Monthly Archives: Luglio 2019
Extracts of the herb Withania coagulans help treat diabetes
Extracts of the herb Withania coagulans, or Paneer dodi, are used in traditional Indian medicine.
Although some healers claim that W. coagulans can help treat diabetes, the bitter-tasting plant hasn't been studied extensively by...
Anti-inflammatory biologic therapies used to treat psoriasis reduce coronary inflammation
Researchers have found that anti-inflammatory biologic therapies used to treat moderate to severe psoriasis can significantly reduce coronary inflammation in patients with the chronic skin condition.
Scientists said the findings are particularly notable because...
Macrophages reducing inflammation when they engulf cellular debris or foreign microbes that contribute to...
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have identified a molecular switch that causes immune cells called macrophages to clean up cellular debris caused by infections instead of contributing to inflammation and tissue...
Neurocognitive free will is a process of generative self-construction
Do human beings genuinely have free will?
Philosophers and theologians have wrestled with this question for centuries and have set out the 'design features' of free will - but how do our brains actually...
Researchers identified characteristic changes in the patterns of electrical brain wave activity in motor...
Researchers in the Academic Unit of Neurology at Trinity College Dublin have identified characteristic changes in the patterns of electrical brain wave activity in motor neurone disease (MND).
This ground breaking observation will help...
People with the highest intake of vitamin A lowered their risk of squamous cell...
Wondering if you can do more than slap on some sunscreen to prevent skin cancer?
A new study suggests that getting more vitamin A may help.
The study of around 125,000 Americans found that people...
Researchers in Finland identified variations in DNA that might predispose certain individuals to disease
A new study harnessed the unique genetic history of the people of Finland to identify variations in DNA that might predispose certain individuals to disease, whether or not they are Finnish themselves.
The study...
Researchers discovered a new signal that cancers seem to use to evade detection and...
Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have discovered a new signal that cancers seem to use to evade detection and destruction by the immune system.
The scientists have shown that blocking this signal...
Nociceptin : a complex molecule that suppresses dopamine
What happens when we give up?
Inside the brain, a group of cells known as nociceptin neurons get very active before a mouse's breakpoint.
They emit nociceptin, a complex molecule that suppresses dopamine, a...
Researchers found that children learn new nouns using what they know about these objects
Even young children know what typical dogs and fish look like - and they apply that knowledge when they hear new words, reports a team from the Princeton Baby Lab, where researchers study how...
Researchers evidence how parents’ mental health issues affect how well adolescents respond to psychological...
A parent's level of psychological distress may influence how well adolescents in the juvenile justice system respond to mental health interventions for substance use and sexual risk, according to a researcher at FIU's Center...
Researchers osseointegrated human-machine gateway (OHMG) to develop a physical link between a person and...
Imagine a patient controlling the movement of his or her prosthetic limb simply by thinking of commands.
It may sound like science fiction but will soon become reality thanks to the EU-funded DeTOP project....
Researchers is attempting to create new guidelines for the use of blood thinners in...
A study conducted by University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers is attempting to create new guidelines for the use of blood thinners in the weeks following hospitalization.
The study, published in the Public Library...
Gut microbiota play an influential role in skeletal muscle mass maintenance and function
An international team of researchers has found that the gut microbiota in mice play an influential role in skeletal muscle mass maintenance and function.
In their paper published in the journal Science Translational Medicine,...
Mutations of the SHANK3 gene is strongly associated with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
Although psychiatric disorders can be linked to particular genes, the brain regions and mechanisms underlying particular disorders are not well-understood.
Mutations or deletions of the SHANK3 gene are strongly associated with autism spectrum disorder...
