Monthly Archives: Ottobre 2018
Biomedical engineers found a critical component for growing self-healing muscle tissues from adult muscle
Biomedical engineers at Duke University have found a critical component for growing self-healing muscle tissues from adult muscle—the immune system.
The discovery in mice is...
defective or inert HIV-1 can remain in the liver macrophages for up to ten...
In a proof-of-principle study, researchers at Johns Hopkins report that a certain liver immune cell called a macrophage contains only defective or inert HIV-1...
A revolutionary cancer treatment therapy weaponises immune system against cancer
A revolutionary cancer treatment pioneered by the winners of the 2018 Nobel Prize for Medicine has been hailed as the future of fighting the...
Brain networks involved with free will – new study related to movement decisions
Utilizing lesion network mapping, a recently developed technique for analyzing how the brain works, Ryan Darby, MD, assistant professor of Neurology at Vanderbilt, studied...
New solution for the recovery of muscular lesions and inflammations
Anyone who has ever torn or injured a muscle knows that swelling, redness, and pain soon follow the injury: classic signs of inflammation.
Inflammation is...
why you can’t decide what to order for lunch : you have experienced...
If you've ever found yourself staring at a lengthy restaurant menu and been completely unable to decide what to order for lunch, you have...
Violent video game play by adolescents is associated with increases in physical aggression over...
Violent video game play by adolescents is associated with increases in physical aggression over time, according to a Dartmouth meta-analysis published in the Proceedings...
Children who are abused might carry the imprint of that trauma in their cell
Children who are abused might carry the imprint of that trauma in their cells—a biochemical marking that is detectable years later, according to new...
Targeting HSP70 could be an effective strategy for some of the most aggressive breast...
A member of a protein family known for protecting our cells also protects cancer cells in aggressive, metastatic breast cancer, scientists report.
Induction of heat...
Text messages are a viable method for rapidly gathering information during a public health...
Text messages aren't just a way to chat with family and friends—they are a viable method for rapidly gathering information during a public health...
GhostDNS: New malware campaign that has already hijacked over 100000 home routers and modified...
Chinese cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a widespread, ongoing malware campaign that has already hijacked over 100,000 home routers and modified their DNS settings to...
‘Brain-Eating’ Amoeba – Fabrizio Stabile died after contracting the amoeba
A New Jersey man died after contracting a "brain-eating" amoeba called Naegleria fowleri, according to news reports.
Though it's unclear exactly how the man, 29-year-old Fabrizio...
Asteroid TB145 – shaped like a grinning skull – is set to pass...
2015 TB145 is a sub-kilometer asteroid, classified as near-Earth object and potentially hazardous asteroid of the Apollo group, approximately 600 meters (2,000 feet) in...
Women diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancers (NSCLC) live longer than their male counterparts
Women diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancers (NSCLC) live longer than their male counterparts, according to results of a SWOG study presented by Loyola...
International group of physicians and researchers : No connection between LDL cholesterol levels and...
A new review of published research from an international group of physicians and researchers is challenging the half-century long belief that LDL, the so-called...
