Monthly Archives: Agosto 2019
Memories of events in the brain are linked when they occur closely together
People have little difficulty remembering the chronology of events, determining how much time passed between two events, and which one occurred first.
Apparently, memories...
High blood pressure is the most important treatable risk factor for diseases of the...
High blood pressure is the most important treatable risk factor for diseases of the heart and the arterial system.
Blood pressure recorded over 24...
U.S. Department of Energy wants to build nuclear test fast reactor
A new nuclear test reactor is needed as part of an effort to revamp the nation's fading nuclear power industry by developing safer fuel...
Pioneering study shows a link between the concentration of federally licensed firearms dealers and...
Much attention continues to be given to crimes committed with illegal guns, but there are high risks of intimate partner homicide with legally purchased...
Deep space : Exposure to chronic – low dose radiation affect memory and learning
Exposure to chronic, low dose radiation — the conditions present in deep space — causes neural and behavioral impairments in mice, researchers report in eNeuro....
Blocking the ability of the bacterial pathogen that causes gonorrhea to uptake the mineral...
Blocking the ability of the bacterial pathogen that causes gonorrhea to uptake the mineral zinc can stop infection by this widespread sexually transmitted infection,...
Dry eye disease (DED) is a common disease with shockingly few FDA-approved drug options
People who spend eight or more hours a day staring at a computer screen may notice their eyes becoming tired or dry, and, if...
Scientists can control neural circuits using a tiny brain implant controlled by a smartphone
A team of scientists in Korea and the United States have invented a device that can control neural circuits using a tiny brain implant...
Advanced sleep phase may affect at least 0.21 percent of the general population
A quirk of the body clock that lures some people to sleep at 8 p.m., enabling them to greet the new day as early...
Expectant parents’ emotional struggles predict emotional and behavioural problems in 2-year-olds
Expectant parents' emotional struggles predict emotional and behavioural problems in 2-year-olds, new research shows.
The same study reveals, for the first time, that couple...
Transdermal optical imaging measures blood pressure by detecting blood flow changes in smartphone-captured facial...
Blood pressure monitoring might one day become as easy as taking a video selfie, according to new research in Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging, an American...
Researchers have engineered a material that replicates human bone tissue
Researchers in Oregon have engineered a material that replicates human bone tissue with an unprecedented level of precision, from its microscopic crystal structure to...
Researchers identified proteins that may hold a key to future therapies to restore hearing...
Using genetic tools in mice, researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine say they have identified a pair of proteins that precisely control when sound-detecting cells,...
New approach to fighting burnout
Medical doctors in the United States are twice as likely to experience symptoms of burnout as other workers, which can compromise quality of care...
Researchers have discovered how do clots become firm in the presence of blood flow
Blood clotting is one of the most critical, protective processes in human physiology.
When something goes wrong with clotting, either because there is too...
