Monthly Archives: Marzo 2019
Scientists have developed a method to determine which molecules are suited to patient-specific immunisation
Medicine has great hopes for personalised cancer immunotherapy.
The idea is to have a vaccine prompt the immune system to fight a tumour. Scientists...
Cerebral processes : which functions in which side ?
Some cerebral processes preferably occur in the brain's right or left hemisphere. But which functions and which side?
A Franco-Italian research team directed by...
A new study sheds light on one way tumors may continue to grow despite...
A new study led by scientists in the Center for Cancer Research (CCR) at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) sheds light on one way...
The drug DFMO acts directly on the bacterium Helicobacter pylori to reduce its virulence
A medicine currently being tested as a chemoprevention agent for multiple types of cancer has more than one trick in its bag when it...
Researchers has added to evidence that having more omega-3 fatty acids in the diet...
A six-month study of children from Baltimore City by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers has added to evidence that having more omega-3 fatty acids in...
Smoking cause low levels of oxygen in the womb exposing fetuses to chronic hypoxia
Low levels of oxygen in the womb - which can be caused by smoking or conditions such as pre-eclampsia - may cause problems with...
About 100 million U.S. adults and children living with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)
For the estimated 100 million U.S. adults and children living with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), whether or not they have liver cirrhosis, or...
Researchers has found a link between the “locus of control” (LoC) in adolescents and...
A team of researchers from the University of Bristol and AstraZeneca has found what they describe as a link between the "locus of control"...
Researchers have discovered a crucial receptor that is critical to the mechanism of fast-acting...
Effective treatment of clinical depression remains a major mental health issue, with roughly 30 percent of patients who do not respond to any of...
New research links walnuts consumption and survival of breast cancers
New research from Marshall University links walnut consumption as a contributing factor that could suppress growth and survival of breast cancers.
Led by W. Elaine...
New cardiac patch – completely biological – comprised of stem cells could help...
Patching up a heart needs the help of tiny blood vessels.
Aligning dense vascular structures in engineered cardiac patches can help patients recover from...
Aging takes a toll on intestinal stem cells and contribute to increased the disorders...
The absorptive and protective functions of the gut are dependent on an intact and functional intestinal epithelium.
Homeostasis of the normal adult intestinal...
Sickle cell disease : new results could lead to new treatments
In a breakthrough study of sickle cell disease, biomedical engineers in the University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering have revealed that the...
Researchers have estimated the risk of cancer associated with drinking moderate levels of alcohol
The well-established link between cancer and tobacco may provide a way to help communicate the links between moderate levels of alcohol and cancer, and...
Hydration – How does your brain actually know when you need to drink ?
Our brains depend on proper hydration to function optimally.
Brain cells require a delicate balance between water and various elements to operate, and when...
