Monthly Archives: Febbraio 2019
Measles : China study have implications for controlling the epidemic worldwide
A new study on the measles epidemic in China has far-reaching implications for eliminating the infection globally, according to researchers at Columbia University Mailman...
Hip and knee replacements : real success rate
After reviewing thousands of case studies going back 25 years across six countries, generalisable survival data is now available for the first time to...
Depression may speed brain aging
Memory and thinking skills naturally slow with age but now scientists are peeking inside living brains to tell if depression might worsen that decline—and...
Researchers has developed a nano-drug to reduce pain
A team of researchers from Université Paris-Saclay and Université Paris Descartes has developed a nano-drug that has been found to reduce pain in rodents....
Atrial fibrillation (AF) : majority of triggers for irregular heartbeat can be avoided changing...
A personal survey of patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), one of the most important causes of irregular heartbeats, has found that the majority of...
A newly discovered ribosomal DNA (rDNA) clock can be used to accurately determine an...
A newly discovered ribosomal DNA (rDNA) clock can be used to accurately determine an individual's chronological and biological age, according to research led by...
Biomarkers in the blood can help objectively determine how severe a patient’s pain is
A breakthrough test developed by Indiana University School of Medicine researchers to measure pain in patients could help stem the tide of the opioid...
Scientists discover how neuroactive steroids inhibit inflammatory signaling in immune system and brain
For the first time, scientists discovered how neuroactive steroids naturally found in the brain and bloodstream inhibit the activity of a specific kind of...
The first pill for asthma that targets airway muscles to decrease attacks
Results from a phase II clinical trial, experimental work on cells and computational modelling have together shown why the first pill for asthma in...
Brain tumors: new hope to extend survival
Researchers from the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center have found that a genetic mutation seen in about half of all brain tumors produces...
Reversible antiplatelet therapy offer a potential drug against Clots and Cancer
Heart disease, stroke, sepsis, and cancer collectively cause the greatest number of deaths worldwide.
They also have something else in common: all of them are associated with activated...
Russia will shut down Internet to test the security of its data
To test the security of its data, Russia is considering disconnecting its Internet service for a short period of time.
The test will affect...
Cybercriminals have identified a unique method of attacking Mac devices
Cybercriminals have identified a unique method of attacking Mac devices, which involves exploiting executable or .EXE files.
Those files that can be executed both...
Discovered iOS apps that secretly recording your screen activities
Apple has vowed to remove iOS apps that record screen data
User data recording has become an issue of concern among the cyber-security community as...
Researchers : a good night’s sleep protects against heart disease
Researchers say they are closer to solving the mystery of how a good night's sleep protects against heart disease.
In studies using mice, they...
