Monthly Archives: Settembre 2019
AI systems that use emotional reading algorithms to evaluate facial expressions are not very...
Most algorithms have probably never heard the Eagles’ song, “Lyin’ Eyes.” Otherwise, they’d do a better job of recognizing duplicity.
Computers aren’t very good at...
Researchers say serotonin may play in breathing problems associated with epileptic seizures
Could a chemical produced by the brain that regulates mood, sleep and breathing also be protective in people with epilepsy?
New research has found...
EI – reproduction between people that are closely related : the extreme inbreeding in...
A team of researchers has found a way to gauge the rate of extreme inbreeding (EI) in the U.K. and its possible health repercussions....
Narcissists are significantly overconfident in their intellectual performance
Narcissists are less likely to use critical thinking processes that are important for solving problems and making sound decisions, new research from the University...
A novel CAR T-cell therapy has shown very promising results for children with previously...
A novel CAR T-cell therapy, developed by UCL researchers and designed to target cancer cells more quickly and cause fewer side effects, has shown...
Geldanamycin – antitumor antibiotic used in chemotherapy – decrease motor neurons’ trophic pathways putting...
Researchers at Oregon State University have made an important advance toward understanding why certain cells in the nervous system are prone to breaking down...
Alzheimer’s disease is associated with specific changes in gut bacteria – ketogenic Mediterranean diet...
Could following a certain type of diet affect the gut microbiome – the good and bad bacteria that live in the gastrointestinal tract –...
Antibacterial mouthwash inhibit benefits of exercise
Exercise is known to reduce blood pressure – but the activity of bacteria in our mouths may determine whether we experience this benefit, according...
Autism : no evidence of connection between testosterone and reduced cognitive empathy
It’s long been known that autism is far more prevalent in males than in females. What hasn’t been understood is why.
“Of course, the primary...
Immunological signatures can predict whether malaria-infected children will develop fever or other symptoms
Immunological signatures can predict whether malaria-infected children will develop fever or other symptoms, suggests a study publishing September 3 in the journal Immunity.
Surprisingly,...
Waning mumps vaccine : new strain of virus now circulating make the vaccine ineffective
Immunity against mumps virus appears insufficient in a fraction of college-aged people who were vaccinated in childhood, research from Emory Vaccine Center and the...
Schistosomiasis: a parasitic disease that affects more than 200 million people worldwide
No drug can cure a paradox. That basic truth is at the heart of a new Stanford-led study highlighting how poverty traps make it...
New research has confirmed that the presence of XX sex chromosomes increases the amount...
New research at the University of Kentucky has confirmed that the presence of XX sex chromosomes increases the amount of fat circulating in the...
In high-income countries deaths from cancer have become twice as frequent as those from...
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the major cause of death among middle-aged adults around the world; however, in high-income countries deaths from cancer have become...
Exposure to nature has been shown to help improve depression and anxiety symptoms
Spending time in outdoors, taking time out of the every-day to surround yourself with greenery and living things can be one of life’s great...
