News tagged with mathematical algorithms


Scientists create new tool for identifying powerful HIV antibodies

A team of NIH scientists has developed a new tool to identify broadly neutralizing antibodies (bNAbs) capable of preventing infection by the majority of HIV strains found around the globe, an advance that could help speed ...

HIV & AIDS created May 09, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Cancers with disorganized 'traffic systems' more difficult to treat: research

Medical researchers at the University of Alberta reviewed test results from thousands of patients with various types of cancer and discovered that "disorganized" cancers were more difficult to treat and consistently resulted ...

Cancer created Jun 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New technology improves malaria control and vaccine development

A new technique that accurately determines the risk of infants in endemic countries developing clinical malaria could provide a valuable tool for evaluating new malaria prevention strategies and vaccines.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jun 05, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Computer algorithm used to identify bladder cancer marker

Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have used an innovative mathematical technique to find markers that effectively predict how deadly a cancer will be. The discovery, which in this case concerned bladder ...

Cancer created Jan 17, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Three factors could point to your fate after surgery

Duke University Medical Center researchers have verified data that suggest three medical factors appear to correlate with mortality for a patient who has been under anesthesia for an operation.

Other created Oct 19, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Fast prediction of axon behavior

Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have developed a computer modeling method to accurately predict how a peripheral nerve axon responds to electrical stimuli, slashing the complex work from an inhibitory weeks-long ...

Neuroscience created Jul 20, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast