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Data-driven rugby analysis. Tries vs. kicks, Southern hemisphere vs. Northern. Why Six Nations teams lag behind southern

Data-driven rugby analysis. Tries vs. kicks, Southern hemisphere vs. Northern. Why Six Nations teams lag behind southern hemisphere sides: Out-gunned in the World Cup by the southern hemisphere sides, can the Six Nations teams change their approach, asks Ben Dirs.
Source: bbc.co.uk

Real-World Meta-Analysis of Dabigatran vs. Warfarin for Atrial Fibrillation - American College of Cardiology

Real-World Meta-Analysis of Dabigatran vs. Warfarin for Atrial Fibrillation - American College of Cardiology
Source: acc.org

What's wrong with Gillian McKeith: For years, 'Dr' Gillian McKeith has used her title to sell TV shows, diet books and herbal

What's wrong with Gillian McKeith: For years, 'Dr' Gillian McKeith has used her title to sell TV shows, diet books and herbal sex pills. Now the Advertising Standards Authority has stepped in. Yet the real problem is not what she calls herself, but the mumbo-jumbo she dresses up as scientific fact, says...
Source: theguardian.com

Unlike “classical” democracy, which focuses on majority rule, Deep Democracy suggests that all voices, states of awareness,

Unlike “classical” democracy, which focuses on majority rule, Deep Democracy suggests that all voices, states of awareness, and frameworks of reality are important. Deep Democracy also suggests that the information carried within these voices, awarenesses, and frameworks are all needed to understand...
Source: iapop.com

Healthcare on demand to see increased funding in coming years says an industry report by Accenture. Over $1billion by 2017. In

Healthcare on demand to see increased funding in coming years says an industry report by Accenture. Over $1billion by 2017. In this burgeoning on-demand economy, market entrants have developed solutions that address activities previously perceived as dull or demanding. For instance, Wype brings car-washing...
Source: accenture.com

ClinicFinder App for displaced people finding healthcare in Europe. Doctors of the World have released an App for those

ClinicFinder App for displaced people finding healthcare in Europe. Doctors of the World have released an App for those with the most need, the least information, and who find themselves in Europe. It is aimed at refugees and migrants and helps them find free primary healthcare and emergency services. There...
Source: clinicfinder.org

Can smartphone drug trials improve medical care?: A new clinical trial is attempting to track how participants suffering

Can smartphone drug trials improve medical care?: A new clinical trial is attempting to track how participants suffering from depression respond to mental health apps
Source: theguardian.com

Australian teenage smoking at record low but 'constant vigilance' required: Latest data shows 6.7% of NSW adolescents in

Australian teenage smoking at record low but 'constant vigilance' required: Latest data shows 6.7% of NSW adolescents in 2014 described themselves as heavy, light or occasional smokers compared with 23.5% in 1996
Source: theguardian.com

How students are sharing prescription drugs on Facebook | University Business Magazine

How students are sharing prescription drugs on Facebook | University Business Magazine
Source: universitybusiness.com

New OER platform for colleges and universities | University Business Magazine

New OER platform for colleges and universities | University Business Magazine
Source: universitybusiness.com

Guidance for BMJ patient reviewers | The BMJ

Guidance for BMJ patient reviewers | The BMJ
Source: bmj.com

Huge publishing scandal engulfs South Korean universities | Chemistry World

Huge publishing scandal engulfs South Korean universities | Chemistry World
Source: rsc.org

Long-term glycemic control using polymer-encapsulated human stem cell-derived beta cells in immune-competent mice. Arturo

Long-term glycemic control using polymer-encapsulated human stem cell-derived beta cells in immune-competent mice. Arturo J Vegas. Omid Veiseh. Mads Gürtler. Jeffrey R Millman. Felicia W Pagliuca. Andrew R Bader. Joshua C Doloff. Jie Li. Michael Chen. Karsten Olejnik. Hok Hei Tam. Siddharth Jhunjhunwala....
Source: nature.com

Universities tap growth of craft beer, offer classes | University Business Magazine

Universities tap growth of craft beer, offer classes | University Business Magazine
Source: universitybusiness.com

Fermi paradox resolved: near-universal early extinction? | KurzweilAI

Fermi paradox resolved: near-universal early extinction? | KurzweilAI
Source: kurzweilai.net

Printed Sensors Evaluated for Glucose Measurement in Exhaled Breath. Very interesting approach to measuring glucose using

Printed Sensors Evaluated for Glucose Measurement in Exhaled Breath. Very interesting approach to measuring glucose using nanotechnology printing. The key to all these alternate sites (and methods) is how rapidly they track true blood glucose. Fingerprick capillary blood is just so good at that.
Source: medgadget.com

Unilever to shrink Magnum and Cornetto in bid to cut calories: Ben & Jerry tubs and Feast will also shrink as multinational

Unilever to shrink Magnum and Cornetto in bid to cut calories: Ben & Jerry tubs and Feast will also shrink as multinational moves to bring all single-serving ice-creams below 250 calories
Source: theguardian.com

Outrage over Government block on publishing guidance on NHS safe staffing levels - Hospital Dr: NICE has published four

Outrage over Government block on publishing guidance on NHS safe staffing levels - Hospital Dr: NICE has published four evidence reviews on NHS safe staffing levels which it had been ordered to suppress by NHS England.
Source: hospitaldr.co.uk

Dissolvable Brain Implant For Monitoring of ICP |: Post brain surgery or cranial injury patients require close monitoring

Dissolvable Brain Implant For Monitoring of ICP |: Post brain surgery or cranial injury patients require close monitoring of intracranial pressure (ICP) and swelling in the brain. Conventional implants are
Source: medgadget.com

Chief Executive at the GMC to stand down at the end of the year - Hospital Dr

Chief Executive at the GMC to stand down at the end of the year - Hospital Dr
Source: hospitaldr.co.uk