. . Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2011 16:39:47 -0000 From: Janice Flahiff <jmflahiff@xxxxxxx> Reply-To: Net-Gold@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To: Net-Gold@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [Net-Gold] RESEARCH: TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH DATA: CLOUD COMPUTING . RESEARCH: TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH DATA: CLOUD COMPUTING Biomedical Research Gets Its Head Into Cloud Computing . http://www.eurekalert.org/ pub_releases/2011-08/osum-brg081711.php . From the 18 Aug 2011 Eureka News Alert . Translational research tool could mean creation of new Ohio-based tech support center (Ohio State University Medical Center) Cloud computing is a term used to describe a system that allows easy access to a shared pool of resources. The "cloud" acts like a virtual supercomputer that can pull together a cluster of other computers to work together to perform certain tasks. The system works well when the data that are being stored, accessed and shared are in common formats that are universally "recognized" by end user tools. But research data are often not captured or stored in formats that are compatible. . "With the current technology, a researcher might dedicate more than 100 hours to connect the dots between a set of tissue samples, the individual medical histories for the patients who provided those tissues, and then analyzing the group as a whole. . With the TRIAD platform, researchers can now execute this type of search and analysis in minutes," says Philip R. O. Payne, chair of the department of biomedical informatics at The Ohio State University Medical Center?. . . Sincerely, Janice Flahiff Editor of Health and Medical News and Resources: Selected Items of General Interest for All http://jflahiff.wordpress.com . . Other recent posts . . Change the environment, not the child http://jflahiff.wordpress.com/2011/08/18/ change-the-environment-not-the-childs-environment/ . . Popular herbal supplements may adversely affect chemotherapy treatment http://jflahiff.wordpress.com/2011/08/18/ popular-herbal-supplements-may- adversely-affect-chemotherapy-treatment/ . . How your brain makes near future predictions http://jflahiff.wordpress.com/2011/08/18/ how-your-brain-makes-near-future-predictions/ . . The consequences of co-workers rudeness are far reaching http://jflahiff.wordpress.com/2011/08/18/ the-consequences-of-co-worker-rudeness-are-far-reaching/ . . Two general medical article blog items . Free and Low Cost Medical Articles (How to Obtain) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Net-Gold/message/34501 . . Plain Language Summaries of Medical Articles for Patients and Others http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Net-Gold/message/34506 . . ------- . . I have over 10 years experience as a medical librarian. Not only do I enjoy reading health news, but also sharing items with others and finding relationships among news items. . Check out my About page . http://jflahiff.wordpress.com/about . for a little bit more about me. . Editor of Health and Medical News and Resources: Selected Items of General Interest for All . http://jflahiff.wordpress.com <http://jflahiff.wordpress.com/> . .