Monthly Archives: Luglio 2018
Scientists from UNSW Sydney and the UK have discovered that the human immunodeficiency virus...
Scientists from UNSW Sydney and the UK have discovered that the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) hijacks a small molecule from the host cell to...
Researchers from the University of California San Diego have identified an unexpected mechanism that...
Ideally, the immune system identifies tumors as threatening elements and deploys immune cells (T cells) to find and kill them.
However, tumor cells have evolved...
Young children with better eye-to-hand co-ordination were more likely to achieve higher scores for...
Young children with better eye-to-hand co-ordination were more likely to achieve higher scores for reading, writing and maths according to new research—raising the possibility...
Scientists have discovered a “Big Bang” of Alzheimer’s disease – the precise point at...
Scientists have discovered a "Big Bang" of Alzheimer's disease – the precise point at which a healthy protein becomes toxic but has not yet...
Heat reduce cognitive performance
Students who lived in dormitories without air conditioning (AC) during a heat wave performed worse on a series of cognitive tests compared with students...
Eating a Mediterranean-type diet could reduce bone loss in people with osteoporosis
New findings published today show that sticking to a diet rich in fruit, vegetables, nuts, unrefined cereals, olive oil, and fish can reduce hip...
New research finds that children and adolescents who spend most of their time barefoot...
Published in Frontiers in Pediatrics, this is the first study to assess the relevance of growing up shod vs. barefoot on jumping, balancing and...
Brain tumour chemotherapy now available to even more NHS patients
Science can be a painstakingly slow process.
It can take years of tweaking, refining and rethinking to get solid, reliable evidence.
And when it comes to...
Gene-editing technique cures genetic disorder in utero
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University and Yale University have for the first time used a gene editing technique to successfully cure a genetic condition...
Researchers from Sandia National Laboratories have developed a tiny silicon-based device that can harness...
Directly converting electrical power to heat is easy. It regularly happens in your toaster, that is, if you make toast regularly. The opposite, converting...
Researchers have developed a new non surgical method to manipulate brain circuitry
The technique uses sound waves in combination with small bubble injections into the blood stream that temporarily opens the blood-brain barrier.
In the maze of...
Engineers develop origami electronics from cheap, foldable paper
UC Berkeley engineers have given new meaning to the term "working paper." Using inexpensive materials, they have fabricated foldable electronic switches and sensors directly...
Crop One and Emirates Flight Catering (EKFC) have launched a $40 million joint venture...
The vertical farm facility will cover 130,000 square feet—with a production output equivalent to 900 acres of farmland.
The facility will go under construction near the Al...
Human clinical trial reveals verapamil as an effective type 1 diabetes therapy
Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Diabetes Center have discovered a safe and effective novel therapy to reduce insulin requirements and...
Study reveals how shift work disrupts metabolism
Working night shifts or other nonstandard work schedules increases your risk of becoming obese and developing diabetes and other metabolic disorders, which ultimately also...
