News tagged with mathematical model
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HIV hides soon after infection, research shows
(Medical Xpress) -- A team of researchers led by the University of North Carolina School of Medicine has demonstrated that latency develops soon after infection and slows when antiretroviral therapy is given.
HIV & AIDS
May 30, 2012 |
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Targeting tuberculosis 'hotspots' could have widespread benefit: study
Reducing tuberculosis transmission in geographic "hotspots" where infections are highest could significantly reduce TB transmission on a broader scale, according to a study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 28, 2012 |
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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 |
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Mathematical model unlocks key to brain wiring
(Medical Xpress) -- A new mathematical model predicting how nerve fibres make connections during brain development could aid understanding of how some cognitive disorders occur.
Neuroscience
May 10, 2012 |
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Researchers use mathematics to fight cancer
Using mathematical models, researchers in the Integrated Mathematical Oncology (IMO) program at Moffitt Cancer Center are focusing their research on the interaction between the tumor and its microenvironment and the "selective ...
Cancer
May 03, 2012 |
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Wiring the brain
(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers at the University of Cambridge have developed a simple mathematical model of the brain which provides a remarkably complete statistical account of the complex web of connections ...
Neuroscience
Apr 13, 2012 |
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Mathematical model describes the collaboration of individual neurons
How do neurons in the brain communicate with each other? One common theory suggests that individual cells do not exchange signals among each other, but rather that exchange takes place between groups of cells. Researchers ...
Neuroscience
Mar 08, 2012 |
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Researchers find safer way to use common but potentially dangerous medication
A team of global scientists, led by researchers at Intermountain Medical Center in Salt Lake City, has developed a safer and more accurate way to administer warfarin, one of the most commonly prescribed but also potentially ...
Medical research
Feb 29, 2012 |
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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 |
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How the brain routes traffic for maximum alertness
A new UC Davis study shows how the brain reconfigures its connections to minimize distractions and take best advantage of our knowledge of situations.
Neuroscience
Jan 12, 2012 |
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Fibroblasts contribute to melanoma tumor growth: study
Fibroblasts, cells that play a role in the structural framework of tissues, play an apparent role in melanoma tumor growth. Fibroblasts also contribute to melanoma drug resistance and may also facilitate the "flare" response ...
Cancer
Jan 05, 2012 |
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Mobile phone app helps to predict success of IVF
(Medical Xpress) -- A mobile phone app which can predict the likelihood of successful IVF has been created by academics at the University of St Andrews.
Other
Jan 05, 2012 |
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Taking a predictive approach to identifying adverse drug reactions
In a move aimed at bolstering current systems for assessing and monitoring drug safety, researchers at Children's Hospital Boston have created a new method that combines multiple forms of widely available data to predict ...
Medications
Dec 21, 2011 |
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Single-sex vaccination is most effective at reducing HPV infection
In this week's PLoS Medicine, Johannes Bogaards of VU University, the Netherlands and colleagues use mathematical models to investigate whether vaccinating females only, males only, or both sexes is the best way to achiev ...
Cancer
Dec 20, 2011 |
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New test to indicate likely spread or recurrence of breast cancer
(Medical Xpress) -- A Queensland University of Technology (QUT) PhD student has developed a potential breakthrough test for predicting the likelihood of the spread or return of breast cancer.
Cancer
Dec 14, 2011 |
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