Monthly Archives: Aprile 2017
Modified virus as ‘Trojan Horse’ for delivering genes to repair congenital hearing loss
There are more than 300 genetic defects that have been found to prevent the hair cells in the human inner ear, the sensory cells...
Magnetic brain stimulation causes weight loss by making gut bacteria healthier
A new study finds that a noninvasive electromagnetic brain stimulation technique helps obese people lose weight, partly by changing the composition of their intestinal...
Israeli ex-fighter pilot creates drone for oil rigs
A former Israeli fighter pilot, Didi Horn, has created a new drone that aims to help the oil and gas industry more efficiently and cheaply...
Shadow Brokers Group Releases More Stolen NSA Hacking Tools & Exploits
A hackers group that previously claimed to have stolen a bunch of hacking tools (malware, zero-day exploits, and implants) created by the NSA and...
Where does your blood actually come from ?
Scientists at Lund University in Sweden have developed a new understanding of how the first blood cells form during human development as they transition...
For Kids With Autism, Imitation Counts for More Than the Highest Form of Flattery
Nearly 30 percent of children with autism will not have learned to flexibly speak by the end of elementary school.
For researchers looking for...
Ketamine Shows Positive Results for Treating Severe Depression
A new paper published in The Lancet Psychiatrysets out principles for responsibly testing innovative treatments for severe depression, based on treating more than 100...
The human body’s peripheral nervous system could be capable of interpreting its environment and...
The human body's peripheral nervous system could be capable of interpreting its environment and modulating pain, neuroscientists have established, after successfully studying how rodents...
Atmosphere detected around an Earth-like planet
Astronomers have detected an atmosphere around the super-Earth planet GJ 1132b.
This marks the first detection of an atmosphere around an Earth-like planet other than...
Protein That Increases Effectiveness of Vaccines Discovered
Researchers have discovered a protein they believe would help make vaccinations more effective and provide protection from other diseases such as cancer.
The findings, which...
Forget Mirai, IoT Devices are being Destroyed by Brickerbot Attacks
“BrickerBot” leads to Permanent Denial-of-Service.
A new wave of cyber attacks was discovered by researchers, and this time, the targets are badly secured routers and...
How the Brain Reacts to Sleep Deprivation
In a new study, scientists from Forschungszentrum Jülich together with partners from the German Aerospace Center (DLR) have investigated the molecular changes with which...
Dopamine Levels Fall During Migraine Attacks
Using PET scans of the brain, University of Michigan researchers showed that dopamine falls and fluctuates at different times during a migraine headache.
This could...
Homing System Delivers Drugs to Specific Neurons
New technique reveals synaptic contributions to Parkinson’s Disease.
Biomedical engineers have developed a way to deliver drugs to specific types of neurons in the brain,...
Report : Understand how our brains learn
Neurons in the prefrontal cortex “teach” neurons in the hippocampus to “learn” rules that distinguish memory-based predictions in otherwise identical situations, suggesting that learning...
