The UK recorded its second hottest day ever in July. Temperatures reached a sweltering 38.1C, falling just short of the all-time high of 38.5C that was reached back in 2003. The hottest day brought much misery for some with commuters facing disruption, pavements melting and many falling ill. Brits have always enjoyed a mixed bag […]
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New epidemic forecast model could save precious resources
When governments and institutions deploy epidemic forecast models when facing an outbreak, they sometimes fail to factor in human behavior and over-allocate precious resources as a result. Thanks to new research authored by a Texas A&M University engineering professor, that may no longer be the case. Dr. Ceyhun Eksin, lead author and assistant professor in […]
Researchers can forecast risk of deadly vascular condition from genome sequence
A new approach that distills deluges of genetic data and patient health records has identified a set of telltale patterns that can predict a person’s risk for a common, and often fatal, cardiovascular disease, according to a new study from the Stanford University School of Medicine. Although the method, which uses a form of artificial […]