“Devices such as smart watches can really change the scope of medicine.” - MD/PhD student Eric Ding, whose @NIH-funded research at @umassmemorial is providing evidence on how tech can be used to detect atrial fibrillation in older adults: https://t.co/FyL5Z7z3au @becomingdrding
Procrastination is a lot deeper than just ‘laziness’. It’s conscious avoidance from a task that’s giving you anxiety. So next time you find yourself procrastinating ask yourself, ‘what about this task is making me anxious?’ — @sentfromdevyn#BGIO
Large-scale genomic studies have a diversity problem. Combatting this issue, a new study from NHGRI researchers and others have identified 27 new genomic variants associated with conditions such as type II diabetes and cigarette use. https://t.co/MHppRIVsK1
“Blue babies,” or infants w/pulmonary hypertension, are often treated with inhaled nitric oxide. But it’s only available in hospitals. An experimental device is trying to create it with just a spark and breath. #ChampionsOfScience#ChangeEverything @actelion_com @JNJNews#BIO2019
Ready for a challenge? The @US_FDA#precisionFDA@theNCI#CPTAC Mislabeling Challenge calls on those with #datascience skills to detect and correct mislabeled data in large-scale multi-omics studies. Join today. Submission 1 deadline ends November 4: https://t.co/GdlncbDfc8
Researchers suggest that health disparities in Black American women (think lupus, untreated depression, etc) can be partially linked to stress & coping and behaviors like binge eating. On the podcast, we talk w/ Dr. Loneke Blackman Carr to unpack all this! https://t.co/017buwtae8