Monthly Archives: Ottobre 2018
Decongestants should not be given to children under 6
Decongestants should not be given to children under 6—and given with caution in children under 12—as there is no evidence that they alleviate symptoms...
PIEZO1 gene may be responsible for tactile allodynia, a reaction to injury that makes...
Ever wonder why things that normally feel gentle, like putting on soft shirts, are painful after a sunburn?
In a study of four patients...
Depression : Why Some Are More Prone Than Others ?
Depression is notoriously hard to study, but what if you could switch depression on and off and look at the biological differences between when...
Binge drinking leads to more instances of drinking under stress and when anxious in...
Researchers with the Veterans Affairs Portland Health Care System and Oregon Health & Sciences University found that a history of binge drinking made male...
Researchers found more muscular men tend to prefer political attitudes that favor inequality
Men with large upper-bodies have a tendency to favour inequality in society and a limited redistribution of resources.
This is the conclusion drawn by...
Huge Iceberg, 115 square miles, Poised to Break Off Antarctica’s Pine Island Glacier
A newly discovered long and craggy rift is splintering across West Antarctica's Pine Island Glacier, satellite images show.
The nearly 19-mile-long (30 kilometers) rift started in the middle...
Singapore – New York : the world’s longest flight
Passengers were getting ready to board the world's longest flight on Thursday—a marathon 19 hours in the air between Singapore and New York.
Two pilots,...
Lumenis, Israel-based firm, developed the world’s first holmium surgical laser to blast the urinary...
Anyone who has had urinary stones can know the acute pain — sometimes compared to that of women in labor — that can accompany...
Pneumonia-causing bacteria can be spread through picking and rubbing the nose
Pneumonia-causing bacteria can be spread through picking and rubbing the nose, according to new research published in the European Respiratory Journal.
Pneumococcus, the bacteria...
Sit-stand workstations reduce daily sitting time and appear to have a positive impact on...
Sit-stand workstations that allow employees to stand, as well as sit, while working on a computer reduce daily sitting time and appear to have...
Researchers have developed techniques to detect Lyme disease bacteria weeks sooner than current tests
Researchers have developed techniques to detect Lyme disease bacteria weeks sooner than current tests, allowing patients to start treatment earlier.
The findings appear in the...
Probiotic digestive supplements helps eliminate Staphylococcus aureus
A new study from National Institutes of Health scientists and their Thai colleagues shows that a "good" bacterium commonly found in probiotic digestive supplements...
Recent studies have also demonstrated the possibility of engineering three-dimensional (3-D) muscle grafts from...
A growing need for tissues and organs in surgical reconstruction is addressed by the promising field of tissue engineering.
For instance, muscle atrophy results from...
Researchers links depression and diet
Does fast food contribute to depression?
Can a healthy diet combat mental illness?
In an unusual experiment, James Cook University researchers in Australia have found that...
A novel synthetic DNA vaccine offers complete protection from Zaire Ebolavirus (EBOV) infection
A novel synthetic DNA vaccine developed based on technology pioneered by scientists at The Wistar Institute Vaccine & Immunotherapy Center offers complete protection from...
