Monthly Archives: Febbraio 2018
Separate brain systems cooperate during learning, study finds
A new study by Brown University researchers shows that two different brain systems work cooperatively as people learn.
The study, published in Proceedings of the...
Scientists discover critical molecular biomarkers of preeclampsia
Preeclampsia, a sudden pregnancy complication that can interfere with the blood flow to the placenta and possibly to the fetus, can lead to low...
Le bugie del governo iraniano smentite in tempo reale dal New York Times
Il ministro degli esteri di Teheran aveva detto: “Non abbiamo basi militari in Siria”
Presenza iraniana in Siria. I quadratini rossi indicano posizioni tenute a...
Life-saving Pacemakers, Defibrillators Can Be Hacked and Turned Off
Pacemakers and implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) are lifesaving devices but malicious actors can exploit vulnerabilities and result of it can be life-threatening.
If you think that...
A newly developed convolutional neural network learns more quickly and requires less image data...
Mathematicians at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have developed a new approach to machine learning aimed at experimental imaging...
Aspark’s EV does 0 to 60 in under 2 seconds
Taking center stage in EV news is the Aspark Owl, an electric supercar that does 0-60 in under 2 seconds (just know that the...
Researchers develop stretchable, touch-sensitive electronics
Of the many ways that humans make sense of our world – with our eyes, ears, nose and mouth – none is perhaps less...
New therapeutic gel shows promise against cancerous tumors
Scientists at the UNC School of Medicine and NC State have created an injectable gel-like scaffold that can hold combination chemo-immunotherapeutic drugs and deliver...
Largest study of its kind finds alcohol use biggest risk factor for dementia
Alcohol use disorders are the most important preventable risk factors for the onset of all types of dementia, especially early-onset dementia.
This according to a...
Depression Linked to Reduced Arginine Levels
People suffering from major depressive disorder, MDD, have reduced arginine levels, a new study from the University of Eastern Finland shows.
Arginine is an...
Novel Mechanism Behind Schizophrenia Uncovered
An international team of researchers led by a Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine scientist has uncovered a novel mechanism in which a...
MRI Stroke Data Set Released
A USC-led team has now compiled, archived and shared one of the largest open-source data sets of brain scans from stroke patients via a...
Schizophrenia is a Side Effect of Human Development
Schizophrenia may have evolved as an “unwanted side effect” of the development of the complex human brain, a new study has found.
The study identified...
Clues to Obesity’s Roots Found in Brain’s Quality Control Process
Deep in the middle of our heads lies a tiny nub of nerve cells that play a key role in how hungry we feel,...
Iron triggers dangerous infection in lung transplant patients, study finds
Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have identified elevated tissue iron as a risk factor for life-threatening fungal infections in lung transplant...
