Monthly Archives: Aprile 2018
Specific bacteria in the small intestine are crucial for fat absorption
Although the vast majority of research on the gut microbiome has focused on bacteria in the large intestine, a new study—one of a few...
Offshore wind farm: First of 11 turbines goes up in Scotland initiative
Scotland is making wind energy news with an offshore wind project carrying high ambitions. The spotlight is on the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre...
Leap Motion taking headset journey called Project North Star
David Holz, co-founder and chief technology officer at Leap Motion, is staring down a big challenge in technology today. "We believe that the fundamental...
NIST Quantum Random Number Generator Can Never Be Hacked
Lotteries, accidents and rolls of dice — the world around us is full of unpredictable events.
Yet generating a truly random series of numbers for...
Babies Make the Link Between Vocal and Facial Emotion
The ability of babies to differentiate emotional expressions appears to develop during their first six months.
But do they really recognise emotion or do...
Immunological Memory in the Brain
Inflammatory reactions can change the brain’s immune cells in the long term – meaning that these cells have an ‘immunological memory’.
This memory may...
The Neural Circuitry of Parental Behavior
For the first time, scientists have deconstructed the brain circuits that orchestrate parenting behavior in mice.
The team, led by Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator...
Childhood Aggression Linked to Deficits in Executive Function
A new study finds that deficits in executive function — a measure of cognitive skills that allow a person to achieve goals by controlling...
Brain Activity Can Predict Success of Depression Treatment
McLean Hospital and Harvard Medical School researchers believe they have uncovered a method that could be useful in predicting a depressed patient’s treatment prognosis,...
Study Challenges Key Evidence for the Pro-Active Reading Brain
When people read or listen to a conversation, their pro-active brains sometimes predict which word comes next.
But a scientific team led by the Max...
Atlantic Ocean circulation at weakest point in more than 1,500 years
New research led by University College London (UCL) and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) provides evidence that a key cog in the global ocean...
Flaw in Microsoft Outlook Lets Hackers Easily Steal Your Windows Password
A security researcher has disclosed details of an important vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook for which the company released an incomplete patch this month—almost 18 months...
17-year-old finds screen lock bypass vulnerability in Signal app for iOS
Leonardo Porpora (pseudonym n0sign4l), a 17-year-old high school student from Arezzo, Tuscany-Italy, has discovered an easy to exploit vulnerability in popular encrypted messaging app Signal for iOS...
New ransomware locks files & asks victims to play PUBG game
Usually, a ransomware attack is all about locking victims files for ransom. There have been countless encounters where cybercriminals have taken over systems and demand...
EU air traffic control agency warns of flights over Syria
Eurocontrol cautions airlines to avoid Syria due to possible launch of air strikes within the next 72 hours.
The international air traffic control agency Eurocontrol...
