Monthly Archives: Gennaio 2018
Engineers create new architecture for vaporizable electronics
Engineers from Cornell University and Honeywell Aerospace have demonstrated a new method for remotely vaporizing electronics into thin air, giving devices the ability to...
MIND diet may slow cognitive decline in stroke survivors
A diet created by researchers at Rush University Medical Center may help substantially slow cognitive decline in stroke survivors, according to preliminary research presented...
Finding the root cause of bronchiolitis symptoms
Every winter, doctors' offices and hospital emergency rooms fill with children who have bronchiolitis, an inflammation of the small airways in the lung.
It's responsible...
Unexpected findings prompt re-evaluation of how the intestine repairs itself
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and the University of California, San Francisco have gained new insights into...
Ultrathin needle can deliver drugs directly to the brain
MIT researchers have devised a miniaturized system that can deliver tiny quantities of medicine to brain regions as small as 1 cubic millimeter.
This type...
Viral gene therapy could improve results from breast reconstruction after cancer treatment
A new type of gene therapy delivered using a virus could protect healthy tissues from the harmful side-effects of radiotherapy after cancer treatment, a...
People with tetraplegia gain rapid use of brain-computer interface
For a brain-computer interface (BCI) to be truly useful for a person with tetraplegia, it should be ready whenever it's needed, with minimal expert...
Researchers modify common flu virus to attack pancreatic cancer
A modified flu virus has now been used in experiments to successfully inhibit the growth of pancreatic cancer, according to an early study by...
Researchers confirm link between flu and heart attack
Chances of a heart attack are increased six-fold during the first seven days after detection of laboratory-confirmed influenza infection, according to a new study...
Augmented reality system lets doctors see under patients’ skin without the scalpel
The system, called ProjectDR, allows medical images such as CT scans and MRI data to be displayed directly on a patient's body in a...
Brain-scan guided emergency stroke treatment can save more lives
Advances in brain imaging can identify a greater number of stroke patients who can receive therapy later than previously believed, according to a new...
Women with polycystic ovary syndrome have less bacterial diversity in gut
Women who have polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), a common hormone condition that contributes to infertility and metabolic problems, such as diabetes and heart disease,...
Low carbohydrate intake to increased risk of birth defects
Women who are pregnant or planning to become pregnant may want to avoid diets that reduce or eliminate carbohydrates, as they could increase the...
New type of virus found in the ocean
A type of virus that dominates water samples taken from the world's oceans has long escaped analysis because it has characteristics that standard tests...
Decoding the Axolotl genome: Insights into tissue regeneration
A team of researchers led by scientists in Vienna, Dresden and Heidelberg has decoded the entire genetic information of the Mexican salamander axolotl.
The axolotl...
