Archive for the Bioinformatics News Articles

New algorithm ranks genes for their likelihood of contributing to cancer

April 8 : Researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center have developed a new algorithm that may enable scientists to rank abnormal genes in

Scientists identify 11 gene variants linked to Type 2 diabetes

Mar 25 : With the help of a new mathematical model scientists at Michigan Technological University have successfully identified 11 gene variations associated with type 2 diabetes.

Scientists working on mathematical models to predict spread of epidemics

Dec 22 : Researchers at Kansas State University are working on a project called Epicenter, in order to develop novel mathematical models and simulation software for

Honeybees’ dance inspires more efficient Internet servers

November 17 : Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a

Now, a new mathematical model to map cancer progression

November 9 : Researchers at Harvard and Johns Hopkins Universities have developed a novel mathematical model to map cancer progression.

Mathematicians to decipher secrets of immune system

October 10 : A team of mathematicians is working on a theoretical and computational model of the body’s immune system, which will help advance the understanding

Computer model could improve some drugs’ efficacy

Sep 24 : A team of researchers has developed a computer model that could help advance a class of drugs based on antibodies, molecules key to the immune system.

PrEP strategy may cut down HIV transmission

Sept 19 : A mathematical model developed by researchers at University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine to predict the public-health impact of pre-exposure chemoprophylaxis (PrEP) ? an HIV prevention strategy

“Longevity” gene behind living beyond 100 uncovered

Aug. 25 : Scientists at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have found out why some people live to 100 or more, despite the fact that they have as many, or sometimes even more, harmful gene variants as younger people.

New database to benefit scientists studying mystery mountain illness

Aug. 22 : An international database has been launched at the University of Edinburgh in order to benefit researchers studying