The more abnormalities in intestinal and brain function that IBS sufferers have, the more severe their symptoms of this functional bowel disorder, and the more…
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Scientists are using a lot of genomic data to identify medical issues sooner in patients, but they’re also using it to assist their scientific counterparts…
Researchers at UC Davis and UC San Francisco have found a way to teach a computer to precisely detect one of the hallmarks of Alzheimer’s…
Scientists at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Center say they have affirmed widespread inconsistencies in the use of a common laboratory procedure called immunohistochemical staining, and…
Private insurers covering people receiving treatment for dialysis paid four times more than government insurance programs such as Medicare paid for the same service. The…
I have always been overweight. I was 10lb (4.5kg) when I was born and it kind of went from there. I was 10 stone (64kg)…
John Verner | Getty Images Back in 2010 Doug Hirsch, a techie who has worked at Facebook and Yahoo, had a frustrating experience trying to…
Founders: Noubar Afeyan, David Berry, Geoffrey von MaltzahnCEO: David PerryLaunched: 2014Headquarters: BostonFunding: $650 millionValuation: $3.5 billion (PitchBook)Key technologies: Artificial intelligence, machine learningIndustry: Agriculture, farming div…
Founders: Doug Hirsch (co-CEO), Trevor Bezdek (co-CEO), Scott MarletteLaunched: 2011Headquarters: Santa Monica, CaliforniaFunding: N/AValuation: $2.8 billion (PitchBook)Key technologies: Artificial intelligence, cloud computingIndustry: Health care, insurance…
Founders: Jason Kelly (CEO), Tom Knight, Reshma Shetty, Barry Canton, Auston CheLaunched: 2009Headquarters: BostonFunding: $429 millionValuation: $1.4 billion (PitchBook)Key technologies: Robotics, synthetic biologyIndustry: Fragrances, food…