Monthly Archives: Gennaio 2020
Neuroengineers have developed a new way to transport vital medications to the brain
UConn engineers have designed a non-toxic, biodegradable device that can help medication move from blood vessels into brain tissues - a route traditionally...
Study reveals a link between certain diets and their impact on mental health
A new expert review confirms that diet significantly influences mental health and wellbeing, but cautions that the evidence for many diets is comparatively weak....
A newly developed adeno-associated virus vector can treat the progressive neurodegenerative disorder chronic traumatic...
A new study shows the feasibility of using gene therapy to treat the progressive neurodegenerative disorder chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).
The study, which demonstrated...
Children are three times as likely to make healthier eating decisions after watching cooking...
Television programs featuring healthy foods can be a key ingredient in leading children to make healthier food choices now and into adulthood.
A new study...
Bile acids play a role in immunity and inflammation
Could bile acids - the fat-dissolving juices churned out by the liver and gallbladder - also play a role in immunity and inflammation?
The answer...
It’s impossible to create an universal map of the functional organization of the brain
New research conducted by Professor Itamar Kahn, director of the Brain Systems Organization in Health and Disease Lab in the Technion’s Rappaport Faculty of...
Researchers have developed a new intervention program that promotes the learning of math to...
How can mathematics learning in primary school be facilitated?
A recent study conducted by the University of Geneva (UNIGE), Switzerland, had shown that our...
Short-chain fatty acid supplementation improves stroke recovery
Supplementing the body’s short chain fatty acids can improve stroke recovery, according to research in mice recently published in Journal of Neuroscience.
Short chain fatty acid...
Victoria’s Secret fashion models have become thinner with smaller busts – Unattainable standards of...
While the average American woman’s waist circumference and dress size has increased over the past 20 years, Victoria’s Secret fashion models have become more...
Cardiorespiratory exercise improves gray matter volume in areas of the brain associated with age-related...
Cardiorespiratory exercise — walking briskly, running, biking and just about any other exercise that gets your heart pumping — is good for your body,...
Lip reading causes brain activity to synchronize with sound waves even when there is...
Brain activity synchronizes with sound waves, even without audible sound, through lip-reading, according to new research published in Journal of Neuroscience.
Listening to speech activates our...
The body hibernation strategy of grizzly bear could help prevent muscle atrophy in humans
Grizzly bears spend many months in hibernation, but their muscles do not suffer from the lack of movement. In the journal Scientific Reports, a team...
A protein therapy – recombinant human platelet-derived growth factor-AB (rhPDGF-AB) could improve outcomes following...
Heart disease remains the largest killer in Australia and around the world.
A new study has shown that a protein therapy- recombinant human platelet-derived...
Hangxiety – the feeling of waking up with anxiety the morning after heavy drinking
Have you ever woken up in the morning (or afternoon) in a cloud of worry after having a few drinks the night before?
As this...
Why do some children on the autism spectrum experience a temporary reduction in behavioral...
For many years, some parents have noticed that their autistic children’s behavioral symptoms diminished when they had a fever.
This phenomenon has been documented...
