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IBM and the University of Los Angeles are working on using large datasets to improve the care of people with brain trauma. The brief video above gives an overview of this while this interview goes into more details about the structured and unstructured data that is being analysed so as to inform patient care. Index: [...]
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…if you’re like 15% of the adult population (that was in 1972, and I now hypothesize that it’s more than that due to the prevalence of high fiber diets), then yes, it does (and don’t lie, you’ve looked). Sci is at Neurotic Physiology today to ask, WHY does poop float? Why does it sink? Head [...]
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The association between drug abuse and eating disorders (EDs) is not new. Since the 1970s, doctors have reported higher incidents of self-medication and drug abuse in a subset of eating disorder patients. Drugs, in this context, cover everything from laxatives and diet pills, to alcohol and street drugs.
The association between drug use and EDs is not shocking; however, the extent of the problem is likely overlooked.
In a report detailing the most comprehensive review on the topic, the National
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