News tagged with sophisticated computer


New hope for hep C vaccine

Hopes for an effective vaccine and treatment against the potentially fatal hepatitis C infection have received a major boost following the discovery of two 'Achilles' heels' within the virus.

Medical research created Sep 13, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Computational medicine enhances way doctors detect, treat disease

Computational medicine, a fast-growing method of using computer models and sophisticated software to figure out how disease develops—and how to thwart it—has begun to leap off the drawing board and land in the hands of ...

Medical research created Nov 01, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Predicting risk of arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death: Virtual hearts help understand real-world patients

A computer model of the heart wall predicted risk of irregular heart rhythms and sudden cardiac death in patients, paving the way for the use of more complex cardiac models to calculate the consequences of ...

Cardiology created Dec 13, 2012 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0