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Penn Software Helps to Identify Course of Cancer Metastasis, Tumor 'Evolution'

Individual cells within a tumor are not all the same. This may sound like a modern medical truism, but it wasn't very long ago that oncologists assumed that taking a single biopsy from a patient's tumor would be an accurate reflection of the physiological and genetic make-up of the entire mass. Researchers have come to realize that cancer is a disease driven by the same "survival of the fitter" forces that Darwin proposed drove the evolution of life on Earth.

Big Data Europe Addresses Societal Challenges with Data Technologies

Across society, from health to agriculture and transport, from energy to climate change and security, practitioners in every discipline recognise the potential of the enormous amounts of data being created every day. The challenge is to capture, manage and process that information to derive meaningful results and make a difference to people's lives. The Big Data Europe project has just released the first public version of its open source platform designed to do just that.

Rafi-tone App Set to Help Millions of Children with Asthma

Tariq Aslam, an eye doctor, invented Rafi-tone after his son Rafi suffered with breathing problems

Children with asthma will soon be able to breathe easier thanks to an interactive app created by a University of Manchester spin-out company. The Rafi-tone app, available on i-Phone and Android devices, helps children accept their mask and engage with taking medication by involving them in an onscreen fun animated game.

Super-resolution Microscope Builds 3D Images by Mapping Negative Space

Scientists at The University of Texas at Austin have demonstrated a method for making three-dimensional images of structures in biological material under natural conditions at a much higher resolution than other existing methods. The method may help shed light on how cells communicate with one another and provide important insights for engineers working to develop artificial organs such as skin or heart tissue.

Patient Care can Improve with Technology in Nursing Homes

A significant part of the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act was the $25 billion invested in health information technology (IT) to improve quality, safety, efficiency in health care while also reducing health disparities. However, nursing homes did not receive the same level of investment in technology as hospitals, leading to little understanding of how IT sophistication is impacting patient care in nursing homes.

Researchers Discover Machines can Learn by Simply Observing

It is now possible for machines to learn how natural or artificial systems work by simply observing them, without being told what to look for, according to researchers at the University of Sheffield. This could mean advances in the world of technology with machines able to predict, among other things, human behaviour.

Smartphone Exercises for a Better Mood

Brief, directed smartphone exercises can help quickly improve our mood. This is the latest finding from psychologists at the University of Basel and their international colleagues, reported in the journal Frontiers in Psychology. Participants in the international study felt more alert, calmer and uplifted after - using five-minute video tutorials on their smartphones as a guide - they had, for example, practiced concentrating on their bodies.

Research and Development News

Penn Software Helps to Identify Course of Cancer Metastasis, Tumor 'Evolution'

Big Data Europe Addresses Societal Challenges with Data Technologies

Rafi-tone App Set to Help Millions of Children with Asthma

Super-resolution Microscope Builds 3D Images by Mapping Negative Space

Patient Care can Improve with Technology in Nursing Homes

Researchers Discover Machines can Learn by Simply Observing

Smartphone Exercises for a Better Mood

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