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The American Society of Clinical Oncology is looking to personalize and improve cancer care by tapping into data from millions of patients.
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Robot swarms can mimic how ant colonies navigate complex mazes relatively mindlessly, researchers have found — knowledge that could help to improve designs for manmade transport…
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The long rumored Facebook phone may be around the corner but its existence no longer makes sense.
Feeling lonely seems to go hand in hand with being isolated, but there’s a difference, according to a growing body of research.
It’s no secret that people who are socially isolated tend to be at greater risk of health issues, from mood disorders like depression to stress-related chronic conditions like heart disease. But what is really responsible for these negative outcomes — the emotional toll of feeling alone or the physical and social lack of contact with others?
Read more: http://healthland.time.com/2013/03/26/social-isolation-not-just-feeling-lonely-may-shorten-lives/#ixzz2Oi6e3FSQ
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Information systems degrees are about information storage, retrieval and transmission. Find out more about these degrees, where you can take them, and more …
Keeping track of your medical records can get complicated. HealthKeep, a health-based social network, is looking to help people organize their patient history with a timeline of symptoms, medications and conditions.
Social media isn’t always the best place for sharing health concerns due to privacy issues, but HealthKeep’s users join anonymously so no identities are revealed. The site serves as a comprehensive snapshot of your health record, which is compiled with information you choose to post.
Similar to Facebook or Twitter, the site operates with feeds. If you wake up with a cough, you can look up the symptom on HealthKeep’s database to see what other users are experiencing. Those who take a particular medicine can filter feeds to read more on people’s shared side effects or new developments.
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This video is about an electronic band of toys-robot that play some tiny music instruments drived by Arduino Uno and Clavia Nordbeat, a MIDI sequencer app for iPad.
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Experts have not found evidence that pricier products are better than conventional baby food. (Organic baby food is more expensive, but may not be more nutritious.
