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Emerging Model Organisms

A new world of research possibilities with 'Emerging Model Organisms'

Biology /

created Nov 21, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

How can moss help us to treat Alzheimer's disease? What can the lamprey immune system tell us about evolution? Can genetic studies of snapdragon populations help with efforts to conserve rare species? What ...


SARS: a model disease

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 21, 2007 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

A new model to predict the spread of emerging diseases has been developed by researchers in the US, Italy, and France. The model, described in the online open access journal BMC Medicine, could give healthcare professionals advanc ...


Researchers create first chikungunya animal model

Biology /

created Feb 19, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Researchers have developed the first animal model of the infection caused by chikungunya virus (CHIKV), an emerging arbovirus associated with large-scale epidemics that hit the Indian Ocean (especially the French Island of ...


Scientists develop mathematical model to predict the immune response to influenza

Medicine & Health / Research

created May 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers at the University of Rochester have developed a mathematical model to predict immune responses to infection with influenza A viruses, including novel viruses such as the emergent 2009 influenza A (H1N1). This ...


NSAIDs prevent early sign of Alzheimer disease in mice

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

If taking nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as ibuprofen or naproxen is to protect you from developing Alzheimer disease then you will have to start taking them at a very early age according to new research ...


Scientists examine human behavior and the threat of disease

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jun 02, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

As swine flu spread from Mexico to Texas and then fanned out farther in the United States, Americans began to alter their behavior. Families kept children home from school, postponed trips to the mall, and stayed home instead ...


Air pollution model takes off

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 08, 2008 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Australia's capabilities in understanding the impact of air pollution have advanced with a new version of software that can predict the direction and concentration of odours and pollutants.


Air pollution model takes off

Air pollution model takes off

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 03, 2008 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Australia’s capabilities in understanding the impact of air pollution have advanced with a new version of software that can predict the direction and concentration of odours and pollutants.


Battling bird flu by the numbers

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created May 27, 2008 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A pair of Los Alamos National Laboratory theorists have developed a mathematical tool that could help health experts and crisis managers determine in real time whether an emerging infectious disease such as avian influenza ...


Scientists unveil new seasonal hurricane forecasting model

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jul 15, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Scientists at The Florida State University's Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Prediction Studies (COAPS) have developed a new computer model that they hope will predict with unprecedented accuracy how many hurricanes will occur ...


Using a small stockpile of a secondary antiviral drug in a flu pandemic

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Apr 30, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

In a global influenza pandemic, small stockpiles of a secondary flu medication - if used early in local outbreaks - could extend the effectiveness of primary drug stockpiles, according to research made available today ahead ...


Outwitting mutating flu during a pandemic

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created May 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- In a global influenza pandemic, small stockpiles of a secondary flu medication - if used early in local outbreaks - could extend the effectiveness of primary drug stockpiles, according to research made available ...


IBM Research Unleashes Powerful Speech Software

Technology / Software

created Aug 18, 2008 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- IBM today announced the availability of state-of-the-art speech recognition software to clients and partners exploring the development of real-world consumer and business solutions.


Study Finds Narrowed Cultural Gap With Mexico

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Sep 23, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The cultural divide that has existed between the U.S. and Mexico is slowly diminishing, research by a UT Dallas professor finds.


Computer model reveals where food pathogens grow

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- An outbreak of food-related illness, such as E. coli-tainted spinach, often leaves food safety experts scratching their heads over the source of the contamination.