Monthly Archives: Aprile 2018
Natural selection gave a freediving people in Southeast Asia bigger spleens
The Bajau people of Southeast Asia, known as Sea Nomads, spend their whole lives at sea, working eight-hour diving shifts with traditional equipment and...
Synthetic cancer indicator: An artificial mole as an early warning system
Alongside cardiovascular disease, cancer has become the top cause of death in industrialised countries.
Many of those affected are diagnosed only after the tumour has...
Using AI to Detect Heart Disease
Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
In...
Possible Novel Method for Stopping Untreatable Pediatric Brain Cancers
Researchers used an experimental molecular therapy in preclinical laboratory tests to effectively treat several types of deadly pediatric brain cancer and now propose advancing...
First Ever Neuroimaging Study of People in the Midst of Transcendental Meditation
It is possible to pay attention effortlessly, your mind “pulled by the inherent nature of the object of experience”.
In fact, with practice, doing...
Mother’s Depression May Negatively Impact Child’s IQ
Roughly one in 10 women in the United States will experience depression, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The consequences, however,...
Renewables break the 100 mark in Portugal
Portugal is a formidable newsmaker this month in renewables.
The average renewable generation for March exceeded 103% of consumption.
Spelled out further, for the month of...
Regular nut intake linked to lower risk of heart rhythm irregularity (atrial fibrillation)
Eating several servings of nuts every week may help lower the risk of developing the heart rhythm irregularity, atrial fibrillation, also known as heart...
Japan to trial ‘world’s first urine test’ to spot cancer
A Japanese firm is poised to carry out what it hailed as the world's first experiment to test for cancer using urine samples, which...
Fast Acting Benefits of Ketamine for Depression and Suicidality
A nasal spray formulation of ketamine shows promise in the rapid treatment of symptoms of major depression and suicidal thoughts, according to a new...
Raw Fruits and Veg Provide Better Mental Health Outcomes
Seeking the feel good factor? Go natural.
That is the simple message from University of Otago researchers who have discovered raw fruit and vegetables may...
Connection Between Postnatal Sensory Experiences and Brain Development
New research by University of Toronto (U of T) neuroscientists sheds light on links between early brain growth and sensations experienced by animals soon...
A new Bose-Einstein condensate
Nearly a hundred years ago, Albert Einstein and Satyendra Nath Bose predicted that quantum mechanics can force a large number of particles to behave...
Men willing to punish more than women to get ahead
Chapman University has published research measuring gender differences in cooperation and punishment behavior.
Results showed that men punish more than women, men obtain higher rank,...
Researchers use search engines, social media to predict syphilis trends
UCLA-led research finds that internet search terms and tweets related to sexual risk behaviors can predict when and where syphilis trends will occur.
Two studies...
