Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Undetected cases may be driving coronavirus spread, study finds
You're a little feverish, but you feel good enough to get your shopping done and a quick workout at the gym.
Mar 17, 2020
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News tagged with computer model
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers use genomic data to map webs of COVID-19 transmission, forecast peaks for local outbreaks
Researchers at Georgia State University are modeling the real-time global spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, and their visualizations of COVID-19 outbreaks and transmission networks around the world reveal one key takeaway: ...
Apr 14, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Scientists identify gene responsible for spread of prostate cancer
A Rutgers study has found that a specific gene in cancerous prostate tumors indicates when patients are at high-risk for the cancer to spread, suggesting that targeting this gene can help patients live longer.
Jan 17, 2019
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Sleep disorders
New tool fuses expert knowledge and deep learning features to detect sleep apnea
Individuals who suspect they have sleep apnea—and the doctors who diagnose them—could soon have more effective way to automatically detect the condition at home, thanks to a new method developed by researchers at the ...
Oct 1, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
New drug blocks gene driving cancer growth
When active, the protein called Ral can drive tumor growth and metastasis in several human cancers including pancreatic, prostate, lung, colon and bladder. Unfortunately, drugs that block its activity are not available.
Sep 14, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Vision scientists disprove 60-year-old perception theory
Vision researchers at York University have disproved a long-standing theory of how the human vision system processes images, using computational models and human experiments.
Oct 24, 2019
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Ophthalmology
Scientists prove that no glasses can enable color-blind people to perceive colors
This work is part of a strand of research being undertaken by the Department of Optics of the University of Granada (UGR) in Spain to analyze the effectiveness of various aids marketed as ostensibly improving color vision ...
Nov 6, 2020
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Neuroscience
Research into the nature of memory reveals how cells that store information are stabilized over time
Think of a time when you had two different but similar experiences in a short period. Maybe you attended two holiday parties in the same week or gave two presentations at work. Shortly afterward, you may find yourself confusing ...
Jan 19, 2024
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Neuroscience
Pupil dilation: A window to perception
The eyes are often referred to as the "windows to the soul." In fact, there is a grain of neurobiological truth to this. An international research team from the Universities of Göttingen and Tübingen, Germany, and Baylor ...
Sep 29, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Lack of lockdown increased COVID-19 deaths in Sweden, analysis finds
Sweden's controversial decision not to lock down during COVID-19 produced more deaths and greater healthcare demand than seen in countries with earlier, more stringent interventions, a new analysis finds. But Sweden fared ...
Jul 6, 2020
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