Monthly Archives: Agosto 2018
UCLA study : Neuroscientists restore significant bladder control to five men with spinal cord...
More than 80 percent of the 250,000 Americans living with a spinal cord injury lose the ability to urinate voluntarily after their injury.
According to...
Individuals with weaker muscles do not typically live as long as their stronger peers
After adjusting for sociodemographic factors, chronic health conditions and smoking history, the study published in the Journal of Gerontology:
Medical Sciences found that people with...
Researchers find how the brain suppresses the act of revenge
The desire for revenge can be the consequence of a feeling of anger.
But is this the case at the cerebral level?
What happens in the...
Moscow will deliver sophisticated S-400 anti-ballistic missile defense systems to Turkey in 2019
The S-400 Triumf, which NATO calls the SA-21 Growler, is a fourth-generation long-range missile-defense system that Russia began developing in 1993.
Russian Defense Ministry
It's the...
Developed an actuation technology for plain paper
One of the oldest, most versatile and inexpensive of materials—paper—seemingly springs to life, bending, folding or flattening itself, by means of a low-cost actuation...
This lithium-ion batteries can’t catch fire
Lithium-ion batteries commonly used in consumer electronics are notorious for bursting into flame when damaged or improperly packaged.
These incidents occasionally have grave consequences, including...
Developmental shift in sensory dominance as children grow older
Even with an acute sense of hearing adults don't always pick up exactly what someone has said.
That's because from childhood to adulthood we rely...
The role of the amygdala in the experience and perception of fear
Researchers have long believed that the amygdala, an almond-shaped structure in the brain, is central to the experience and perception of fear.
Studies initiated in...
Dehydration alters human brain shape and activity, slackens task performance
With the help of brain scans and a simple, repetitive task to test responsiveness, exercise physiologists at the Georgia Institute of Technology studied volunteer...
Sequencing genomes of Sub-Saharan African women could help prevent many lethal breast cancers
For the first time, DNA contributed by Sub-Saharan African women has been thoroughly evaluated with innovative genomics technology in an effort to understand the...
Bone tissue engineering (BTE) is a developing field in materials science and bioengineering, in...
Bone tissue engineering (BTE) is a developing field in materials science and bioengineering, in which researchers aim to engineer an ideal, bioinspired material to...
Cleveland Clinic researchers have discovered a new subtype of multiple sclerosis (MS)
MS has long been characterized as a disease of the brain's white matter, where immune cells destroy myelin—the fatty protective covering on nerve cells.
The...
Unstable drinking patterns over time may be associated with a higher risk of heart...
Unstable drinking patterns over time may be associated with a higher risk of heart disease, whereas consistent moderate drinking within recommended health guidelines may...
HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders can range from mild disorders that cause no symptoms to severe...
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), which the HIV virus can cause, continue to be one of the world's greatest health...
NAD+ biosynthesis becomes impaired during human acute kidney injury and that augmenting vitamin B3...
Acute kidney injury, an often fatal condition without a specific treatment, affects up to 10 percent of all hospitalized adults in the United States...
