Monthly Archives: Dicembre 2018
Mediterranean-type diet: Researchers found a 25 percent reduction in the risk of cardiovascular disease
A new study by investigators from Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health offers insights...
A new study suggests that a genetic switch that causes latent HIV inside cells...
A new study suggests that a genetic switch that causes latent HIV inside cells to begin to replicate can be manipulated to completely eradicate...
Hundreds of thousands of people will receive NHS help to battle obesity and type...
Hundreds of thousands of people will receive NHS help to battle obesity and type 2 diabetes under radical action set out by Simon Stevens,...
Advances in rapid screening of leukemia cells for drug susceptibility and resistance are bringing...
Advances in rapid screening of leukemia cells for drug susceptibility and resistance are bringing scientists closer to patient-tailored treatment for acute myeloid leukemia (AML).
Research...
Childrens’ brains : Heavy screen time show to impact premature thinning of the cortex
Researchers have found "different patterns" in brain scans among children who record heavy smart device and video game use, according to initial data from...
Reprogramming immune sentinels
For the first time, a research team at Lund University in Sweden has successfully reprogrammed mouse and human skin cells into immune cells called...
Time spent sitting, sleeping and moving is determined in part by our genes
Time spent sitting, sleeping and moving is determined in part by our genes, University of Oxford researchers have shown. In one of the most...
International researchers has discovered 11 new genes associated with epilepsy
The largest study of its kind, led by international researchers including scientists at RCSI (Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland), has discovered 11 new...
You probably overestimate just how far someone can push you before you reach your...
You probably overestimate just how far someone can push you before you reach your tipping point, new research suggests.
No, we're not talking about your...
Obesity : important health benefit of intense exercise with rest intervals
It's fast-paced, takes less time to do, and burns a lot of calories. High-intensity interval exercise is widely recognized as the most time-efficient and...
Kidney dialysis can cause short-term cerebral stunning and may be associated with progressive brain...
Kidney dialysis can cause short-term 'cerebral stunning' and may be associated with progressive brain injury in those who receive the treatment for many years.
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Cancer immunotherapy – arm a patient’s own immune system to attack tumors
Cancer immunotherapy - efforts to better arm a patient's own immune system to attack tumors - has shown great potential for treating some cancers.
Yet immunotherapy...
Conditions encountered in the womb can have life-long impact on health
Conditions encountered in the womb - when the embryo consists of only about 100 cells -can have life-long impact on health.
Scientists previously assumed that...
Biomedical engineers have developed a smartphone app for the non-invasive detection of anemia
Biomedical engineers have developed a smartphone app for the non-invasive detection of anemia.
Instead of a blood test, the app uses photos of someone's fingernails...
Smokers who roll their own cigarettes are less likely to try quitting smoking
Smokers who roll their own cigarettes are less likely to try quitting smoking, according to a new study carried out by UCL.
The research, published...
