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Can you imagine telling someone a century ago that a hundred years hence a stack of electrified silicon would be studying for its medical exam?
IBM announced its question answering machine Watson will begin to study medicine.
The students and staff at the Cleveland Clinic will do for Watson what the rest of us do for Google—hone its answering accumen by using it.
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New research indicates that HDL concentrations in the blood influence the synthesis and absorption of cholesterol by the body, besides being linked to how insulin impacts on the metabolism of glucose. HDL, or high-density lipoprotein, is also commonly referred to as "good cholesterol." Delete the scoop?
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Is “good” cholesterol really so good?
In a recent meta analysis, HDL was help under scrutiny for its potential link to lower heart disease. The analysis suggests that raising HDL levels may not directly result in a lower risk of heart disease.
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