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Computational medicine

MRI images of brains
Biomedical engineering
New tools map seizures in the brain, improve epilepsy treatment
Published Nov 29, 2022
Two new models could solve a problem that's long frustrated millions of people with epilepsy and the doctors who treat them: how to find precisely where seizures originate to treat exactly that part of the brain.
Illustration of bacteria in the blood
Biomedical engineering
Septic shock starts earlier than understood and develops distinct levels of patient risk
Published Sept 23, 2020
Study finds that hospitals could categorize patients based on risk and develop early monitoring systems to detect early stages of septic shock
Minor update
New program launches
Published Aug 19, 2015
The computational medicine minor focuses on quantitative approaches to understanding, treating disease
Lighthearted
Jumpstart the heart (gently)
Published Aug 28, 2013
Researchers explore use of light as alternative to electric jolts in treatment of life-threatening arrhythmias
Treating disease digitally
Published Nov 5, 2012 Video
Fast-growing field of computational medicine enhances the way doctors detect, treat disease