Monthly Archives: Aprile 2021
Underweight and overweight women are at a significantly higher risk of experiencing recurrent miscarriages
A new study has shown that underweight and overweight women are at a significantly higher risk of experiencing recurrent miscarriages compared to those of average weight.
A research team led by the University of Southampton...
New AI imaging technique uses color to restyle old photographs
Around a century ago when film stocks and photographs were first coming to light, they faced a number of challenges in capturing the essence of an image.
In addition to the black and white...
Treatment with MK-4482 could potentially mitigate high-risk exposure to SARS-CoV-2
An experimental antiviral drug can significantly decrease levels of the virus causing COVID-19 and the damage it causes in the lungs, according to new research.
Scientists from the United States National Institutes of Health (NIH)...
Il doomscrolling può essere collegato all’ansia
Dictionary.com ha recentemente aggiunto centinaia di nuove parole al suo catalogo, molte delle quali catturano lo spirito del tempo del 2020, l'anno in cui COVID-19 ha superato gli Stati Uniti.
Una di queste nuove...
Doomscrolling may be linked to anxiety
Dictionary.com recently added hundreds of new words to its catalog, many of them capturing the zeitgeist of 2020, the year COVID-19 overtook the United States. One of those new words is “doomscrolling”: the act...
Researchers have identified a set of human genes that fight SARS-CoV-2 infection
Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys have identified a set of human genes that fight SARS-CoV-2 infection, the virus that causes COVID-19. Knowing which genes help control viral infection can greatly assist researchers' understanding of...
Sweat sensor can acts as an early warning system to alert doctors to looming...
Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, doctors recognized that patients who developed a "cytokine storm" - a surge of pro-inflammatory immune proteins - were often the sickest and at highest risk of dying.
But a...
Adolescents with lack of empath are at higher risk of developing psychopathic traits
A pioneering study with the Portuguese population shows that adolescents with high levels of callous-unemotional traits demonstrate lower levels of anticipated guilt towards the possibility of committing an immoral act and struggle to judge...
New injectable gel that can repair tears resulting from an accident or trauma
EPFL scientists have developed an injectable gel that can attach to various kinds of soft internal tissues and repair tears resulting from an accident or trauma.
Our soft tissues can be torn during a ski...
Suicide: female nurses are twice as likely to commit suicide of the general...
Female nurses are roughly twice as likely to commit suicide than the general female population and 70% more likely than female physicians, according to a University of Michigan study examining suicide among physicians and...
New tiny wireless implant that can provide real-time measurements of tissue oxygen levels deep...
Engineers at the University of California, Berkeley, have created a tiny wireless implant that can provide real-time measurements of tissue oxygen levels deep underneath the skin.
The device, which is smaller than the average...
To provide women with specific language they can use to better understand – communicate...
To provide women with specific language they can use to better understand, communicate and advocate for their sexual pleasure - and add to scientific understanding of an understudied topic - a nationally representative survey...
Psilocybin can performs as a leading antidepressant medication in a therapeutic setting
Psilocybe cyanescens mushrooms, which contain the active compound, psilocybin. Credit: Imperial College London / Thomas AngusPsilocybin, the active compound in magic mushrooms, may be at least as effective as a leading antidepressant medication in...
Perché il vaccino COVID-19 di AstraZeneca può causare coaguli di sangue pericolosi per la...
La scoperta, fatta in un paio di rapporti pubblicati online venerdì sul New England Journal of Medicine, potrebbe essere la chiave per il lancio globale del vaccino AstraZeneca, aiutando a sviluppare trattamenti efficaci per l'effetto collaterale...
Why can AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine cause life-threatening blood clots?
The discovery, made in a pair of reports published online Friday in the New England Journal of Medicine, could be key to the global rollout of the AstraZeneca vaccine, helping develop effective treatments for...
