Monthly Archives: Aprile 2019
Researchers have a solution for recycling world’s batteries
Rice University researchers literally have a solution to deal with the glut of used lithium-ion batteries left behind by the ever-increasing demand for electric...
Restriction or inhalation of common sugar could one day treat a range of respiratory...
Restriction or inhalation of common sugar could one day treat a range of respiratory diseases, according to new research led by University of Manchester...
Epithelial barrier loss linked with food allergies, celiac disease and other gastrointestinal diseases
Food allergies, celiac disease, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), diarrhea and other gastrointestinal diseases have something in common: all have been linked to epithelial barrier...
Discovered new therapy to treat myotonic dystrophy type 1
People diagnosed with myotonic dystrophy type 1 have difficulty unclenching muscles due to a genetic defect that generates toxic material within their cells.
There...
Scientists discovered how blood vessels develop in the eye – may be possible to...
Scientists discovered a light-dependent molecular pathway that regulates how blood vessels develop in the eye.
The findings in Nature Cell Biology suggest it may...
Higher circulating levels of the sex hormone regulator, SHBG, seem to be causally linked...
Higher circulating levels of the sex hormone regulator, SHBG, seem to be causally linked to a lower risk of asthma-at least in women-suggests the...
A simple blood test in a pregnant woman’s blood can diagnose pre-eclampsia on average...
A new study published today in The Lancet, has found that a simple blood test can help make the diagnosis for a common and...
Dolutegravir is one of the most effective drugs to treat HIV despite risk of...
Although a woman's use of the HIV drug dolutegravir at conception may increase the risk of often-fatal neural tube defects in her child, a...
The autoimmune response in the HIV-positive patients is also linked to the presence of...
Human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV, attacks the immune system, making affected individuals more susceptible to infections.
When patients with HIV are treated with antiretroviral...
Heavy use of alcohol slow the rate of growth in developing brains
Heavy use of alcohol among adolescents and young adults is not only dangerous in its own right, but new research in nonhuman primates shows...
Measuring byproducts of the hormone estrogen can help them predict survival for women with...
Researchers from the University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center found preliminary evidence that measuring byproducts of the hormone estrogen can help them...
Researchers identify microbial signatures for colorectal cancer
Cancers have long been known to arise due to environmental exposures such as unhealthy diet or smoking.
Lately, the microbes living in and on...
Reduce the quantity of active blood platelets it’s a possible option to prevent fatty...
Blood platelets that interact with liver cells and immune cells play a major role in the development of fatty liver disease, non-alcoholic fatty liver...
Research provides the first evidence of an association between air pollution and psychotic experiences...
Research from King's College London provides the first evidence of an association between air pollution and psychotic experiences in adolescence.
The study, published in JAMA...
New wearable device capture cancer cells directly from blood – a valid biopsy alternative
A prototype wearable device, tested in animal models, can continuously collect live cancer cells directly from a patient's blood.
Developed by a team of engineers...
