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Mathematician

A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study is the field of mathematics. Mathematicians are concerned with quantity, structure, space, and change.

Some scientists who research other fields, such as theoretical physics, are also considered mathematicians if their research provides insights into mathematics. Conversely, some mathematicians may provide insights into other fields of research—these people are known as applied mathematicians.

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Math can save Tylenol overdose patients

University of Utah mathematicians developed a set of calculus equations to make it easier for doctors to save Tylenol overdose patients by quickly estimating how much painkiller they took, when they consumed ...

Medical research created Feb 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

'Original antigenic sin' at the center of researchers' model addressing age-specific influenza immunity

(Medical Xpress)—Mathematicians are helping to build a better picture of how populations develop immunity to flu and which groups are most at risk of getting – and transmitting – infection each year.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Oct 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Expanding Medicaid in Pennsylvania would increase federal revenue to the state, study finds

Expanding Medicaid in Pennsylvania under the Affordable Care Act would boost federal revenue to the state by more than $2 billion annually and provide 340,000 residents with health insurance, according to a new RAND Corporation ...

Health created Mar 28, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0