Monthly Archives: Ottobre 2020
Sodium valproate exposure in pregnancy increase risk of developing neurodevelopmental disorders in early childhood
Children born to mothers who took the antiepileptic drug sodium valproate during pregnancy may have a four to five-fold increased risk of developing neurodevelopmental...
Our perception of musical timing is closely linked to the quality of the sound
The brain does not necessarily perceive the sounds in music simultaneously as they are being played. New research sheds light on musicians’ implicit knowledge...
Ancient DNA elements buried in our genome can activate a powerful immune response to...
Ancient embedded elements in our DNA from generations past can activate a powerful immune response to kill cancer cells like an infection.
The work builds...
Le temperature ambiente fredde aumentano i livelli di vitamina A negli esseri umani stimolando...
Un recente studio condotto da un gruppo di ricerca guidato da Florian Kiefer della Divisione di Endocrinologia e Metabolismo di MedUni Vienna mostra che le...
COVID-19: Vaccine trials currently underway are not designed to tell us if they will...
Vaccines are being hailed as the solution to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the vaccine trials currently underway are not designed to tell us if...
Israeli company NextGen Biomed announces identification of COVID-19 indicators in breath test
Israeli pharmaceutical company NextGen Biomed announced it has successfully identified a number of initial indicators of biological markers that could allow it to map...
The dark side of the hypoxia response
Brain cell dysfunction in low oxygen is, surprisingly, caused by the very same responder system that is intended to be protective, according to a...
Cold ambient temperatures increase vitamin A levels in humans stimulating fat burning
A recent study conducted by a research team led by Florian Kiefer from MedUni Vienna's Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism shows that cold ambient...
Fumare cannabis riduce della metà i sintomi del disturbo ossessivo-compulsivo (DOC) a breve termine
Le persone con disturbo ossessivo-compulsivo, o DOC , riferiscono che la gravità dei loro sintomi è stata ridotta di circa la metà entro quattro ore dal...
Prima analisi a livello nazionale del legame tra inquinamento da particolato fine (PM2,5) e...
L'inquinamento atmosferico è stato significativamente associato a un aumento del rischio di ricoveri ospedalieri per diversi disturbi neurologici, tra cui il morbo di Parkinson,...
Using a magnetic field and hydrogels: new possible way to rebuild complex body tissues...
Using a magnetic field and hydrogels, a team of researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have demonstrated a...
Weight loss isn’t simply a matter of willpower
What if an MRI scan could determine whether a weight loss program was likely to be effective?
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers...
COVID-19: An international research team has now mapped the first draft sequence of the...
Twenty years after the release of the human genome, the genetic "blueprint" of human life, an international research team, including the University of British...
First nationwide analysis of the link between fine particulate (PM2.5) pollution and neurodegenerative diseases...
Air pollution was significantly associated with an increased risk of hospital admissions for several neurological disorders, including Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, and other dementias,...
Smoking cannabis reduces obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) symptoms by half in the short-term
People with obsessive-compulsive disorder, or OCD, report that the severity of their symptoms was reduced by about half within four hours of smoking cannabis,...
