Mathematical Models Can Help Us Understand — and Possibly Treat — Complex Diseases
By Leroy Jia (above), a mathematician at NIST, and Xinyi Liu, a Ph.D. student at Northwestern University
A rare but painful disorder can make it difficult for people to swallow food. The symptoms include weight loss and chest pain after eating. Scientists are working to better understand this condition, known as corkscrew esophagus, in hopes of finding more treatment or prevention options.
We are working to contribute to that effort with an approach you may not associate with medical research. It involves math, physics and computer modeling.
|
