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European consortium to trial new GvHD treatment Posted: 27 Feb 2015 03:37 AM PST Researchers from the University of Liverpool are part of a European research consortium that will test a new The post European consortium to trial new GvHD treatment has been published on Technology Org.

Women veterans younger, more depressed when referred for cardiac testing Posted: 27 Feb 2015 03:16 AM PST Women veterans getting medical attention for chest pain were younger and more likely to be obese, depressed and The post Women veterans younger, more depressed when referred for cardiac testing has been published onTechnology Org.

Shake it off? Not so easy for people with depression, new brain research suggests Posted: 27 Feb 2015 03:12 AM PST Rejected by a person you like? Just “shake it off” and move on, as music star Taylor Swift The post Shake it off? Not so easy for people with depression, new brain research suggests has been published onTechnology Org.

Ultra-small Block ‘M’ illustrates big ideas in drug delivery Posted: 27 Feb 2015 03:02 AM PST By making what might be the world’s smallest three-dimensional unofficial Block “M,” University of Michigan researchers have demonstrated The post Ultra-small Block ‘M’ illustrates big ideas in drug delivery has been published on Technology Org.

NIH announces $41.5 million in funding for the Human Placenta Project Posted: 27 Feb 2015 02:42 AM PST The National Institutes of Health has dedicated $41.5 million for an initiative to understand and monitor the development The post NIH announces $41.5 million in funding for the Human Placenta Project has been published onTechnology Org.

Gut microbes targeted for diagnosis, treatment of childhood undernutrition Posted: 27 Feb 2015 02:31 AM PST Guided by the immune system, researchers have identified types of gut bacteria in young children in Malawi that The post Gut microbes targeted for diagnosis, treatment of childhood undernutrition has been published onTechnology Org.

Largest study of its kind documents causes of childhood community-acquired pneumonia Posted: 27 Feb 2015 02:12 AM PST With the chill of winter comes a spike in community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), which spreads more easily as people The post Largest study of its kind documents causes of childhood community-acquired pneumonia has been published on Technology Org.

Growth signal can influence cancer cells’ vulnerability to drugs, study suggests Posted: 27 Feb 2015 01:59 AM PST In theory, a tumor is an army of clones, made up of many copies of the original cancerous The post Growth signal can influence cancer cells’ vulnerability to drugs, study suggests has been published onTechnology Org.

Research captures transient details of HIV genome packaging Posted: 27 Feb 2015 01:55 AM PST Once HIV-1 has hijacked a host cell to make copies of its own RNA genome and viral proteins, The post Research captures transient details of HIV genome packaging has been published on Technology Org.

Research into thermal impact on bioprocesses continues to be lauded 40 years later Posted: 27 Feb 2015 01:37 AM PST The field of neuroscience was still in its infancy when Michael Friedlander and his colleagues brainstormed a new The post Research into thermal impact on bioprocesses continues to be lauded 40 years later has been published on Technology Org.

Scientists discover beliefs can be just as powerful as nicotine Posted: 27 Feb 2015 01:32 AM PST Two identical cigarettes led to a discovery by scientists at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute. Study participants The post Scientists discover beliefs can be just as powerful as nicotine has been published on Technology Org.

Rare antibody discovered that targets Ebola and Marburg viruses Posted: 27 Feb 2015 01:19 AM PST Ebola and Marburg viruses are spreading fear and death for quite some time now. Marburg virus is up The post Rare antibody discovered that targets Ebola and Marburg viruses has been published on Technology Org.

Limpet’s shell may become inspiration for advanced transparent optical displays Posted: 27 Feb 2015 01:14 AM PST Scientists at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University have identified two optical structures within the blue-rayed limpet’s The post Limpet’s shell may become inspiration for advanced transparent optical displays has been published onTechnology Org.

People with disabilities experience unrecognized health disparities, new research shows Posted: 27 Feb 2015 01:11 AM PST People with disabilities have unmet medical needs and poorer overall health throughout their lives, and as a result The post People with disabilities experience unrecognized health disparities, new research shows has been published on Technology Org.

Young problem drinkers consume less if they take naltrexone Posted: 27 Feb 2015 12:51 AM PST Young people who drink abusively consume less and suffer fewer consequences from alcohol if they take naltrexone, a The post Young problem drinkers consume less if they take naltrexone has been published on Technology Org.

Weekend evolution: Bacteria ‘hotwire their genes’ to fix a faulty motor Posted: 26 Feb 2015 11:39 PM PST Scientists have found how simple bacteria can restart their ‘outboard motor’ by hotwiring their own genes. Unable to The post Weekend evolution: Bacteria ‘hotwire their genes’ to fix a faulty motor has been published on Technology Org.

Maternity survey tracks changes in health care for mothers Posted: 26 Feb 2015 11:31 PM PST A national survey of more than 4,500 recent mothers last year in England, conducted by the National Perinatal The post Maternity survey tracks changes in health care for mothers has been published on Technology Org.

Cancer drug first tested in pet dogs begins human trials Posted: 26 Feb 2015 11:15 PM PST A new drug that prompts cancer cells to self-destruct while sparing healthy cells is now entering phase I The post Cancer drug first tested in pet dogs begins human trials has been published on Technology Org.

Human endothelial cells: upcoming experiment on ISS Posted: 26 Feb 2015 08:59 PM PST Components of human endothelial cells stained for identification. In red is the ‘actin’ protein that allows the cells The post Human endothelial cells: upcoming experiment on ISS has been published on Technology Org.

A mollusk of a different stripe Posted: 26 Feb 2015 01:23 PM PST The blue-rayed limpet is a tiny mollusk that lives in kelp beds along the coasts of Norway, Iceland, The post A mollusk of a different stripe has been published on Technology Org.