News tagged with biomathematics

Infertility and the battle of the sexes

About 10% of all couples hoping for a baby have fertility problems. Environmentalists say pollution is to blame and psychiatrists point to our stressful lifestyles, but evolutionary biologist Dr. Oren Hasson of Tel Aviv University's ...

Biology / Evolution

created Sep 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0




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Graduation year drives Facebook connections for college grads

Are you connected to college friends on Facebook? Research from North Carolina State University shows that these social networks tend to form around graduation year or university housing – rather than ...

Technology / Internet

created Apr 30, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Building mathematical models for cancer treatments

(PhysOrg.com) -- South Dakota State University mathematicians are helping doctors of the Mayo Clinic build mathematical models to fine-tune an innovative strategy to treat cancer.

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created May 04, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Green, black tea can reduce stroke risk

(PhysOrg.com) -- Drinking at least three cups of green or black tea a day can significantly reduce the risk of stroke, a new UCLA study has found. And the more you drink, the better your odds of staving off a stroke.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 19, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Novel mathematical model predicts new wave of drug-resistant HIV infections in San Francisco

A mathematical model shows that a new wave of drug-resistant HIV is rising among among men in San Francisco who have sex with men and that this trend will continue over the next few years, according to a new study from the ...

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created Feb 17, 2008 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (9) | comments 1

UCLA develops new model to predict the spread of a 'super-bug' in L.A. county jail

Researchers at UCLA have developed a mathematical model that mimics a particularly nasty and ongoing outbreak in the Los Angeles County Jail (LACJ) of the flesh eating bacteria Staphylococcus Aureus.

Biology /

created Aug 15, 2007 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Counting heads or measuring space?

Bacteria can “talk” to each other: by using signal substances they inform their neighbours as to whether or not it is worth switching certain genes on or off. This communication between bacterial cells is essential for the ...

Biology /

created Apr 02, 2007 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0


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