Monthly Archives: Ottobre 2018
Sleeps help improve learning performance in predictable processes
Sleep stabilizes previously gained knowledge and, by doing so, helps to develop long-term memory.
In a new study, Tübingen researchers Nicolas Lutz, Ines Wolf...
Researchers report activating microglia may help reduce the imbalance between neuroprotection and neurotoxicity for...
A group of Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators is proposing that targeting immune checkpoints – molecules that regulate the activity of the immune system...
Aerobic exercise can have antidepressant effects for patients with major depressive disorder
An analysis of randomized controlled clinical trials indicates that supervised aerobic exercise has large antidepressant treatment effects for patients with major depression.
The systematic...
Using a green filter help to increase reading speed for children with dyslexia
Reading, one of the most difficult activities for children with dyslexia, can be improved by the use of green filters.
A study described in an...
Certain environmental conditions may lead to structural changes in the protective sheaths that cover...
Certain environmental conditions may lead to structural changes in the protective sheaths that cover nerve fibers and thus trigger multiple sclerosis, a team of...
Colorectal cancer patients who followed healthy diets had a lower risk of death from...
Colorectal cancer patients who followed healthy diets had a lower risk of death from colorectal cancer and all causes, even those who improved their...
New genetic barcoding technology can be used to determine gene functions and detect cancer
Scientists at Mount Sinai have developed a novel technology for simultaneously analyzing the functions of hundreds of genes with resolution reaching the single cell...
Teens and young adults who use Juul brand e-cigarettes are failing to recognize the...
Teens and young adults who use Juul brand e-cigarettes are failing to recognize the product's addictive potential, despite using it more often than their...
People who have better spatial memory are also better at identifying odors
People who have better spatial memory are also better at identifying odors, according to a study published this week in Nature Communications.
The study builds...
Macular degeneration : Eating leafy greens reduce your risk of developing AMD
A new study has shown that eating vegetable nitrates, found mainly in green leafy vegetables and beetroot, could help reduce your risk of developing...
Why among several forms of pancreatic cancer one of them specifically affects young women...
Among several forms of pancreatic cancer, one of them specifically affects women, often young.
How is this possible, even though the pancreas is an organ...
Adding highly refined fiber to processed foods could have negative effects on human health
Adding highly refined fiber to processed foods could have negative effects on human health, such as promoting liver cancer, according to a new study...
A single gene from the mother plays such a crucial role in the development...
A single gene from the mother plays such a crucial role in the development of the placenta that its dysfunction leads to miscarriages.
Researchers from...
Leonardo da Vinci may have had an eye condition that gave him an unusual...
Leonardo da Vinci may have had an eye condition that gave him an unusual ability to recreate three-dimensional shapes in his sculptures and paintings,...
Discovered a gene that plays an essential role in noise-induced deafness
In experiments using mice, a team of UC San Francisco researchers has discovered a gene that plays an essential role in noise-induced deafness.
Remarkably, by...
