Archive for September, 2014

Biostatistics: iCluster | Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Wednesday, September 10th, 2014

simultaneously clustering of cancer data across data types, in a sense related to orthoclust
http://www.mskcc.org/research/epidemiology-biostatistics/biostatistics/icluster

PLOS Computational Biology: Waste Not, Want Not: Why Rarefying Microbiome Data Is Inadmissible

Wednesday, September 10th, 2014

http://www.ploscompbiol.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pcbi.1003531

The Debate on Salty Foods, Continued

Wednesday, September 10th, 2014

The Debate on Salty Foods, Continued
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/24/opinion/sunday/the-debate-on-salty-foods-continued.html Americans consume 3400 mg Na/day; should it go to 2300 (~1 teaspoon of #salt)

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The current average sodium consumption in the United States is about 3,400 milligrams per day. This is mostly ingested in processed foods and is equivalent to the amount of sodium in about 1 1/2 teaspoons of salt. Dietary guidelines endorsed by the federal government and leading medical groups recommend reducing the average to 2,300 milligrams for the general population and 1,500 for groups deemed at greater risk, like adults older than 50, African-Americans, people with high blood pressure and diabetics, among others.
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Boom in Energy Spurs Industry in the Rust Belt – NYTimes.com

Tuesday, September 9th, 2014

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/09/09/business/an-energy-boom-lifts-the-heartland.html?_r=1&referrer=

A Sleep Sweet Spot – NYTimes.com

Tuesday, September 9th, 2014

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/09/08/a-sleep-sweet-spot/?_php=true&_type=blogs&smid=tw-nytimes&_r=0

What Scottish Independence Might Mean for a Less-Great Britain – The Atlantic

Monday, September 8th, 2014

http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2014/09/scottish-independence-update/379803/

Jumbo challenge: How elephants keep their cool – life – 26 June 2013 – New Scientist

Sunday, September 7th, 2014

http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21829222.200-jumbo-challenge-how-elephants-keep-their-cool.html?utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=SOC&utm_campaign=facebookgoogletwitter&cmpid=SOC%7CNSNS%7C2012-GLOBAL-facebookgoogletwitter#.VAyu12RdVCA

BBC News – ‘Deeply elitist UK locks out diversity at top’

Sunday, September 7th, 2014

http://www.bbc.com/news/education-28953881

A College Education Should Include Rooming With a Stranger – NYTimes.com

Sunday, September 7th, 2014

http://op-talk.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/09/07/a-college-education-should-include-rooming-with-a-stranger/?_php=true&_type=blogs&smid=tw-nytopinion&_r=0

The search for MH370: Deep secrets | The Economist

Sunday, September 7th, 2014

http://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21615487-new-analysis-and-sophisticated-mapping-technology-have-narrowed-search?fsrc=scn/tw/te/pe/ed/deepsecrets