Topological-Pattern-Based Recommendation of UMLS Concepts for National Cancer Institute Thesaurus.

The National Cancer Institute Thesaurus (NCIt) is a reference terminology used to support clinical, translational and basic research as well as administrative activities. As medical knowledge evolves, concepts that might be missing from a particular needed subdomain are regularly added to the NCIt. However, terminology development is known to be labor-intensive and error-prone.

Non-invasive physiology in conscious mice.

Linking gene defect to disease phenotypes in mice has become an essential step in the development of new drugs. Yet, many in vitro and in vivo assays require anaesthetic and surgery or do not reflect physiologically relevant phenomena. The effects of genes or diseases may only become apparent with stressors.