We are innovating with AI to empower people to enjoy healthier, longer and more fulfilling lives. We are using AI to creatively address challenges within disease, ageing, health inequalities and health systems. These are the stories of how we are unlocking the technology's potential to shape what health and care will look like for years to come. How AI can help us live better for longer As populations become older and greyer, the more they rely on over-stretched health services and families. Can AI play a role in helping make our golden years truly golden? AI tool predicts risk of emergency hospital visits Experts have harnessed the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to more accurately anticipate which patients will require emergency hospital admissions across Scotland. AI-powered blood test spots earliest breast cancer signs A new screening method that combines laser analysis with a type of AI is the first of its kind to identify patients in the earliest stage of breast cancer, a study suggests. Using AI to improve diagnosis of cardiac events CoDE-ACS is an AI decision-support tool developed to improve the diagnosis of heart attacks. It analyses a patient's age, sex, ECG results, medical history, and troponin levels to predict the probability of a cardiac event with 99.6% accuracy, reducing misdiagnosis and inequalities in care. AI boosts eye disease prediction A combination of routine eye scans and AI has created a powerful new way for measuring short-sightedness to better predict people’s long-term risk of serious retinal damage, a new study suggests. Brainwave tool to spot childhood epilepsy earlier Children with epilepsy could benefit from pioneering Edinburgh research that aims to make it quicker and easier to diagnose the condition. This article was published on Tuesday 11 March 2025
