Monthly Archives: Agosto 2019
Researchers have identified a unique biological marker to identify the rare autoimmune disease myasthenia...
University of Alberta researchers have identified a unique biological marker that can be used to identify the presence of the rare autoimmune disease myasthenia...
Psychopathy is associated with altered expression of genes and immune responses related to molecular...
The expression of many genes that have previously been associated with autism is abnormal also in violent psychopathy, a new study shows.
The researchers...
Gene Id4 appears to be a key component in controlling stem cell proliferation
Scientists from Basel have investigated the activity of stem cells in the brain of mice and discovered a key mechanism that controls cell proliferation....
Newly devised hybrid camera captures molecular detail to detect cancer
Getting a close look at the prostate is critical for detecting cancer, but its rather intimate positioning (just in front of the rectum) makes...
A new meta-analysis reveals increased impulsivity is associated with numerous psychiatric disorders
Individuals with many different psychiatric disorders have a higher tendency to choose smaller, immediate rewards over larger, delayed rewards, a study led by Hamilton...
A newly designed thread-like robot can deliver clot reducing therapies in response to stroke...
MIT engineers have developed a magnetically steerable, thread-like robot that can actively glide through narrow, winding pathways, such as the labrynthine vasculature of the...
A molecule called 27HC directly affects white adipose tissue and increases body fat even...
A single cholesterol-derived molecule, called 27-hydroxycholesterol (27HC), lurks inside your bloodstream and will increase your body fat, even if you don’t eat a diet...
Humans encode motor sequences in terms of a three-level hierarchy
Ever wondered what was going on in the brain of John Coltrane when he played the famous solo on his album Giant Steps?
Researchers...
A newly designed device can give caregivers warning of an impending aggressive outburst from...
What would you do if you could predict the future a minute in advance?
That might not seem like a long time, but for...
New treatment for inherited breast and ovarian cancer
UT Health San Antonio researchers have discovered a novel way to kill cancers that are caused by an inherited mutation in BRCA1, the type...
A specific gene associated with autism appears to undergo changes in the sperm of...
A specific gene associated with autism appears to undergo changes in the sperm of men who use marijuana, according to new research from Duke...
People who drink red wine have an increased gut microbiota diversity
A study from King's College London has found that people who drank red wine had an increased gut microbiota diversity (a sign of gut...
When the daily stress of parenting becomes chronic it can turn into parental burnout
When the daily stress of parenting becomes chronic it can turn into parental burnout, an intense exhaustion that leads parents to feel detached from...
Scientists have produced and tested a vaccine that protects against Klebsiella pneumoniae
Scientists have produced and tested, in mice, a vaccine that protects against a worrisome superbug: a hypervirulent form of the bacteria Klebsiella pneumoniae.
And...
New MRI technique can measure strain in the heart without using gadolinium
3-D MRI computing can measure strain in the heart using image registration method. Traditional method involves giving the patient a dose of gadolinium which...
