A team at the University of Geneva in Switzerland developed an artificial intelligence algorithm capable of detecting autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in children using solely video. The study was posted online in Scientific Reports. According to researchers, the new findings may make it easier to identify cases of autism in children by analyzing short videos. "We recognize that while the diagnosis process understands the indexing of the specific behaviors, ASD also comes with broad impairments that often transcend single behavioral acts," the authors explained in their findings. "For instance, the atypical nonverbal behaviors manifest through global patterns of atypical postures and movements, fewer gestures used and often decoupled from visual contact, facial affect, speech."

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the number of people who die from deep vein thrombosis (DVT), ten to 30 percent of people will die within one month of diagnosis. The CDC estimates that around 60,000 to 100,000 Americans die of DVT each year. Researchers from the University of Oxford say they have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm to help diagnose DVT faster and more efficiently than a traditional radiologist-interpreted diagnostic scan. Working with researchers at the University of Sheffield and UK startup, ThinkSono, the collaborative team trained a machine learning AI algorithm called AutoDVT to differentiate patients with DVT from those who did not. The researchers believe this rapid diagnosis could reduce long patient waiting lists and unnecessary prescriptions to treat DVT when the patients do not have DVT.

The Departments of Justice and Homeland Security on Friday announced plans to resume hearings for migrants who are seeking asylum in the U.S., as part of the Migrant Protection Protocols program during the COVID-19 pandemic. Why it matters: The MPP program requires migrants to wait in Mexico until their hearings can be completed. But the coronavirus outbreak has put immigration proceedings on hold since March, forcing hundreds of migrants to camp out at the border in the interim.