Archive: 09/02/2015

Forcing wounds to close

A collaborative study led by scientists from the Mechanobiology Institute (MBI) at the National University of Singapore (NUS) has revealed the mechanical forces that drive epithelial wound healing in the absence of cell supporting ...

Feb 9, 2015

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Pathological progression of multiple sclerosis documented—possible new treatment options

The Centre for Brain Research at the MedUni Vienna is regarded as a world leader in researching the mechanisms involved with multiple sclerosis (MS). Now, in a paper published in the highly respected journal Lancet Neurology, ...

Feb 9, 2015

Monitoring epilepsy in the brain with a wireless system

A new system of wireless microelectrodes aims to detect the location of epilepsy in the brain with high precision. This technique, under development at EPFL, is much less invasive than the current method. It will allow patients ...

Feb 9, 2015

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Study yields insight into generating antibodies that target different strains of HIV

Through an investigation of a fundamental process that guides the maturation of immune cells, researchers have revealed new insights into possible ways to vaccinate people to generate potent antibodies of the type that are ...

Feb 9, 2015

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Study counters stereotypes of black men most at risk for HIV/AIDS

A new study by researchers at Yale School of Public Health and George Mason University provides an in-depth look at the positive aspects of sexual encounters among black men who have sex with men (MSM) versus MSM of other ...

Feb 9, 2015

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Twists, turns, eventually lead to promising Ebola vaccine

It took 16 years of twists and turns. Over and over, Dr. Nancy Sullivan thought she was close to an Ebola vaccine, only to see the next experiment fail.

Feb 9, 2015

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Indian 'woman' has twins despite discovery she is mostly male

An Indian "woman" who discovered she had mostly male chromosomes has given birth to healthy twins after intensive treatment in what doctors said Monday was the "rarest of rare cases".

Feb 9, 2015

Preemies may have psychiatric problems as adults

The good news is that people born as extremely low birth weight babies are less likely than others to have alcohol or substance use disorders as adults. The less encouraging news is that they may have a higher risk of other ...

Feb 9, 2015

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Awkward positions, distractions and fatigue may trigger low back pain

New research reveals the physical and psychosocial factors that significantly increase the risk of low back pain onset. In fact results published in Arthritis Care & Research, a journal of the American College of Rheumatology ...

Feb 9, 2015

Study identifies eight signs associated with impending death in cancer patients

Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have identified eight highly specific physical and cognitive signs associated with imminent death in cancer patients. The findings, published in the journal ...

Feb 9, 2015

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Archive: 09/02/2015

Forcing wounds to close

Pathological progression of multiple sclerosis documented—possible new treatment options

Monitoring epilepsy in the brain with a wireless system

Study yields insight into generating antibodies that target different strains of HIV

Study counters stereotypes of black men most at risk for HIV/AIDS

Twists, turns, eventually lead to promising Ebola vaccine

Indian 'woman' has twins despite discovery she is mostly male

Preemies may have psychiatric problems as adults

Awkward positions, distractions and fatigue may trigger low back pain

Study identifies eight signs associated with impending death in cancer patients

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