Monthly Archives: Luglio 2018
Washington University School of Medicine : New ALS therapy in clinical trials – drug...
About 20,000 people in the United States are living with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease.
The invariably fatal disease kills...
Think you’re totally in control of your thoughts?
Maybe not as much as you think, according to a new San Francisco State University study that examines how thoughts that lead to actions...
Even if it’s not visible to the naked eye, blood in the stool can...
This could include circulatory, respiratory, digestive, blood, hormonal or neuropsychological diseases, the Scottish scientists said.
A test that picks up unseen blood in feces, called...
Scientists from Google AI and the Max Planck Institute of Neurobiology describe a method...
The function of the brain is based on the connections between nerve cells.
In order to map these connections and to create the connectome, the...
Without T cells, we could not survive
The exact way that these receptors are distributed over the surface of the T cells is still not completely understood, but the analyses by...
Rehabilitating the mind could improve outcomes after spinal cord injury
A study led by Heriot-Watt University has explored how individuals with spinal cord injuries perceive the space around them.
The findings suggest additions are needed...
Israeli handheld ultrasound could revolutionize keeping tabs on breast cancer
Device is brainchild of a former biomedical scientist at NASA, Yehudit Abrams, an ultra-Orthodox Jew now living in Jerusalem
Early breast cancer detection may soon...
Norwegian researchers hit silicon jackpot for top battery solution
Steve Hanley certainly wrote what we are all thinking—groan, not another story about a battery "breakthrough." So many blares from a trumpet begin to...
Imperial researchers are looking to protein fragments to help people build up resistance to...
For hay fever sufferers, the end may be in sight for another year of sniffles, sneezes and itchy eyes caused by grass pollen.
But while...
Molecular/carbon nanotube network devices enable artificial spiking neurons that mimic nerve impulse generation
The brain requires surprisingly little energy to adapt to the environment to learn, make ambiguous recognitions, have high recognition ability and intelligence, and perform...
Scientists show that mammalian life begins differently than we thought
It was long thought that during an embryo's first cell division, one spindle is responsible for segregating the embryo's chromosomes into two cells.
EMBL scientists...
The World Health Organization has recognised “compulsive sexual behaviour” as a mental disorder
The World Health Organization has recognised "compulsive sexual behaviour" as a mental disorder, but said Saturday it remained unclear if it was an addiction...
12 Russian Intelligence Agents Indicted For Hacking DNC Emails
The US Justice Department has announced criminal indictments against 12 Russian intelligence officers tied to the hack of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) during...
Why so many people are hooked on the thrill of roller coaster riding ?
Roller coasters may seem like a very modern type of entertainment – constantly getting bigger, faster and scarier thanks to advances in technology.
But...
Maged1 Gene Protects Against Cocaine Addiction
Cocaine can have a devastating effect on people.
It directly stimulates the brain’s reward center, and, more importantly, induces long-term changes to the reward...
