Genetic programming

Global Consortium Identifies Novel Parkinson's Genetic Risk Factor in African Populations

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Thursday, August 24, 2023
Alcohol-related dementia, PD, Alzheimer's disease, Ashkenazi Jews, The Michael J. Fox Foundation, Doctor of Philosophy, MJFF, MD, Risk, Genetic programming, Disease, Science, University, Lancet Neurology, Genetics, Hope, Research, Parkinson's disease, Biology, Diagnosis, NIH, African Americans, Learning, UCL, Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research Foundation, AMP, Publishing, Blood, Neurology, Edmond, The Lancet, GP2, University College London, 23andMe, Partnership, ASAP, Glucocerebrosidase, Pharmaceutical industry, Vaccine, GBA1

The discovery of a novel GBA1 variant came from a comprehensive first-of-its-kind genome-wide assessment led by GP2 in 1,488 people with PD and 196,430 control volunteers of African and African admixed ancestry.

Key Points: 
  • The discovery of a novel GBA1 variant came from a comprehensive first-of-its-kind genome-wide assessment led by GP2 in 1,488 people with PD and 196,430 control volunteers of African and African admixed ancestry.
  • BLAAC PD is a cross-sectional study collecting a blood or saliva sample and clinical data from Black and African Americans.
  • ASAP launched GP2 in 2019, building on previous funding efforts from MJFF to expand global genetics study in populations traditionally underrepresented in research.
  • Fox Foundation supported the Edmond J. Safra Global Genetics Consortia to generate and share genetics data in varied international populations.

Global Consortium Identifies Novel Parkinson's Genetic Risk Factor in African Populations

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, August 24, 2023
Alcohol-related dementia, PD, Alzheimer's disease, Ashkenazi Jews, The Michael J. Fox Foundation, Doctor of Philosophy, MJFF, MD, Risk, Genetic programming, Disease, Science, University, Lancet Neurology, Genetics, Hope, Research, Parkinson's disease, Biology, Diagnosis, NIH, African Americans, Learning, UCL, Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research Foundation, AMP, Publishing, Blood, Neurology, Edmond, The Lancet, GP2, University College London, 23andMe, Partnership, ASAP, Glucocerebrosidase, Pharmaceutical industry, Vaccine, GBA1

The discovery of a novel GBA1 variant came from a comprehensive first-of-its-kind genome-wide assessment led by GP2 in 1,488 people with PD and 196,430 control volunteers of African and African admixed ancestry.

Key Points: 
  • The discovery of a novel GBA1 variant came from a comprehensive first-of-its-kind genome-wide assessment led by GP2 in 1,488 people with PD and 196,430 control volunteers of African and African admixed ancestry.
  • BLAAC PD is a cross-sectional study collecting a blood or saliva sample and clinical data from Black and African Americans.
  • ASAP launched GP2 in 2019, building on previous funding efforts from MJFF to expand global genetics study in populations traditionally underrepresented in research.
  • Fox Foundation supported the Edmond J. Safra Global Genetics Consortia to generate and share genetics data in varied international populations.

Study of Parkinson's Disease Genetics in Black and African American Populations Expands with Two Additional Sites

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Monday, February 27, 2023
Parkinson's disease, DSM-IV codes, Florida College, GP2, Kaiser Permanente, University of Florida, Volunteering, DNA, University of Chicago, Louisiana State University, University, Rush University, PD, MJFF, University of Florida College of Medicine-Jacksonville, Research, Disease, Partnership, Genetics, ASAP, The Michael J. Fox Foundation, Science, Genetic programming, Shock, University of Alabama, African Americans, MS, Pharmaceutical industry, Nursing, MD, Black

"The BLAAC PD study is an opportunity for Black and African American people to participate in the pursuit of cures for Parkinson's — the fastest growing neurological disease — for themselves, their children and their community.

Key Points: 
  • "The BLAAC PD study is an opportunity for Black and African American people to participate in the pursuit of cures for Parkinson's — the fastest growing neurological disease — for themselves, their children and their community.
  • The study is recruiting volunteers from the Black or African American community — people with Parkinson's disease and people without the disease or a family history of Parkinson's (control participants).
  • "We are grateful to the participant and clinical site partners building this study to learn more about Parkinson's-linked genetic changes in Black and African American populations toward better treatments for all."
  • Fox Foundation supports additional efforts — some feeding to GP2 — to explore population-specific genetics, clinical disease experience, and access to care.

St. Elizabeth Offers Patients New Cancer-Detecting Blood Test

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Wednesday, September 14, 2022
Health, Breast, Risk, Clinic, Genetic programming, Diocese, Review, Learning, Nursing care plan, Roman Catholic Diocese of Covington, Neoplasm, Patient, Colon, Cancer, Genetic testing, CT, Anxiety, Diagnosis, Insurance, Lung, DNA, St. Elizabeth Healthcare (Kentucky), Prostate cancer, Vaccine, Medical imaging, Pharmaceutical industry

EDGEWOOD, Ky., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Patients at St. Elizabeth Healthcare now have the ability to screen for 50 different types of cancer, thanks to a new blood test launched in June 2022.

Key Points: 
  • EDGEWOOD, Ky., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Patients at St. Elizabeth Healthcare now have the ability to screen for 50 different types of cancer, thanks to a new blood test launched in June 2022.
  • This new test allows us to screen for those diseases in a way that we haven't been able to before."
  • The blood test is currently available at St. Elizabeth for patients over age 50 who are thought to be cancer free but who may be at risk.
  • To date, St. Elizabeth has completed the test on a handful of patients, and no one has received a positive result.

Kuwaiti newspaper Al-Qabas partners with Eurisko Mobility to release innovative, AI-powered digital platform

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Monday, May 10, 2021
Artificial intelligence applications, Eurisko, Genetic programming, Heuristics, Alqabas, Recommender system, Cognition

b'BEIRUT, May 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Al-Qabas , Kuwait\'s top newspaper, just launched a state-of-the-art digital platform powered by Artificial Intelligence that includes a web portal, mobile app and cutting-edge Content Management System.

Key Points: 
  • b'BEIRUT, May 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Al-Qabas , Kuwait\'s top newspaper, just launched a state-of-the-art digital platform powered by Artificial Intelligence that includes a web portal, mobile app and cutting-edge Content Management System.
  • This digital platform, designed and developed by Eurisko Mobility , will give readers on-the-go access to Al-Qabas TV, Al-Qabas audio books and their very own "My Page" section, a personalized news page tailored to each reader\'s preferences.\n"Engineers and user experience experts from Eurisko Mobility and content specialists from Al Qabas worked with a wide variety of focus groups including users from different age groups and demographics to create a truly unique and hyper personalized digital platform", said Faisal Karkoh, Digital development manager at Al-Qabas.\n"And despite a global pandemic that pushed teams online while working from home, Eurisko Mobility built this cutting-edge platform in six short months.
  • Eurisko Mobility\'s engineers created an automated process that minimizes the risk of human error, allowing for continuous delivery and feedback", said Edgard Tawk, CEO at Eurisko Mobility.\nAl Qabas is proud to be the first media outlet in the region to offer readers innovative features like an intelligent recommendation and search engine powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML).
  • "Unlike other digital platforms and news apps, Al Qabas will bring readers recommended content they actually want to see instead of simply nudging them toward what\'s most popular", added Karkoh.\n"The AI-powered search and recommendation engine brings together the latest in high-end technologies, intelligent algorithms, optimization techniques and industry best practices to bring startlingly accurate and personalized results in a matter of milliseconds", added Tawk.\nCombining the best of Al Qabas\' content and media from several of its systems, users will have no shortage of options when considering what to watch or read.\nThe new Al Qabas digital platform was painstakingly designed for a maximum user experience and its AI and ML components mean the platform will responds intelligently to each unique user.

Kuwaiti newspaper Al-Qabas partners with Eurisko Mobility to release innovative, AI-powered digital platform

Retrieved on: 
Monday, May 10, 2021
Artificial intelligence applications, Eurisko, Genetic programming, Heuristics, Alqabas, Recommender system, Cognition

b'BEIRUT, May 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Al-Qabas , Kuwait\'s top newspaper, just launched a state-of-the-art digital platform powered by Artificial Intelligence that includes a web portal, mobile app and cutting-edge Content Management System.

Key Points: 
  • b'BEIRUT, May 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Al-Qabas , Kuwait\'s top newspaper, just launched a state-of-the-art digital platform powered by Artificial Intelligence that includes a web portal, mobile app and cutting-edge Content Management System.
  • This digital platform, designed and developed by Eurisko Mobility , will give readers on-the-go access to Al-Qabas TV, Al-Qabas audio books and their very own "My Page" section, a personalized news page tailored to each reader\'s preferences.\n"Engineers and user experience experts from Eurisko Mobility and content specialists from Al Qabas worked with a wide variety of focus groups including users from different age groups and demographics to create a truly unique and hyper personalized digital platform", said Faisal Karkoh, Digital development manager at Al-Qabas.\n"And despite a global pandemic that pushed teams online while working from home, Eurisko Mobility built this cutting-edge platform in six short months.
  • Eurisko Mobility\'s engineers created an automated process that minimizes the risk of human error, allowing for continuous delivery and feedback", said Edgard Tawk, CEO at Eurisko Mobility.\nAl Qabas is proud to be the first media outlet in the region to offer readers innovative features like an intelligent recommendation and search engine powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML).
  • "Unlike other digital platforms and news apps, Al Qabas will bring readers recommended content they actually want to see instead of simply nudging them toward what\'s most popular", added Karkoh.\n"The AI-powered search and recommendation engine brings together the latest in high-end technologies, intelligent algorithms, optimization techniques and industry best practices to bring startlingly accurate and personalized results in a matter of milliseconds", added Tawk.\nCombining the best of Al Qabas\' content and media from several of its systems, users will have no shortage of options when considering what to watch or read.\nThe new Al Qabas digital platform was painstakingly designed for a maximum user experience and its AI and ML components mean the platform will responds intelligently to each unique user.

Warba Bank & Eurisko Mobility Power through the COVID-19 Lockdown to Continue the Bank's Digital Transformation

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Tuesday, January 19, 2021
Articles, Software development, Eurisko, Genetic programming, Heuristics, Digital transformation, Agile software development, Cloud computing

BEIRUT, Jan. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Despite the tremendous challenges brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic and the rapid changes it's made to the workplace, both Warba Bank and Eurisko Mobility havecontinued theiruninterruptedwork on transformingthe Bank's digital services.

Key Points: 
  • BEIRUT, Jan. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Despite the tremendous challenges brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic and the rapid changes it's made to the workplace, both Warba Bank and Eurisko Mobility havecontinued theiruninterruptedwork on transformingthe Bank's digital services.
  • The joint effort between Warba Bank - a leader in Islamic digital retail solutions with reach across Kuwait - and Eurisko Mobility a leading agile software development and digital transformation provider - aims to smoothly transitiontheBank's digital services so it can better cater to the needs of its clients.
  • The unhindered continuation of this process demonstrates the efficiency of Eurisko Mobility's DevSecOps process, cloud infrastructure and agile software development capabilities.
  • Moving forward, the firm will continue to focus its digital transformation projects through its lockdown-ready cloud-based computing infrastructure with all clients to ensure the safety of both parties without compromising the quality of its work.

Warba Bank & Eurisko Mobility Power through the COVID-19 Lockdown to Continue the Bank's Digital Transformation

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, January 19, 2021
Articles, Software development, Eurisko, Genetic programming, Heuristics, Digital transformation, Agile software development, Cloud computing

BEIRUT, Jan. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Despite the tremendous challenges brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic and the rapid changes it's made to the workplace, both Warba Bank and Eurisko Mobility havecontinued theiruninterruptedwork on transformingthe Bank's digital services.

Key Points: 
  • BEIRUT, Jan. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Despite the tremendous challenges brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic and the rapid changes it's made to the workplace, both Warba Bank and Eurisko Mobility havecontinued theiruninterruptedwork on transformingthe Bank's digital services.
  • The joint effort between Warba Bank - a leader in Islamic digital retail solutions with reach across Kuwait - and Eurisko Mobility a leading agile software development and digital transformation provider - aims to smoothly transitiontheBank's digital services so it can better cater to the needs of its clients.
  • The unhindered continuation of this process demonstrates the efficiency of Eurisko Mobility's DevSecOps process, cloud infrastructure and agile software development capabilities.
  • Moving forward, the firm will continue to focus its digital transformation projects through its lockdown-ready cloud-based computing infrastructure with all clients to ensure the safety of both parties without compromising the quality of its work.

Securing Efficiency Amid COVID-19 Outbreak: Eurisko Mobility Adopts DevOps-powered Work From Home Strategy

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Tuesday, April 14, 2020
Eurisko, Genetic programming, Heuristics, Software development, Cognition, Learning, Branches of biology

Such a strategy would not have been possible without an existing agile corporate culture.

Key Points: 
  • Such a strategy would not have been possible without an existing agile corporate culture.
  • "For several years, we have steered away from the traditional monolithic waterfall-based software development approach," says Edgard Tawk, CEO at Eurisko Mobility.
  • Eurisko also implemented non-intrusive IDE-based time and productivity trackers that allow teams to complete projects with optimal speed and quality.
  • Eurisko will further evaluate this strategy, in hopes of adopting a lasting hybrid work from home/office model.