How a selfie-scanning AI tool to calculate biological age could help doctors treat cancers
Researchers created an AI tool that scans selfies to estimate biological age, which doctors could use to personalise care for patients
A selfie can be used as a tool to help doctors determine a patient’s “biological age” and judge how well they may respond to cancer treatment, a new study suggests.
The FaceAge AI tool can estimate a person’s biological age, as opposed to their actual age, by scanning an image of their face, the study found.
A person’s biological age, which is a predictor of their overall health and can be a predictor of life expectancy, is based on many factors, including lifestyle and genetics, said researchers from Mass General Brigham in the US state of Massachusetts.
They wanted to examine whether biological age could be examined based on how a person looks – similar to what doctors call an “eyeball test”, in which certain judgments are made based on how a person looks.