New Epidemiology Study Links Chicken & Red Meat To Cancer
Scan the Internet these days and you’ll likely see a study suggesting that one of your favorite drinks, snacks, or products has been linked to increased cancer risk. Sometimes, it seems like everything causes cancer. But, if we’re being honest, most of the products,...
AI’s Effect On Epidemiology
Artificial intelligence is no longer a far-off, futuristic fantasy. Now, AI has been implemented into society under the radar, so much so that many people do not even realize they are interacting with AI-driven software on a daily basis. The scientific and diagnostic...
The Top Machine Learning Tools Developers Are Using Today
Personalization has become an important part of the online experience. Today, top websites use machine learning technology to make that happen. Where you would normally need to compile data on your customers and use the data of their past choices to decide what to...
E-Cigarettes vs. Tobacco Products: The Battle For Banning Both
Unlike many personal vices, smoking presents a number of health risks to others besides the individual smoker. As a result, many cities across the country have banned the smoking of traditional cigarettes in public places. In the wake of these smoking bans,...
3 Reasons People’s Bodies Respond Differently To Various Types Of Food
In the US, more than 50 million Americans pay for a health club membership every year, making up more than one-third of the global population of health club members and contributing more than $75.7 billion toward the global economy. More than 100 million Americans are...
Analyzing Genes To Help Cancer Patients
The results of a new international research project have revealed some surprising results in examining cells within a tissue sample. The research team found that they could distinguish between different types of cells within any tissue sample. This is significant in...
Machine Learning Is Taking Off
Machine learning and artificial intelligence continue to grow exponentially. Statistics show AI could inject close to $2 trillion in the manufacturing and supply chain sectors by 2020. Here is a look at some of the startups to watch this year and beyond. CrowdStrike...
Improving Medicine Through Biostatistics
One of the fastest growing fields in medicine is biostatistics, a field I am incredibly proud to be apart of. The specifics behind this entity of science involves using mathematics and statistical theory to interpret a wide range of medicine, biology, and public...
Stimulating a Focal Pathway in the Brain Proves to Have Calming Effects
Ever heard the saying ‘laughter is the best medicine?’ What if it was the best medicine for brain surgery? It sounds farfetched, but neuroscientists have found that when they electrically stimulate one area of the brain, a person laughs and then feels an immediate...
Tools Help to Detect any Human Virus
When the Zika virus reared its ugly head, researchers began scrambling to identify the pathogen. Initially, the virus was hard to find in affected victims. Zika simply did not leave enough evidence behind to enable identification. However, scientists from the Broad...