BACKGROUND: The availability of large amounts of data in heterogeneous formats and the rapid progress in fields such as computer based drug design, medical imaging and medical simulations have lead to a growing demand for large computational power and easy accessibility to heterogeneous data sources. OBJECTIVES: The goal is to address these needs by deploying computing grids...
Keywords: Genomics, medical image processing, computing grid
01/2003 | Methods of Information in Medicine, SchattauerOBJECTIVES: The increasing production of molecular biology data in the post-genomic era, and the proliferation of databases that store it, require the development of an integrative layer in database services to facilitate the synthesis of related information...
Keywords: bioinformatics, databases - nucleic acid, databases - protein, Genomics, proteomes
01/2003 | Methods of Information in Medicine, SchattauerOBJECTIVES: Epidemiologists are reformulating their classical approaches to diseases by considering various issues associated to omics areas and technologies...
Keywords: Public Health, bioinformatics, epidemiology, Genomics, Medical Informatics
01/2004 | Methods of Information in Medicine, SchattauerHyperlipidemia is the most important risk factor for atherosclerosis, which is the major cause of cardiovascular disease...
Keywords: apolipoprotein E (ApoE), gene targeting, genetics, Genomics, hyperlipoproteinemia, low-density protein receptor (LDLR), transgenesis
05/2005 | Clinical Chemical Laboratory Medicine, Walter de GruyterTranslational research and translational medicine (referred to hereafter as translational research) are interchangeable terms that underline the pressing need to translate into practical benefits for those affected by disease the extensive investments divested by the private and public sectors in biomedical research...
Keywords: biomarkers, clinical practice, Genomics, laboratory information, proteomics, scientific knowledge, translational research
11/2006 | Clinical Chemical Laboratory Medicine, Walter de Gruyter