Monthly Archives: Gennaio 2019
An experimental drug may help people with type 2 diabetes
An experimental drug may help people with type 2 diabetes curb their blood sugar without causing it to drop to dangerously low levels.
Researchers found...
AI analyzing the genome identifies an unknown human ancestor
By combining deep learning algorithms and statistical methods, investigators from the Institute of Evolutionary Biology (IBE), the Centro Nacional de Análisis Genómico (CNAG-CRG) of...
3-D culturing hepatocytes – drug discovery, toxicology and tissue engineering research
Liver-on-a-chip cell culture devices are attractive biomimetic models in drug discovery, toxicology and tissue engineering research.
To maintain specific liver cell functions on a chip in the lab, adequate...
New discovery on the Saturn’s rings
One of the last acts of NASA's Cassini spacecraft before its death plunge into Saturn's hydrogen and helium atmosphere was to coast between the...
E-commerce – Ambidextrous robots will dramatically speed the activities
E-commerce continues to expand and achieved new levels during the recent holiday season.
To rapidly fulfill the enormous volume and variety of orders, companies...
Tuberculosis (TB): new second generation rapid blood test
Rapid blood tests used by the NHS are unable to rule out tuberculosis (TB) and should be replaced with a new, more accurate test,...
Running: new research of the forces on the bones that lead to stress fractures
It starts as a persistent and irritating pain in the foot or lower leg, then it gets more intense, maybe with swelling, and soon...
A newly discovered regulatory mechanism helps the body control the rate of fat metabolism
A newly discovered regulatory mechanism helps the body control the rate of fat metabolism, according to a new study publishing on January 17 in...
Researchers learn how common virus reactivates after transplantation
A new study in Science challenges long-held theories of why a common virus—cytomegalovirus, or CMV—can reactivate and become a life-threatening infection in people with...
Cerebellum plays a major role in reward processing and social behaviors
In a study published online today in the journal Science, researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, part of Montefiore, prove for the first...
RIG-I agonist has potent immunogenic and therapeutic effects in breast cancer.
mmunotherapies that take off the "brakes" on the adaptive anti-tumor response have worked well in melanoma and lung cancer but less so in breast...
In the first six months after initial diagnosis, the risk of a second mental...
The risk of developing a second mental health disorder after an initial diagnosis is increased, according to new research led by Professor John McGrath...
Scientists identify NSD2 gene responsible for spread of prostate cancer
A Rutgers study has found that a specific gene in cancerous prostate tumors indicates when patients are at high-risk for the cancer to spread,...
Immune cells engineered to attack childhood cancers were able to eradicate different types of...
Immune cells engineered to attack childhood cancers were able to eradicate different types of pediatric tumors in mice, according to a new study from...
Scientists have developed a gene therapy that blocks peripheral nerve damage
Nerve axons serve as the wiring of the nervous system, sending electrical signals that control movement and sense of touch.
When axons are damaged,...
