Monthly Archives: Ottobre 2019
Researchers simulating complexity of fluids and strands in the virtual world
Simulating the physics behind the movement of liquids and how fluids - thick or thin - interact with other objects is a key problem...
New approach to simulate musculoskeletal architectures
Life scientists and bioengineers study natural systems and organisms to understand their biophysical mechanisms, in order to drive biomimetic engineering applications in the lab....
The world’s top domain registrars Web.com and Register.com disclosed a security breach
Another day, another massive data breach - this time affecting a leading web technology company, as well as both of its subsidiaries, from...
Chinese malware MessageTap compromise telecom servers to spy on SMS messages
Chinese government-linked hackers are monitoring mobile text messages of specific users, and for certain keywords as part of a new surveillance campaign meant to track...
Researchers describes how malaria Plasmodium parasites preparing blueprint to strike in humans
Within seconds after an infected mosquito bites, the malaria parasite navigates the host skin and blood vessels to invade the liver, where it will...
A blood test can predict how patients will progress after they are diagnosed with...
A blood test that measures the amount of cell-free DNA (cfDNA) in the bloodstream - called a liquid biopsy - correlates with how patients...
Exposure to paracetamol in the womb may increase a child’s risk for ADHD and...
Exposure to acetaminophen in the womb may increase a child’s risk for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and autism spectrum disorder, suggests a study funded by...
Maternal infections during pregnancy can affect neural development of offspring
The mother’s health is very important for the fetus’s brain development during pregnancy. Many factors play key roles for healthy brain development, including nutrition,...
Researchers identify a new cell mechanism that connects Alzheimer’s disease and cancers
Age is the most important factor in
the development of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and cancer.
Moreover, epidemiological studies
indicate that there is an inverse...
Patients with mood and anxiety disorders have have abnormally low activation in brain’s control...
New research published today in JAMA Psychiatry shows for the first time that patients with mood and anxiety disorders share the same abnormalities in regions of...
Indian nuclear power plant’s network was hacked by North Korean malware
The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) has acknowledged today that malware attributed by others to North Korean state actors had been...
New Lithium ion battery design can charge an electric vehicle in 10 minutes
Scientist have developed a lithium ion battery that charges at an elevated temperature to increase reaction rate but keeps the cell cool during discharge,...
The human brain can recognize a familiar tune within 100 milliseconds of the onset...
The human brain can recognise a familiar song within 100 to 300 milliseconds, highlighting the deep hold favourite tunes have on our memory, a...
A new report projects the number of people living with dementia in the US...
The number of Americans living with Alzheimer’s disease or other dementias will double to nearly 13 million over the next 20 years, according to...
People with chronic itching conditions are at increased risk of stress – depression and...
Itch is a very common symptom in patients suffering from skin diseases.
In a new multicenter cross-sectional study on the psychological burden of itch...
