Monthly Archives: Gennaio 2018
Optimized human peptide found to be an effective antibacterial agent
A team of researchers in the Netherlands has developed an effective antibacterial ointment based on an optimized human peptide.
In their paper published in the...
Rare melanoma type highly responsive to immunotherapy
Desmoplastic melanoma is a rare subtype of melanoma that is commonly found on sun-exposed areas, such as the head and neck, and usually seen...
New study finds hope in understanding and better treating scleroderma
Scleroderma is a terribly debilitating disease with no effective treatments and the mortality rates are still upwards of 20%-50%, the highest of any rheumatic...
Light Sensitive THC For Research
When many people hear the abbreviation THC (tetrahydrocannabinol), they immediately think of smoking marijuana and intoxication.
But the substance is also of interest to...
Epileptic Seizures and Depression May Share Common Genetic Cause
From the time of Hippocrates, physicians have suspected a link between epilepsy and depression.
Now, for the first time, scientists at Rutgers University-New Brunswick...
Acetaminophen Used During Pregnancy Associated with Elevated Rate of Language Delay in Girls
In the first study of its kind, researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai found an elevated rate of language delay...
Fiber OLEDs, thinner than a hair
Professor Kyung Cheol Choi from the School of Electrical Engineering and his team succeeded in fabricating highly efficient Organic Light-Emitting Diodes (OLEDs) on an...
Heart-muscle patches made with human cells improve heart attack recovery
Large, human cardiac-muscle patches created in the lab have been tested, for the first time, on large animals in a heart attack model.
This clinically...
3-D printing creates super soft structures that replicate brain and lungs
A new 3D printing technique allows researchers to replicate biological structures, which could be used for tissue regeneration and replica organs.
Imperial College London researchers...
Artificial muscles power up with new gel-based robotics
Scientists are one step closer to artificial muscles.
Orthotics have come a long way since their initial wood and strap designs, yet innovation lapsed when...
Robotic implants spur tissue regeneration inside the body
An implanted, programmable medical robot can gradually lengthen tubular organs by applying traction forces—stimulating tissue growth in stunted organs without interfering with organ function...
Israele mette al bando 20 ong dedite a boicottaggio e demonizzazione
Cosa fanno veramente gli attivisti dei gruppi BDS dichiarati “persona non grata”
Il governo israeliano ha approntato un elenco di 20 organizzazioni che conducono campagne...
Tunisia : Synagogue firebombed – Jewish school and a historic synagogue have been attacked...
A Jewish school and a historic synagogue have been attacked in Djerba, Tunisia, as police focus on curbing unrest elsewhere in the country.
Clashes have...
Why has North Korea suddenly decided to be nice?
After months of increasing tension, North Korea decided Wednesday to reopen a long-suspended hotline used for communicating with the South — potentially marking a...
Holostream allows high-quality wireless 3-D video communications
A new platform enables high-quality 3-D video communication on mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets using existing standard wireless networks.
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