Monthly Archives: Gennaio 2021
Life-saving cardiac defibrillator function of an implanted Medtronic device can be turned off simply...
In a recent paper in the journal Heart Rhythm, doctors describe how they turned off the potentially life-saving cardiac defibrillator function of an implanted...
COVID-19: patients falling ill report fatigue or muscle weakness after 6 months
More than three quarters of COVID-19 patients have at least one ongoing symptom six months after initially becoming unwell, according to research published in...
Il vaccino COVID-19 di Pfizer funziona contro le varianti del virus
Una nuova ricerca suggerisce che il vaccino COVID-19 di Pfizer può proteggere da una mutazione trovata in due varianti altamente contagiose del coronavirus scoppiato in Gran...
The weather can greatly affect daily experiences
The weather can greatly affect daily experiences, for instance, increasing or decreasing the yearning to spend time outdoors or making commutes to the workplace...
The chemicals found in e-cigarettes disrupt the gut barrier and trigger inflammation in the...
Touted by makers as a "healthy" alternative to traditional nicotine cigarettes, new research indicates the chemicals found in e-cigarettes disrupt the gut barrier and...
Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine works against variants of the virus
New research suggests that Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine can protect against a mutation found in two highly contagious variants of the coronavirus that erupted in...
Heating up cancer cells make chemotherapy more effective
The study, published in the Journal of Materials Chemistry B, found that “loading” a chemotherapy drug on to tiny magnetic particles that can heat up...
Scientists have created molecular ON-OFF switches to regulate the activity of CAR T cells
Scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Mass General Cancer Center have created molecular ON-OFF switches to regulate the activity of CAR T cells, a...
Poor air quality is associated with a considerable proportion of pregnancy loss
Poor air quality is associated with a considerable proportion of pregnancy loss in India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, according to a modelling study published in The...
Novel low molecular weight dextran-sulphate (ILB) could play a key role in treating...
Scientists at the University of Birmingham, UK, have shown that a novel low molecular weight dextran-sulphate, ILB could play a key role in treating...
Researchers have created an artificial enzyme to treat Parkinson’s disease
A growing body of research has shown that misshapen and misfolded alpha-synuclein, the protein culprit behind Parkinson's disease and its characteristics, travels from the...
New drug form stabilized form of human calcitonin may help treat osteoporosis
A novel form of a drug used to treat osteoporosis that comes with the potential for fewer side effects may provide a new option...
Gum disease: how does P. gingivalis colonize the mouth?
The human body is filled with friendly bacteria. However, some of these microorganisms, such as Veillonella parvula, may be too nice.
These peaceful bacteria...
Coronaviridae – Flaviviridae – Filoviridae: Researchers identified compounds produced by marine and terrestrial organisms...
Researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography and Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of California San Diego have broken down...
Mixing traditional cigarettes with vaping products is as detrimental to health as smoking cigarettes...
Smoking traditional cigarettes in addition to using e-cigarettes results in harmful health effects similar to smoking cigarettes exclusively, according to new research published today...
