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Show HN: Medical Research Summarizer – Complex research as simple summaries

62 点作者 blaurenceclark超过 9 年前

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kumarski超过 9 年前
We&#x27;ve built a system that allows us to translate difficult to read research abstracts and convert them into 4 to 8 bullet point descriptions that are readable by the common person.<p>It&#x27;s like Blinkist, but for complex research.<p>Our backend consists of a ton of med school students, PhD&#x27;s, and researchers.<p>I myself had an autoimmune disorder for 10 years, well I still have it, but I&#x27;ve been in remission for the last 2 years. Making sense of the research out there is a tall order without an organic chemistry background. When I was first diagnosed, I ended up spending hours trying to read research I barely understood, but that was relative child&#x27;s play for a PhD to clarify.<p>It&#x27;s called Ulcerative colitis and has no known cure. Some of the most intriguing research that I&#x27;d wish I had been cognizant of and had a way to read is this article(Http:&#x2F;&#x2F;bit.ly&#x2F;fodmapfree) on FODMAPS (Fermentable Oligosaccharides, Disaccharides, Monosaccharides, and Polyols Saccharrides) and their impact on those with Irritable Bowel Syndrome.<p>Had I known, I would have experimented with something like it to see outcomes. Keep in mind, there&#x27;s no such thing as an FDA approved diet.
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bd3vani超过 9 年前
This is generally an awesome idea. The value add is really a jumping off point that can equip you with enough understanding to begin to read about the issue overall.<p>An additional glossary for terms most important to that research area would also be helpful.
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ska超过 9 年前
Interesting!<p>Random thought: If this catches on in a big way, have you thought of how the system will deal with the fundamentally political nature of some areas of medical research? Real effort is going into trying to subvert this process at the source, so why not the summary?
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personlurking超过 9 年前
Looks interesting. I&#x27;m curious about the ways a user can visualize the summarized information.<p>Is it just via paragraphs (like in the one example on your site), bullet points or some other manner? Does each paragraph equal one sentence or do you look for hard-to-understand terms and only summarize those?<p>On a side note, if any readers know of all the best&#x2F;varied ways to summarize information (&#x27;manually&#x27;, not via algorithms), I&#x27;d be very interested in seeing examples, particularly of news articles and research.
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Fomite超过 9 年前
I&#x27;ll be interested to see how this works - I submitted something, and I&#x27;ll post my thoughts when I get your summary.<p>One question: How do you deal with paper links that go to non-open access publications? Have you paid for the usual journal subscription bundles? Relying on crowdsourcing?
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efm超过 9 年前
Where is the privacy policy?<p>Information about diseases people search for is valuable to a lot of third parties.
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tgokh超过 9 年前
Really interesting idea!<p>Are the summaries entirely free? If so, what&#x27;s in it for the summarizers?
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randycupertino超过 9 年前
Interesting. Did you guys pivot from helping people find clinical trials?
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