News tagged with mathematical analysis

Network analysis sheds new light on the abnormal brain connectivity responsible for a common genetic cause of autism

Combining hospital MRIs with the mathematical tool known as network analysis, a group of researchers at UC San Francisco and UC Berkeley have mapped the three-dimensional global connections within the brains ...

Neuroscience Feb 28, 2013 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0 |

Uncovering the secrets of 3D vision: How glossy objects can fool the human brain

(Medical Xpress)—It's a familiar sight at the fairground: rows of people gaping at curvy mirrors as they watch their faces and bodies distort. But while mirrored surfaces may be fun to look at, new findings by researchers ...

Neuroscience Jan 22, 2013 | 5 / 5 (3) | 0 |

New model may help predict response to chemotherapy for colorectal cancer

Scientists may be able to better predict which patients with colorectal cancer will respond to chemotherapy using a new mathematical model that measures the amount of stress required for a cancer cell to die without harming ...

Cancer Jan 17, 2013 | not rated yet | 0

Low prevalence of type 2 diabetes among regular black tea drinkers

The prevalence of type 2 diabetes is low in countries where consumption of black tea is high, suggests a mathematical analysis of data from 50 countries, published in the online journal BMJ Open.

Diabetes Nov 07, 2012 | 4 / 5 (1) | 0

Technique spots disease using immune cell DNA

When a person is sick, there is a tell-tale sign in their blood: a different mix of the various types of immune cells called leukocytes. A group of scientists at several institutions including Brown University has discovered ...

Medical research Jul 09, 2012 | not rated yet | 0 |

Of mice and mental models: Neuroscientific implications of risk-optimized behavior in the mouse

(Medical Xpress) -- Regardless of an organism’s biological complexity, every encephalized animal continuously makes under-informed behavioral choices that can have serious consequences. Despite its ubiquity, ...

Neuroscience May 25, 2012 | 4.6 / 5 (7) | 0 |

Model predicts death due to acetaminophen overdose

(HealthDay) -- Model for Acetaminophen-induced Liver Damage (MALD), a mathematical model that utilizes commonly obtained laboratory values, including overdose amount and time elapsed since overdose, is effective ...

Medications Feb 24, 2012 | not rated yet | 0

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 Jan 17, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0 |

Researcher develops new way to assess risk for chemicals

Approximately 80,000 industrial chemicals are in use and about 700 new chemicals are introduced to commerce each year in the United States, according to the U.S. Government Accountability Office. To assess human health risks ...

Health Dec 21, 2011 | not rated yet | 0