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

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

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

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

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