data Research Hub Industry Event to hear...
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Jan 28, 20221 min read
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INSIGHT Director discusses the future of Artificial Intelligence on Global Safety Podcast
“... as digital health becomes more important, including A.I. systems, you need to make sure that those tools have been trained on a...
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Dec 10, 20212 min read
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Robot A.L.I.C.E. steals the show at Bloomsbury Festival event
Last month, members of the INSIGHT team took part in the annual Bloomsbury Festival in central London, showcasing the six-foot robot...
INSIGHT communications team
Nov 11, 20211 min read
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INSIGHT study shows pandemic impact on patients with untreated wet age-related macular degeneration
A new paper, published today in the British Journal of Ophthalmology, demonstrates the power of big data to transform planning for eye...
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Sep 14, 20213 min read
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INSIGHT and other health data hubs demonstrate 18-month impact
In the 18 months since their launch, the UK's Health Data Research Hubs have shown that data can make a difference to patients' lives....
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Apr 29, 20212 min read
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Big data and Artificial Intelligence: Episode 6 of INSIGHT podcast now available
For the latest in our podcast series that looks at how data affects our everyday lives, presenter Dr Amit Patel is joined by Timandra...
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Apr 8, 20211 min read
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Emotional Algorithms: Episode 5 of INSIGHT podcast now available
Insights into INSIGHT presenter Dr Amit Patel is joined by mathematician, teacher and writer Bobby Seagull and mathematician, musician,...
INSIGHT communications team
Apr 1, 20211 min read
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Smart Living: Episode 4 of INSIGHT podcast now available
With Tamandra Harkness, Fraser Fleming and Dr Amit Patel This episode opens our eyes to just how much we already rely on Big Data and...
INSIGHT communications team
Mar 25, 20211 min read
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Moorfields Eye Hospital launches department of digital medicine
To provide the best possible care for its patients, Moorfields Eye Hospital, one of INSIGHT's NHS partners, has recently launched a new...
INSIGHT communications team
Mar 3, 20211 min read
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INSIGHT joins other hubs for ‘All matters data and all data matters’ online event
The webinar on 3 February was organised by MedCity, a networking organisation for London's health and life sciences sector. It brought...
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Mar 1, 20211 min read
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INSIGHT directors contribute to Lancet Global Health Commission on Global Eye Health
INSIGHT Director Professor Alastair Denniston and Deputy Director Pearse Keane were among a large international team of authors from 25...
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Feb 18, 20211 min read
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