Monthly Archives: Luglio 2018
Overweight and obesity have become a global health problem
Individualized dietary recommendations based on genetic information are a popular trend.
But a team at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has systematically analyzed scientific...
People and wildlife risk more harm from chemical mixtures than from separate exposure to...
From plastic floors and food packaging to flame-retardant furniture, every day, we're exposed to complex mixes of hundreds or even thousands of chemicals.
Regulators believe...
Upguard discovered a massive trove of highly sensitive data publically available of automotive giants...
The IT security researchers at cyber resilience firm Upguard discovered a massive trove of highly sensitive data publically available to be accessed by anyone. The...
Google launches ‘Data Transfer Project’ to make it easier to switch services
A lot of new online services are cropping up every day, making our life a lot easier.
But it is always harder for users to...
Il punto 7 dell’odg del Consiglio Onu per i diritti umani è “contro l’esistenza...
Lo ha detto l'ambasciatrice Usa Haley, denunciando paesi e ong che in privato si dicono “disgustati” da come funziona l’organismo, ma in pubblico si...
The mother’s microbiome is a key contributor to the risk of autism and other...
A mother's microbiome -- the collection of microorganisms that naturally live inside us -- during pregnancy plays a critical role in determining the risk...
Researchers found people who had been hospitalized for mania were 3.5 times more likely...
An analysis of more than 1,000 people with and without psychiatric disorders has shown that nitrates—chemicals used to cure meats such as beef jerky,...
The first flying car? Yes, we agree
Unless you go on a vendor's website and you discover this is for real, and stay tuned for next year. The name of the...
Ecuador to Withdraw Asylum for Wikileaks Founder Julian Assange
After protecting WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange for almost six years, Ecuador is now planning to withdraw its political asylum, probably next week, and eject...
Evidence of Salmonella has been detected in a 800 year old human skeleton discovered...
Genome research conducted by the University of Warwick suggests that enteric fever, a potentially lethal disease more commonly found in hot countries, was present...
Sahara is a storm killer
The bad news: Dust from the Sahara Desert in Africa -- totaling a staggering 2 to 9 trillion pounds worldwide -- has been almost...
According to researchers, a person’s tendency to anticipate feeling guilty is the strongest predictor...
It turns out your mother was right: guilt is a powerful motivator.
New research from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business finds that...
According to researchers, people find it easier to lie in a foreign language than...
Most people find it easier to lie in a foreign language than in their native tongue. However, things are different when telling the truth:...
Sleep is an autonomic process and is not always under our direct, voluntary control
Awake or asleep, we are basically under the regulation of two biological processes: sleep homeostasis, commonly known as 'sleep pressure', and the circadian rhythm,...
Sometimes, it doesn’t pay to be a do-gooder, according to a new University of...
Highly cooperative and generous people can attract hatred and social punishment, especially in competitive circumstances, the research found.
"Most of the time we like the...
