Monthly Archives: Marzo 2019
Anti-vaccination movement : Facebook campaign arguments center on four distinct themes
Social media has given those espousing anti-vaccination sentiments an effective medium to spread their message.
However, an analysis of a viral Facebook campaign against...
The number of mitochondria in a cell is associated with how the cancer responds...
Researchers from Mount Sinai and IBM have discovered a novel clue in explaining how cancer cells with identical genomes can respond differently to the...
Prolonged HIV viremia is an independent risk factor for non-Hodgkin lymphoma – antiretroviral therapy...
A research team led by the Yale School of Public Health has found that for people living with HIV/AIDS, both recent immunosuppression (a low...
Cancers are dynamic – growing and evolving in response to their unique surroundings
Charles Darwin is a founding father of evolution, describing how from simple beginnings "endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful" arise.
But while his theory...
Abnormal tau filaments associated with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE)
Researchers at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB) have revealed the atomic structures of the abnormal tau filaments associated with chronic traumatic encephalopathy...
EMMI – New 3-D imaging technique to display uterine contractions that may lead to...
Scientists funded by the March of Dimes, the leading nonprofit for the health of moms and babies, have developed a new technique called electromyometrial...
Researchers has found that tumor surfaces are also highly acidic helping invasivity and metastatic
Scientists have long known that tumors have many pockets of high acidity, usually found deep within the tumor where little oxygen is available.
However,...
The mysterious LY6D molecule linked with aggressive prostate cancer
Scientists are constantly looking for new ways to improve cancer treatment, particularly for aggressive tumours.
But spotting which cancers are aggressive when they're first...
Drug used to control cholesterol can also be used to treat cachexia
Brazilian researchers have discovered that a drug regularly prescribed to control cholesterol can also be used to treat cachexia, or wasting syndrome, a condition...
In newborn infants immune response is generated when solid food is introduced and microbiota...
Microbes colonize all body surfaces and balance the immune system.
In newborn infants, the gut microbiome is first conditioned by breast milk components.
When...
High potency cannabis is strongly linked to the risk of developing psychotic disorders
High potency cannabis, especially when used daily, is "strongly linked" to the risk of developing psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia and paranoia, scientists said...
First medication designed specifically to treat post-partum depression
US authorities on Tuesday approved the first medication designed specifically to treat post-partum depression, an illness that affects about one in nine new American...
Increase background noise can hurt perception
It's easy to miss something you're not looking for.
In a famous example, people were asked to closely observe two groups of people -...
Researchers use MRS to measure individual metabolites in the brain to detect memory problems
Using strong and targeted but noninvasive magnets at specific sites in the brains of people with and without mild learning and memory problems, Johns...
Changes in the gut microbiome with aging impact vascular health
Why do blood vessels naturally stiffen and degrade as we age, boosting cardiovascular disease risk?
New University of Colorado Boulder research has identified a...
