http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. (Medical Xpress)—Imagine your smartphone becoming a mobile medical laboratory that records and sends data for a range of research. That will soon be a reality thanks to the expertise and impatience of a University of Sydney PhD candidate. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-smartphones-mini-medical-labs-smart.html Medical research Wed, 05 Dec 2012 07:20:01 EST news273913265 Ever wondered how meteorologists can accurately predict the weather? They use complex spatiotemporal weather models, i.e. mathematical equations that track the motions of the atmosphere through time and space, and combine them with incoming data streams from weather stations and satellites. Now, an innovative new study published in BioMed Central's open access journal Biology Direct has determined that the mathematical methodology used to assimilate data for weather forecasting could be used to predict the spread of brain tumors. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-cloud-silver-lining-weather-brain.html Cancer Wed, 21 Dec 2011 04:26:18 EST news243663943