Monthly Archives: Luglio 2019
Organic cigarettes are harmful like regular
Descriptors such as "natural" and "made from organic tobacco" in the marketing of Natural American Spirit cigarettes imply reduced risk of toxic exposures.
Studies...
A new machine-learning method identifies regions of the human genome associated to autism
A new machine-learning method accurately identifies regions of the human genome that have been duplicated or deleted - known as copy number variants -...
Gene therapy can restore the structure of the retina and regain normal light responses
Following gene therapy, the retina can restructure itself and regain normal light responses, according to research in mice published in Journal of Neuroscience.
These results...
Researchers evaluate different methods to test the presence of consciousness
How can you know that any animal, other human beings, or anything that seems conscious, isn’t just faking it?
Does it enjoy an internal...
Virtual building games can help improve creativity
The next time you need to get the creative juices flowing, playing some types of video games may help.
Video games that foster creative freedom...
Psychiatric diagnoses are scientifically worthless as tools to identify discrete mental health disorders
A new study, published in Psychiatry Research, has concluded that psychiatric diagnoses are scientifically worthless as tools to identify discrete mental health disorders.
The study, led...
Women with idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) are at twice the risk of heart conditions...
Female patients who suffer from a disabling neurological disorder known as idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) are at twice the risk of heart conditions and...
Researchers have discovered a way to improve immune-based treatment by modulating T-cells with thioredoxin
Shikhar Mehrotra, Ph.D. and Xue-Zhong Yu, M.D., National Institutes of Health-funded researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), have discovered a way...
The herb kratom it’s not safe to use as an herbal supplement
The herb kratom is increasingly being used to manage pain and treat opioid addiction, but it's not safe to use as an herbal supplement,...
Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) stays asleep inside our cell
Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) may not be a household name as far as viruses go, but according to Xiaoping Zhu, professor and chair in Veterinary...
The Bitcoin cost to all of us 45.8 TWh electricity with an estimated annual...
Bitcoin has landed front and center in the ongoing debate over benefits of cryptocurrencies and impact on the environment.
Numerous headlines this month carry stark...
Children with drug-resistant epilepsy may find relief with the help of medical cannabis oil...
Medicinal cannabis oil containing both cannabidiol (CBD) and a small amount of THC can reduce or end seizures in children with severe, drug-resistant epilepsy,...
Teens who use Spice – K2 or other synthetic marijuana products may risk medical...
Teens who use Spice, K2 or other synthetic marijuana products may risk medical harm, including coma and seizures, researchers report.
A review of emergency department...
Teens abusing prescription opioids are more likely to start using heroin
It's an unforeseen side effect of the nation's opioid epidemic: Adolescent heroin users.
A USC study in the July 8 issue of JAMA Pediatrics shows...
Scientists have identified new biomarkers for Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) in urine
Scientists at McMaster University have identified new biomarkers for Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) in urine, which could lead to better treatments and reduce the...
