Monthly Archives: Aprile 2019
Antidepressants, antibiotics and sun cream components are contaminating fish
The UPV/EHU’s Department of Analytical Chemistry has developed analytical methods to measure the content of antidepressants, antibiotics and ultraviolet sunscreens in the water and...
Domestic cats are able to discriminate the content of human speech
Pet cats can recognize their own names if their names are used regularly by their owners, according to new results by a team of...
Cannabis users weight 2 pounds less and have a lower BMI, than those who...
New evidence from Michigan State University suggests that those who smoke cannabis, or marijuana, weigh less compared to adults who don’t.
The findings, published in...
This flu season has been officially the longest in the last 20 years
Three months ago, this flu season was shaping up to be short and mild in the U.S. But a surprising second viral wave has...
Every additional hour of light intensity physical activity is associate with higher brain volumes...
Incremental physical activity, even at light intensity, is associated with larger brain volume and healthy brain aging.
Considerable evidence suggests that engaging in regular physical...
ALS – Researchers discover critical mechanisms of dysfunctional RNA processing
Research by a Barrow Neurological Center scientist on mechanisms of dysfunctional RNA processing in ALS and frontaltemporal dementia (FTD) was published in the April...
Why women get autoimmune diseases far more often than men ?
It's one of the great mysteries of medicine, and one that affects the lives of millions of people:
Why do women's immune systems gang...
The number of 18- to 26-year-old students who report suffering from anxiety disorder has...
The number of 18- to 26-year-old students who report suffering from anxiety disorder has doubled since 2008, perhaps as a result of rising financial...
Golden rule : Moral behavior may change depending on the context
When it comes to making moral decisions, we often think of the golden rule: do unto others as you would have them do unto...
Blood group A, B and AB could facilitate progression to severe malaria
Abraham Degarege Mengist is making malaria his mission.
A doctoral student in public health with a concentration in epidemiology, Mengist came to the Robert Stempel...
Researchers have identified 104 high-risk genes for schizophrenia
Using a unique computational framework they developed, a team of scientist cyber-sleuths in the Vanderbilt University Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics and the...
Cotinine may be amplifying or contributing to the addictive properties of nicotine
A substance that scientists identify to screen people for nicotine use may also play a role in smokers becoming addicted to tobacco.
"When you smoke,...
Researchers has identified one bacterial species which protect against Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium
Salmonella enterica is the name of a group of rod-shaped bacteria that can cause gastroenteritis in humans and other animals.
Salmonella infections can have serious...
A new oral device can improve the quality of sleep for those with sleep...
Researchers measured a novel treatment for sleep apnea developed at Hiroshima University Hospital with positive results.
By measuring patients lying down flat, the researchers...
Researchers have identified a pattern of brain activity that predicts anger experienced during dreaming
Why do we dream?
Unfortunately, after years of in-depth research, we still do not have a clear answer to the questions: 'why do we dream?'...
