News tagged with mathematical model

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Haiti can quell cholera without vaccinating most people, researchers estimate

Cholera could be contained in Haiti by vaccinating less than half the population, University of Florida researchers suggest in a paper to be published Thursday in the journal Scientific Reports.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 10, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Flu is transmitted before symptoms appear, study suggests

Research at Imperial College London examining influenza transmission in ferrets suggests that the virus can be passed on before the appearance of symptoms. If the finding applies to humans, it means that people pass on flu ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Aug 29, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Statin drug shows promise for fighting malaria effects

Researchers have discovered that adding lovastatin, a widely used cholesterol-lowering drug, to traditional antimalarial treatment decreases neuroinflammation and protects against cognitive impairment in a mouse model of ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Dec 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Mathematical models out-perform doctors in predicting cancer patients' responses to treatment

Mathematical prediction models are better than doctors at predicting the outcomes and responses of lung cancer patients to treatment, according to new research presented today (Saturday) at the 2nd Forum of the European Society ...

Cancer created Apr 20, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

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 created May 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

What mechanism generates our fingers and toes?

Dr. Marie Kmita and her research team at the IRCM contributed to a multidisciplinary research project that identified the mechanism responsible for generating our fingers and toes, and revealed the importance of gene regulation ...

Genetics created Dec 14, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Infants learn to look and look to learn

(Medical Xpress)—Researchers at the University of Iowa have documented an activity by infants that begins nearly from birth: They learn by taking inventory of the things they see.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Dec 04, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Future prostate cancer treatments might be guided by math

Scientists have designed a first draft of a mathematical model that someday could guide treatment decisions for advanced prostate cancer, in part by helping doctors predict how individual patients will respond to therapy ...

Cancer created Nov 21, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Cancer stem cells made, not born

In cancer, tumors aren't uniform: they are more like complex societies, each with a unique balance of cancer cell types playing different roles. Understanding this "social structure" of tumors is critical for treatment decisions ...

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New research challenges our understanding of cell communication

Cells often communicate with one another using pulsatile signals, where information is conveyed in pulse frequency as well as amplitude. This raises the question of how cells decode pulsatile signals, a question that lies ...

Medical research created Aug 03, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Game-based economics research explains why we roll the dice on flu shots

With 41 states having reported widespread and severe outbreaks of flu this season, timely new research sheds light on why less than half of the American population has gotten a flu shot.

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Study finds epigenetics, not genetics, underlies homosexuality

Epigenetics – how gene expression is regulated by temporary switches, called epi-marks – appears to be a critical and overlooked factor contributing to the long-standing puzzle of why homosexuality occurs.

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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 ...

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Take a kidney transplant now or wait for a better one? Researchers create 'decision' tool

Johns Hopkins scientists have created a free, Web-based tool to help patients decide whether it's best to accept an immediately available, but less-than-ideal deceased donor kidney for transplant, or wait for a healthier ...

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Research ties lightning to onset of headache, migraines

University of Cincinnati (UC) researchers have found that lightning may affect the onset of headache and migraines.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 24, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast