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Big data and disruption in health care — Tech News and Analysis

According to an article recently published in Forbes, the opportunity for disruption in the health care market is a trillion (with a T!) dollars. Or as recently cited on SiliconAngle,“As of today, 80 percent of medical data is unstructured but clinically relevant. If this data can be better leveraged, it could create more than $300 billion in value each year.”The […]

Weekly Technical Analysis, Yardeni & CapSyn “The Easy Money …

The Swiss team are travelling this week so its a Yardeni and Capsyn near term track through the usual indicators.First up I want to present the latest Yardeni reports issued today and over the last few days. They collectively provide a wealth of information on the health and structure of this market.I include some of the macro and micro data […]

Sentiment secures £1 mln in Series A funding – peHUB

Sentiment, a social intelligence and engagement platform, has raised £1 million in Series A funding. The financing round was led by Elderstreet Investments, with participation from AIM-listed technology company Netcall. Sentiment also has appointed Elderstreet’s co-founder and managing director Michael Jackson as chairman of the board of directors.Press ReleaseSentiment, (the trading name of Macranet Ltd), the social intelligence and engagement platform, […]

Stock Market News for January 10, 2014 – Zacks Investment Research

Major indices ended flat on Thursday after investors hesitated from placing big bets ahead of the Friday’s non-farm payroll data. Non-farm payroll numbers may provide some indication about whether the Fed will announce any further cuts in its massive bond buying program during its upcoming meeting. Meanwhile, the number of Americans filing for the unemployment benefits declined in the previous […]

Zephyr Health Lands $15M From Kleiner To Help Life Sciences …

The Big Data landscape continued to explode in 2013, as companies across the board scrambled to update infrastructure and technology to meet the new set of demands and opportunities brought on by a brave new, data-happy world. Investors responded in kind, pouring just over $3.6 billion into the Big Data ecosystem during the year, setting off a flurry of activity […]

Stock Market News for January 08, 2014 – Zacks Investment Research

Markets finally ended in the green for the first time this year thanks to gains in healthcare stocks and a lower trade deficit. The S&P 500’s first positive finish this year also helped it avoid the record of having the worst start to a year since 1978. Also, investors mood was somewhat lifted by the confirmation of Janet Yellen’s nomination […]

MrSwing Lite – Swing Trading Picks – 12-29-2013 – MrSwing.com

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Big Data on Healthy Brain Aging – Dana Foundation

Some people are resilient to the ravages of age, while others are particularly susceptible, developing Alzheimer’s disease or another form of dementia. For most of us, however, getting older involves a gradual reduction in brain volume, accompanied by an apparently inexorable decline in mental functions.Exactly how the brain changes with age, and why some people are affected more by aging […]

Stock Market News for December 19, 2013 – Zacks Investment …

Stocks moved higher on Wednesday, even after a reduction in monetary stimulus measures was announced by the Federal Reserve. The Fed said it was certain the economy was strong enough so that it could effect a modest taper to its stimulus program. The Dow and S&P 500 also finished at new record highs on the day. All the sectors in […]

Does HIPAA block road to healthcare big data innovation …

A recent Bipartisan Policy Center report, titled “A Policy Forum on the Use of Big Data in Health Care“, suggests that HIPAA is a burden on healthcare organizations that are trying to innovate and maximize the value of patient big data. But how likely are changes to HIPAA and what should healthcare focus on in the near future to use […]