Chinese researchers tap GPU supercomputer for world's first simulation of complete H1N1 virus

Chinese researchers achieved a major breakthrough in the race to battle influenza by using NVIDIA Tesla GPUs to create the world's first computer simulation of a whole H1N1 influenza virus at the atomic level.

Medical research created Nov 15, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Climate to widen sleeping sickness risk to southern Africa

Sleeping sickness could threaten tens of millions more people as the tsetse fly which transmits the disease spreads to southern Africa as a result of global warming, a study published on Wednesday says.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Nov 09, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

One size does not fit all for knee replacements and other medical devices

Undergoing a knee replacement involves sophisticated medical equipment, but innovative prosthetic design may not offer the same benefits for all knee replacement recipients, Yale School of Medicine researchers report in a ...

Other created Oct 20, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Stereotypes and status symbols impact if a face is viewed as black or white

An interdisciplinary team of researchers from Tufts University, Stanford University and the University of California, Irvine has found that the perception of race can be altered by cues to social status as ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Sep 26, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 7 | with audio podcast

Brain imaging reveals the movies in our mind

Imagine tapping into the mind of a coma patient, or watching one's own dream on YouTube. With a cutting-edge blend of brain imaging and computer simulation, scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, ...

Neuroscience created Sep 22, 2011 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (35) | comments 8 | with audio podcast

Extent of peer social networks influences onset of adolescent alcohol consumption

Most parents recognize that the influence of peers on their children's behavior is an undeniable fact. But, just how far do these influences reach? A study published in the September/October issue of Academic Pediatrics report ...

Health created Sep 21, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study: Screening new colon cancer patients for Lynch syndrome cost-effective

Screening every new colon cancer patient for a particular familial disorder extends lives at a reasonable cost, say Stanford University School of Medicine researchers. The team hopes the results will encourage more medical ...

Cancer created Jul 18, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study points to new means of overcoming antiviral resistance in influenza

UC Irvine researchers have found a new approach to the creation of customized therapies for virulent flu strains that resist current antiviral drugs.

Medical research created Jul 12, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists uncover trigger to fatal neurodegenerative disease

University of Tennessee researcher uses computer simulation to pinpoint changes in molecular structure that leads directly to disease.

Medical research created Jun 22, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study shows inequitable access to flu vaccinations could worsen flu epidemic

Giving wealthier counties greater access to influenza vaccine than poorer counties could worsen a flu epidemic because poor areas have fairly high population densities with higher levels of interaction among households and ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jun 10, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

People are visual detectives

The house keys in a kitchen drawer full of mess. Or that one small piece of paper with notes on a table laden with other papers. In a brief glance, in a tenth of a second, people can determine if an object sought is present ...

Neuroscience created May 24, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Common anti-inflammatory coaxes liver cancer cells to commit suicide

The anti-inflammatory drug celecoxib, known by the brand name Celebrex, triggers liver cancer cell death by reacting with a protein in a way that makes those cells commit suicide, according to a new study.

Cancer created May 16, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Next generation gamers: Computer games aid recovery from stroke

Computer games are not just for kids. New research published in Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, a BioMed Central open access journal, shows that computer games can speed up and improve a patient's recovery from p ...

Neuroscience created May 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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