Arthritis and breast cancer may soon be detectable decades in advance [Video]

AUSTIN (KXAN) — One of the most common medical issues in the country, osteoarthritis, could soon be diagnosed years before it becomes problematic. Affecting one in 10 Americans, preventing osteoarthritis has been nearly impossible. However, new developments with artificial intelligence (AI) may change this.

“It’s impossible to tell at age 20, when everyone is everything is fine and dandy, and you’re young, to know what’s going to happen in your 40s and your 50s,” said Vagheesh Narasimhan Ph.D., an assistant professor in the department of integrative biology at the University of Texas.

In September, Narasimhan published new research in the scientific journal Nature Digital Medicine showing how artificial intelligence could predict arthritis years in advance. He, alongside co-author Prakash Jayakumar with Dell Medical School, are now embarking on a new research project that could show how AI could assist doctors in treating arthritis.

“AI has this ability to quantify and examine images at …