Natural language processing models could predict causes of disease – E&T Magazine

A University of Cambridge study has demonstrated that natural language-processing models have the potential to crack the ‘biological language’ of Alzheimers and other neurodegenerative diseases, potentially playing a role in medical research that humans cannot.
Researchers took a similar approach to that used by technology companies to generate predictions based on previous user behaviour, such as suggested text in emails and messages or content recommendations.
Kadi Liis Saar, first author of…

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