Monthly Archives: Febbraio 2020
New smart jumpsuit measures movement of infants to detect abnormal neurological development
A new innovation makes it possible, for the first time, to quantitatively assess children’s spontaneous movement in the natural environment.
Researchers have developed a smart...
The hormone kisspeptin enhances brain activity in men
The researchers behind the early-stage work, published in JCI Insight, are exploring whether kisspeptin can ultimately be used to treat men with common psychosexual disorders...
Report : terrorist attacks – how are linked intrusive memories and PTSD
The terrorist attacks committed in Paris and Saint-Denis on November 13, 2015 have left lasting marks, not only on the survivors and their loved...
Functional neurological disorders (FND) and early childhood trauma are linked
In individuals with functional neurological disorder (FND), the brain generally appears structurally normal on clinical MRI scans but functions incorrectly (akin to a computer...
The presence of some of the blood’s molecules may predict autism risk years before...
Within days of birth, a few drops of blood are collected from every newborn in California - and across the United States - which...
Astrocytes hijack microglia for the benefit of tumor growth in medulloblastoma
A surprising discovery about a rare form of childhood brain cancer suggests a new treatment approach for that cancer – and potentially many others.
Researchers...
Typical interventions for schizophrenia do not improve long-term outcomes
A Stony Brook University-led study reveals that, despite the common view that early intervention in schizophrenia slows or stops mental decline, those who receive...
DIY assistive technology prototypes that can help those with disabilities to communicate
Researchers at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) have developed do-it-yourself (DIY) assistive technology prototypes that are revolutionizing how people with disabilities can...
When spouses love each other children stay in school longer and marry later in...
Parents often put their own relationship on the back burner to concentrate on their children, but a new study shows that when spouses love...
Researchers reverse the aging process and restore egg fertility in females
Researchers have lifted fertility rates in older female mice with small doses of a metabolic compound that reverses the aging process in eggs, offering...
New insights into cannabis dependence
A common variation in a human gene that affects the brain’s reward processing circuit increases vulnerability to the rewarding effects of the main psychoactive...
OpenBazaar – the new darknet market
A year after the infamous Silk Road darknet marketplace was shut down by the FBI in 2013 for facilitating the sales of all things...
Neuroengineers have created an ultra-small – wireless – battery-free device that uses light to...
The mammalian brain is the most complex organ in the body, capable of processing thousands of stimuli simultaneously to analyze patterns, predict changes and...
People enjoy seeing bad guys get their punishment more than be forgiven
When it comes to entertainment, people enjoy seeing bad guys get their punishment more than seeing them be forgiven, a new study reveals.
But even...
Metformin can help strengthen the intestinal lining
Once a vague scapegoat for a variety of ills, increasing evidence suggests a condition known as “leaky gut” - in which microbes and other...
