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Computer simulations of blood flow through mechanical heart valves could pave the way for more individualized prosthetic

Every year, over 300,000 heart valve replacement operations are performed worldwide. Diseased valves are often replaced with mechanical heart valves (MHVs), which cannot yet be designed to suit each patient's ...

Cardiology created Dec 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Chances seen rising for chikungunya outbreaks in NYC, Atlanta, Miami

Global travel and climate warming could be creating the right conditions for outbreaks of a new virus in this country, according to a new Cornell University computer model.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Dec 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Predicting risk of arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death: Virtual hearts help understand real-world patients

A computer model of the heart wall predicted risk of irregular heart rhythms and sudden cardiac death in patients, paving the way for the use of more complex cardiac models to calculate the consequences of ...

Cardiology created Dec 13, 2012 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New computer model to speed development of drugs for heart failure

(Medical Xpress)—Researchers at the University of Virginia have developed a new model of how the heart reacts to stresses such as high blood pressure, shedding light on a common cause of heart failure and facilitating the ...

Medical research created Dec 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Computer model enables better understanding of what happens during and after stroke

(Medical Xpress)—At the moment that someone is suffering a stroke, the immediate concern is getting them stabilized. Once the initial attack has passed, additional treatment and preventive measures can ...

Medical research created Nov 27, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Proteins expressed by human cytomegalovirus mapped

(Medical Xpress)—A new study in the US and Germany has added to our understanding of the human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) and how it manipulates the cells it infects.

Medical research created Nov 23, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 1 | with audio podcast report

Researchers excel in predicting cancer drug sensitivity

Researchers from Helsinki Institute for Information Technology HIIT and Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland FIMM have developed a triumphant solution for predicting responses of breast cancer cells to a set of cancer ...

Cancer created Nov 19, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

How connections in the brain must change to form memories could help to develop artificial cognitive computers

Exactly how memories are stored and accessed in the brain is unclear. Neuroscientists, however, do know that a primitive structure buried in the center of the brain, called the hippocampus, is a pivotal region ...

Neuroscience created Nov 07, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Predicting aneurysms: Patient-specific information is a valuable asset in medical decision-making

Using new computer models of blood flow in the vicinity of cerebral aneurysms (dilated sections of blood vessels in the brain), it is now possible to calculate every detail of the patient-specific situation. ...

Medical research created Nov 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Privacy vs. protection: Study considers how to manage epidemics in information blackouts

When foot-and-mouth disease swept through the British countryside in early 2001, more than 10 million sheep, cattle and pigs were slaughtered to control the disease. Despite the devastation, the disease was contained within ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Nov 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Computational medicine enhances way doctors detect, treat disease

Computational medicine, a fast-growing method of using computer models and sophisticated software to figure out how disease develops—and how to thwart it—has begun to leap off the drawing board and land in the hands of ...

Medical research created Nov 01, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Redefining dentistry through 'salivaomics'

(Medical Xpress)—Scientists from the UCLA School of Dentistry have been at the vanguard of research on human saliva in recent years, leading the way in the dynamic, emerging field of salivary diagnostics, ...

Dentistry created Oct 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Shape of urine stream can indicate prostate issues

Scientists at Queen Mary, University of London have discovered that the characteristic shape of a man's urine stream could be used to help diagnose urinary problems.

Cancer created Oct 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

'Biggest Loser' study finds modest diet and exercise can sustain weight loss

Exercise and healthy eating reduce body fat and preserve muscle in adults better than diet alone, according to a study funded and conducted by National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), part ...

Overweight and Obesity created Oct 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers develop an advanced computer simulator to manage hospital emergencies

Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona researchers have developed an advanced computer simulator to manage hospital emergencies. The model has been created with data from the Emergency Services of the Hospital of Sabadell and ...

Other created Oct 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0