Monthly Archives: Aprile 2018
Post-surgical opioids can, paradoxically, lead to chronic pain
Giving opioids to animals to quell pain after surgery prolongs pain for more than three weeks and primes specialized immune cells in the spinal...
People with Type 2 diabetes who eat breakfast later, more likely to have a...
Being an "evening person" is linked to higher body mass indices among people with Type 2 diabetes, and having breakfast later in the day...
Is whole-brain radiation still best for brain metastases from small-cell lung cancer?
Lung cancer often metastasizes to the brain. Historically, brain metastases have been treated with whole-brain radiation therapy.
However, whole-brain radiation is associated with cognitive side-effects...
New blood pressure guidelines could put lives at risk, say experts
A new report in JAMA Internal Medicine by University of Sydney and Bond University scholars weighs the risks and benefits of a recent change to blood...
In race for 5G, China leads South Korea
China is slightly ahead of South Korea and the United States in the race to develop fifth generation wireless networks, or 5G, a US...
What Are the Psychological Effects of Losing Your Religion?
For many, their religion is a core part of their identity, the meaning they find in life, and their social world.
It seems likely...
Avoid Using Medical Marijuana to Treat Sleep Apnea
Medical cannabis and synthetic marijuana extracts should not be used for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea, according to a position statement from the...
Lack of Sleep Leads to Obesity in Children and Adolescents
Children who get less than the recommended amount of sleep for their age are at a higher risk of developing obesity.
Research at the University...
Researchers have placed an electron in a dual state — neither freed nor bound...
Atoms are composed of electrons moving around a central nucleus they are bound to.
The electrons can also be torn away, overcoming the confining force...
Study identifies more than a hundred new genes that determine hair color
A team of scientists, led by academics from King's College London and Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, have discovered 124 genes that play...
‘Mono’ virus linked to 7 serious diseases
A far-reaching study conducted by scientists at Cincinnati Children's reports that the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) -- best known for causing mononucleosis -- also increases...
Casino Gets Hacked Through Its Internet-Connected Fish Tank Thermometer
Internet-connected technology, also known as the Internet of Things (IoT), is now part of daily life, with smart assistants like Siri and Alexa to...
Team develops new way to fight HIV transmission
Scientists at the University of Waterloo have developed a new tool to protect women from HIV infection.
The tool, a vaginal implant, decreases the number...
Painkillers in pregnancy may affect baby’s future fertility
Taking painkillers during pregnancy could affect the fertility of the unborn child in later life, research suggests.
The study identifies that these drugs may also...
One Gene Spurred Growth of Key Brain Area
Scientists have identified several genes that when mutated can cause children to be born with microcephaly, or abnormally small heads.
But exactly how these...
