Monthly Archives: Marzo 2018
Recycling at the Synapse Revealed
Neurons in the brain form tangled webs of connections.
Within these webs, cells communicate with each other to control motor, cognitive and other functions.
A...
Music Lessons Improve Children’s Cognitive Skills and Academic Performance
Structured music lessons significantly enhance children’s cognitive abilities — including language-based reasoning, short-term memory, planning and inhibition — which lead to improved academic performance....
Ultra-Thin Endoscope Captures Neurons Firing Deep in the Brain
Researchers have developed an endoscope as thin as a human hair that can image the activity of neurons in the brains of living mice....
Insect toxin detected in the world’s longest animal
The longest animal in the world, the bootlace worm, which can be up to 55 metres long, produces neurotoxins that can kill both crabs...
Researchers have developed a method and a material that generate an electrical impulse when...
It may in the future be possible to harvest energy with the aid of leaves fluttering in the wind.
Researchers at the Laboratory of Organic...
Leader of Hacking Group Who Stole $1 Billion From Banks Arrested In Spain
Spanish Police has arrested the alleged leader of an organised Russian cybercrime gang behind the Carbanak and Cobalt malware attacks, which stole over a billion...
US expels 60 Russians, closes consulate over Skripal poisoning
Trump orders expulsion of dozens of Russian officials as EU announces 14 member states will ask diplomats to leave.
US President Donald Trump has ordered the expulsion...
Startup sets sights on scent as new frontier for smartphone apps
Haifa-based Nanoscent says its technology will help you choose a perfume -- and find love
Your smartphone may soon be able to identify and analyze...
Obesity is shifting cancer to young adults
A Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine researcher has compiled evidence from more than 100 publications to show how obesity increases risk of...
Scientists launch global effort to model pancreatic beta cell, solve diabetes
USC researchers have launched a massive scientific effort to construct a detailed, virtual 3-D model of the pancreatic beta cell and its components—a global...
New MRI scanner could revolutionize diagnosis and treatment of brain tumors
When Reem Itani learned she had a brain tumor, she was distraught—but not for the obvious reason.
Her endocrinologist told her the tumor was "MRI-negative,"...
Microglia pruning brain synapses captured on film for the first time
For the first time, EMBL researchers have captured microglia pruning synaptic connections between brain cells.
Their findings show that the special glial cells help synapses...
Two immunotherapies used together for the first time to tackle tumors
Two immunotherapies - one that enables the T-cells a patient already has to better attack a tumor and another that can produce an independent...
Drug reduces inflammation in stroke patients
An anti-inflammatory drug given to patients in the early stages of a stroke has been shown by researchers at The University of Manchester and...
Viagra rising: how the little blue pill revolutionized sex
Twenty years ago, a little blue pill called Viagra unleashed a cultural shift in America, making sex possible again for millions of older men...
