Hedge fund quants win cardiac diagnostic challenge

On: March 30, 2016

[ad_1] Two hedge fund quants have developed an algorithm that diagnoses heart disease from MRI images, beating nearly 1,000 other teams in one of the most ambitious competitions in artificial intelligence. Tencia Lee, who recently left Los Angeles-based Crabel Capital Management to join a robotics start-up, said she and herRead More →

Heart defects at birth may increase risk of PTSD later in life – WebMD

By: Mary S. Smith

On: March 18, 2016

In: Heart defects

By Robert Preidt health day reporter FRIDAY, March 18, 2016 (HealthDay News) — Adults born with heart defects may be at increased risk for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), researchers say. The reason? High levels of mental stress associated with their condition and their treatments, the study authors suggested. The studyRead More →

March 2016