Health AI models predict metabolic risks Smart2.0

HealthTech AI company NuraLogix has announced that it has developed AI models that can predict a person's risk of Type 2 Diabetes, Hypercholesterolemia, Hypertriglyceridemia and Hypertension. This is important, says the company, because it will someday allow people to screen themselves using any device with a video camera such as a smartphone or tablet. Researchers at the company trained their machine learning-based models on the facial blood flow patterns of tens of thousands of subjects who had been diagnosed with the above conditions. All of the models predicted with a minimum Area Under the Curve (AUC) 0.80. Compare this with the classic Framingham model for predicting cardiovascular disease which had an AUC in the range of 0.70, says the company. "This technology is a disruptive tool for population health," says Dr. Keith Thompson, Primary Care Physician of over 30 years, and Chief Medical Officer at NuraLogix, "We live in an era where one half of the globe is without access to health care, and in both developed and underdeveloped countries, there are shortages of Human Health resources."