Monthly Archives: Febbraio 2019
Research has shown a direct relationship between mutations in introns and variability in human...
Research has shown a direct relationship between mutations in introns and variability in human populations.
One of the greatest challenges of genomics is to reveal...
Experimental gene therapy cassettes for Duchenne muscular dystrophy have been modified to deliver better...
Experimental gene therapy cassettes for Duchenne muscular dystrophy have been modified to deliver better performance.
The cassettes, which carry the therapy into muscle cells,...
Two distinct parts of the human brain have been shown to help protect our...
Two distinct parts of the human brain—the neocortex and the hippocampus (a part of the brain involved in higher-order brain functions) - have been...
Obesity is first and foremost a brain disease
Obesity − as research in the past decade has shown − is first and foremost a brain disease. Researchers at Helmholtz Zentrum München, partners...
Researchers have discovered a mechanism which is used by the body to protect intestinal...
Researchers at Universitätsmedizin Berlin have discovered a protective mechanism which is used by the body to protect intestinal stem cells from turning cancerous.
The...
The immune system is the body’s best defense in fighting diseases like HIV and...
The immune system is the body's best defense in fighting diseases like HIV and cancer.
Now, an international team of researchers is harnessing the...
Digital thermograms to predict the best treatment for a patients with a burn
According to the World Health Organization, approximately 180,000 deaths every year are caused by burns, with the majority occurring in low- and middle-income countries....
Heritability for suicide attempt risk can be measured using genotype data
Using data from the UK Biobank and Vanderbilt's BioVU, a new study in the journal Molecular Psychiatry finds that approximately 4 percent of suicide...
Researchers measured genetic risk for developing depression
In a new study, researchers from the Danish iPSYCH project demonstrate that people with the highest genetic propensity are over two and a half...
A team of researchers has found a molecule that is effective against tuberculosis
A team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in the U.S. and one in France has found a molecule that is effective against tuberculosis....
Researchers of UZH have investigated how type 1 diabetes gradually destroys insulin production
Using the new Imaging Mass Cytometry method, researchers of UZH have investigated the pancreas of healthy organ donors and those with type 1 diabetes....
A new distribution system could reduce electricity prices while also improving service reliability
A new distribution system designed by researchers at the University of Waterloo would reduce electricity prices by more than five per cent while also...
Ford is interested in exploring what can result in sketching cars in virtual reality
Ford is interested in exploring what can result in sketching cars in virtual reality.
Ignore the rollaway chairs, seat cushions, back rests, travel pillows,...
First fully flexible device that can convert energy from Wi-Fi signals into electricity
Imagine a world where smartphones, laptops, wearables, and other electronics are powered without batteries.
Researchers from MIT and elsewhere have taken a step in...
Bluetooth 5.1 will improve location accuracy within 10 centimeters
The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) is on the case for location, location, and is striving to make everything find-able.
Bluetooth 5.1 has been...
