Monthly Archives: Dicembre 2020
COVID-19: Blood of patients could predict severity of illness
An international team of researchers led by Dalhousie immunologists and critical care specialists in Spain has found key biomarkers in the plasma of COVID-19...
COVID-19 vaccine: how does ChAdOx1 nCov-19 induces broad antibody and T cell functions ?
Today, researchers from the University of Oxford have published further data from the Phase I/II clinical trials of the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 coronavirus vaccine, evidencing...
Human evolution: DNA regions in our brain contribute to make us human
With only 1% difference, the human and chimpanzee protein-coding genomes are remarkably similar.
Understanding the biological features that make us human is part of...
Using aversive stimuli and punishments to train dogs leads to increased stress and anxiety...
Dogs trained using aversive stimuli, which involve punishments for incorrect behavior, show evidence of higher stress levels compared to dogs trained with reward-based methods,...
The drug ambrisentan significantly reduce the capacity of tumor cells to migrate and invade...
A drug used to treat pulmonary hypertension significantly reduced the capacity of tumor cells to migrate and invade other tissues in trials involving pancreatic,...
Bioengineered version of Lactobacillus can prevent listeria infections
For pregnant women, the elderly and those with weakened immune systems, listeriosis is a serious foodborne illness often linked to deli meats, fresh produce...
People with serious mental illness should be given priority access to a COVID-19 vaccine
People with serious mental illness should be given priority access to a COVID-19 vaccine when one becomes available, say University of Queensland researchers.
Studies show...
Treatment with testosterone prevents or reverses newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes in men
The largest investigation of testosterone treatment ever undertaken has shown that, over and above the effect of a lifestyle program, treatment with testosterone prevents...
Toxicity from 10 different flavored E-cigarette vapors to the cells that line the lungs
The flavor on the bottle of E-liquids is no indication of the potentially harmful effects of one compared with another.
Dr. Miranda Ween from the...
Covid-19: come utilizzare al meglio Remdesivir per il beneficio clinico
È probabile che il farmaco remdesivir sia un antivirale altamente efficace contro la SARS-CoV-2 , secondo un nuovo studio di un team di scienziati britannici.
Scrivendo...
Stomach cancers may respond to medicines that inhibit TNF
WEHI researchers have identified a key molecular regulator involved in the progression and spread of stomach cancer, suggesting a potential new approach to treat...
Tossicità da 10 diversi vapori di sigarette elettroniche aromatizzata verso le cellule polmonari
Il sapore sulla bottiglia di E-liquid non è un'indicazione degli effetti potenzialmente dannosi di uno rispetto a un altro.
La dott.ssa Miranda Ween dell'Università di...
Validating another person’s negative emotions or experiences can help foster a more positive mental...
Telling a distressed friend or family member something as simple as “I understand why you feel that way” can go a long way toward...
La schizofrenia può essere causata da un funzionamento disordinato del sistema immunitario
Uno studio condotto da scienziati clinici presso l'Università di Manchester ha dimostrato che la schizofrenia può - in qualche parte - essere causata da un...
A wearable smart device could foreshadow COVID-19 even in cases when infection is not...
A smart ring that generates continuous temperature data may foreshadow COVID-19, even in cases when infection is not suspected.
The device, which may be...
