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Time is critical for doctors treating newborn babies with suspected brain injuries. The sooner treatments, like whole body cooling, can be used, the better the outcomes are likely to be.

Doctors rely on the results of EEG brain monitoring to give them crucial information. But these brain scans are so detailed they can only be interpreted by an expert, and there aren’t enough experts to be at every cot side.

Wellcome-funded researchers at the INFANT Centre at University College Cork are developing the first ‘smart’ system to recognise patterns in electrical brain activity, which will help to identify babies who need treatment quickly.

Professor Geraldine Boylan and her team are training computers to learn EEG patterns and how they relate to the extent of the brain injury. If the computer can identify the warning signs, this could help more babies to survive, and cut the risk of permanent disabilities such as epilepsy, cerebral palsy or learning difficulties.

This is just the tip of the iceberg for digital technology in healthcare. As Professor Boylan says: "Machine learning has given us a new tool to improve clinical decision-making. These new technologies can transform how we care for our patients."

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