Supercomputer copies whole-body blood flow.

This is great news for those researching the vascular connection in Multiple Sclerosis and other neurological conditions.

"A new supercomputer simulation of blood moving around the entire human body compares extremely well with real-world flow measurements, researchers say."

"Next…. turning their attention to the other half of the system; they are already building a mesh model of the same patient's veins… Ultimately, they hope to link the whole thing together with capillaries - the tiny vessels where red blood cells release their oxygen in single file - and even to move from fluid modelling to predicting the movement of all the individual blood cells.

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-35828635

Physicists say a supercomputer simulation of blood flow around the entire human body is showing promise, based on an experimental test.