Monthly Archives: Luglio 2019
Trump election increased preterm births of US Latinas
A significant jump in preterm births to Latina mothers living in the U.S. occurred in the nine months following the November 8, 2016 election...
Scientists has identified a cellular connection between diabetes and blood vessel narrowing
A team of UC Davis Health scientists and physicians has identified a cellular connection between diabetes and one of its major complications - blood...
Bathing 1-2 hours before bedtime can significantly improve your sleep
Biomedical engineers at The University of Texas at Austin may have found a way for people to get better shuteye.
Systematic review protocols -...
Israeli startup solve odor issues without cover up awful smells but instead change your...
Israeli startup Moodify promises to solve odor issues with their functional fragrances that do not cover up awful smells but instead change your perception of them. ...
Low doses of radiation give cancer-capable cells a competitive advantage over normal cells
Low doses of radiation equivalent to three CT scans, which are considered safe, give cancer-capable cells a competitive advantage over normal cells in healthy...
Health systems in LMICs countries are poorly prepared for people with high blood pressure
Health systems in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are poorly prepared for the increasing number of people with high blood pressure, with more than...
Listening to calming music before surgery has similar effects as midazolam
Music may offer an alternative to the use of a drug routinely used to calm the nerves before the use of regional anesthesia (peripheral...
Glioblastoma : shape-shifting ability could help explain why these cancer cells are so difficult...
Glioblastoma is an incurable brain cancer that kills most patients less than two years after diagnosis.
The disease is difficult to treat largely because...
The function of Z-DNA is to regulating interferon responses involved in fighting viruses and...
Normally, the two strands of the DNA double helix wind around each other in a right-handed spiral.
However, there is another conformation called Z-DNA...
Three unrelated families on three continents had children with severe multi-organ syndrome
Three unrelated families on three continents (from continental Portugal, the United States and Brazil), all with healthy ancestors, had children with a very rare...
New fast and efficient cell-type targeting
It is a remarkable proof for the concept of IOB: working closely hand in hand, our molecular and clinical researchers have developed a library...
Cancer patients that quitting smoking prolong life and prevent recurrence
When patients who smoke begin cancer treatment at Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis -...
Neuroscientists have discovered a new type of cell that keeps time
By measuring the fast electrical spikes of individual neurons in the touch region of the brain, Brown University neuroscientists have discovered a new type...
Feelings of apathy are present in almost half of all Alzheimer’s patients
Apathy is the most common neuropsychiatric symptom of dementia, with a bigger impact on function than memory loss – yet it is under-researched and...
Legalized recreational marijuana may spell bad news for the alcohol industry but not tobacco
The recent wave of recreational cannabis legalization across the U.S. could generate $22 billion in sales per year, but not everyone is happy about...
