News tagged with treatment group

Blood group may affect woman's fertility

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists in the US have for the first time demonstrated that having type O blood may have a negative effect on fertility through a lower egg count and poor egg quality. Women with type A blood appeared ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Oct 26, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (7) | comments 2 | with audio podcast report

For cancer cells, genetics alone is poor indicator for drug response (w/Video)

In certain respects, cells are less like machines and more like people. True, they have lots of components, but they also have lots of personality. For example, when specific groups of people are studied in ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Apr 12, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

US girls sweep Google kids science fair

Three US girls won the top prizes in a global science fair launched by Google for their projects on ovarian cancer, grilled chicken and indoor air quality, the Internet giant announced Tuesday.

Technology / Other

created Jul 12, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Single-molecule imaging reveals how cells prepare to interact with the world

Researchers at Harvard Medical School have discovered that structural elements in the cell play a crucial role in organizing the motion of cell-surface receptors, proteins that enable cells to receive signals from other parts ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Aug 18, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Novel polymers release their drug cargo in response to body temperature

A critical step in advancing medical treatment is the development of novel drug delivery methods. While a simple tablet, taken by the patient with a sip of water, may be the easiest way to administer a drug, ...

Chemistry / Polymers

created Dec 23, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

US approves cell therapy injection for wrinkles

US regulators have approved a new type of therapy that uses a person's own skin cells to create an injectable cosmetic plumper to smooth out laugh lines, Fibrocell Science said Wednesday.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Advance care planning improves end of life care and reduces stress for relatives

Advance care planning improves end of life care and reduces stress, anxiety and depression in surviving relatives, according to new research published in the British Medical Journal today.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 24, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Personalized diets for elderly after hospitalization decreases mortality rates

Intense, individually tailored dietary treatment for acutely hospitalized elderly has a significant impact on mortality, according to a new study by researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 02, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Depressed adolescents not harmed by being part of placebo group in clinical trial, researchers find

In a national clinical trial, adolescents with moderate to severe depression first given a placebo treatment and then an antidepressant medication alone or in combination with therapy responded just as well over the long ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jan 15, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0