Monthly Archives: Febbraio 2018
Standing several hours a day could help you lose weight
Standing instead of sitting for six hours a day could help people lose weight over the long term, according to a Mayo Clinic study published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology.
In recent years,...
Migraine linked to increased risk of cardiovascular problems
Migraine is associated with increased risks of cardiovascular problems (conditions affecting the heart and blood vessels) including heart attacks, stroke, blood clots and an irregular heart rate, say researchers in a study published by The...
Cancer vaccine eliminates tumors in mice
Injecting minute amounts of two immune-stimulating agents directly into solid tumors in mice can eliminate all traces of cancer in the animals, including distant, untreated metastases, according to a study by researchers at the...
Cells rockin in their DNA: Team finds genes suppressed by sound stimulation
Can sound affect how your genes work?
In a new PLOS ONE study, scientists from Kyoto University's Graduate School of Biostudies have shown that certain 'mechanosensitive' genes are suppressed when subjected to audible sound.
Moreover, these...
Anxiety cells’ identified in the brain’s hippocampus
Do your palms sweat when you walk down a poorly lit street at night?
That feeling may be traced to the firing of newly identified "anxiety" cells deep inside your brain, according to new research...
Body movements just need a puff of dopamine to get started
From morning til night, we never stop executing movements at the right time and speed.
But patients suffering from Parkinson's disease lose this natural control over their voluntary movements.
Parkinson's is caused by the death of...
Like Zika, West Nile virus causes fetal brain damage, death in mice
West Nile and Powassan - can spread from an infected pregnant mouse to her fetuses, causing brain damage and fetal death, according to a new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St....
Chlorinated lipids predict lung injury and death in sepsis patients
In a study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation Insight, Saint Louis University scientists have found that elevated levels of chlorinated lipids are linked to sepsis, lung injury and death.
The finding may offer a...
Spinal cord injury research: Bonus benefit to activity-based training
Activity-based training has resulted in unexpected benefits for individuals with severe spinal cord injury (SCI).
Researchers in the Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center (KSCIRC) at the University of Louisville have discovered that the training,...
Scientists identify new target for developing precision treatment in malignant brain tumors
A Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute team has identified a new therapeutic target to treat glioblastoma, the most devastating and common form of brain cancer.
The disease most recently made national headlines last year when...
Lizard Squad is alive and continuing activities as BigBotPein
According to researchers, evidence suggests Lizard Squad is alive and well, continuing their malicious activities under the guise of BigBotPein.
ZingBox researchers have strong evidence that BigBotPein group is the new name under which the Lizard...
Cryptocurrency Mining Malware Infected Over Half-Million PCs Using NSA Exploit
2017 was the year of high profile data breaches and ransomware attacks, but from the beginning of this year, we are noticing a faster-paced shift in the cyber threat landscape, as cryptocurrency-related malware is...
Critical Oracle Micros POS Flaw Affects Over 300,000 Payment Systems
Oracle has released a security patch update to address a critical remotely exploitable vulnerability that affects its MICROS point-of-sale (POS) business solutions for the hospitality industry.
The fix has been released as part of Oracle's January...
