Monthly Archives: Novembre 2019
South Korean cryptocurrency exchange UPbit has been hacked
The popular South Korean cryptocurrency exchange UPbit has suffered a massive hack attack in which hackers have stolen 342,000 Ethereum (ETH) which at the time of...
Genomic autism-related ADNP mutations were found in postmortem olfactory bulbs and hippocampi of Alzheimer’s...
Researchers believe that autism is caused by mutations that occur sporadically in the egg or sperm or during pregnancy.
Activity-dependent neuroprotective protein (ADNP) is...
Researcher found a link between the spatial distribution of urban greenspace and mortality risk
Some community parks are square, a reflection of the city block where they’re located - but irregularly shaped parks reduce the mortality risk of...
Extra virgin olive oil may protect against cognitive declines
Boosting brain function is key to staving off the effects of aging.
And if there was one thing every person should consider doing right...
Light sensitive cells in the fetal retina communicate as part of an interconnected network
By the second trimester, long before a baby’s eyes can see images, they can detect light.
But the light-sensitive cells in the developing retina —...
Do bad dreams serve a real purpose?
Do bad dreams serve a real purpose? To answer this question, researchers from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) and University Hospitals of Geneva (HUG),...
The machine learning model may be widely adopted to identify connections between neural activity...
Imagine an attractive person walking toward you.
Do you look up and smile? Turn away? Approach but avoid eye contact?
The setup is the...
Fractional anisotropy values are reduced in the corpus callosum and middle orbital gyrus in...
Researchers using MRI have found signs of damage that may be related to inflammation in the brains of obese adolescents, according to a study...
New method may give cardiologists additional data to identify patients at higher risk of...
Doctors need better ways to detect and monitor heart disease, the leading cause of death in industrialized countries. A team led by Massachusetts General...
Four in five adolescents worldwide do not get enough physical activity
Four in five adolescents worldwide do not get enough physical activity, to the detriment of their health, the World Health Organization said Friday, warning...
Alzheimer’s is a leading risk factor for delirium
Marked by acute temporary confusion, disorientation and/or agitation, postoperative delirium is the most common post-surgical complication in older adults, striking as many as half...
Music is a really good tool to induce emotion and engage a better mood
Your heart beats faster, your palms sweat and part of your brain called the Heschl's gyrus lights up like a Christmas tree. Chances are,...
Artificial Intelligence (AI) can predict whether chemotherapy will be successful
Scientists from the Case Western Reserve University digital imaging lab, already pioneering the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to predict whether chemotherapy will be...
Excessive exposure to certain antibiotics can predispose a person to Parkinson’s disease
Higher exposure to commonly used oral antibiotics is linked to an increased risk of Parkinson’s disease according to a recently published study by researchers...
Lack of sleep also hinders a person’s ability to complete activities that require following...
Michigan State University’s Sleep and Learning Lab has conducted one of the largest sleep studies to date, revealing that sleep deprivation affects us much...
