Medications
Tens of thousands of new tricks for existing drugs
One drug, one disease. This is how we traditionally think about pharmaceutical drugs, but many of them are actually effective for more than one disease.
Nov 29, 2016
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Medical research
Finding real value in big data for public health
Media reports of public health breakthroughs made possible by big data have been largely oversold, according to a new study, published today in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
Jul 2, 2014
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Health informatics
Health sector needs guidelines for big data usage
Many predict the health sector will be revolutionized by big data analytics, but the level of understanding and commitment to using big data varies across the sector in New Zealand.
Feb 4, 2020
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Genetics
Microbiome search engine can increase efficiency in disease detection and diagnosis
Big data makes big promises when it comes to providing insights into human behavior and health. The problem is how to harness the information it provides in an efficient manner. An international team of researchers has proposed ...
Mar 23, 2020
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Scientist rescuing vast amounts of vital knowledge on remarkably small budget
A scientist at the University of Virginia School of Medicine is rescuing vast amounts of humanity's knowledge of the submicroscopic world from potential oblivion, making it more accessible than ever before and doing so on ...
Sep 14, 2015
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Medical research
How Twitter can help inform public policy relating to mental and emotional well‑being during social isolation
While the long-term emotional impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic are yet to be fully understood, social media is providing useful insight into how those in social isolation are feeling and how this may be affecting emotional ...
Mar 3, 2021
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Health
Big data and technology in disasters: Better integration needed for effective response
Disasters are becoming more commonplace and complex, and the challenges for rescue and humanitarian organizations increase. Increasingly these groups turn to big data to help provde solutions. The authors wished to examine ...
Aug 22, 2018
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Google's Larry Page wants to save 100,000 lives but big data isn't a cure all
Talking up the power of big data is a real trend at the moment and Google founder Larry Page took it to new levels this week by proclaiming that 100,000 lives could be saved next year alone if we did more to open up healthcare ...
Jun 30, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
A global early warning system for infectious diseases
In the recent issue of EMBO Reports, Barbara Han of the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies and John Drake of the University of Georgia Odum School of Ecology call for the creation of a global early warning system for infectious ...
May 20, 2016
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Health
Small Data approaches provide nuance and context to health datasets
The trend of tracking health and well-being using digital technologies has permeated mainstream culture. The real-time monitoring capabilities, interactive decision-support algorithms and diagnostic testing features of digital ...
Sep 12, 2019
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