Monthly Archives: Maggio 2021
Researchers have found associations between aging and loss of the ability to recover from...
The research team of Gero, a Singapore-based biotech company in collaboration with Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center in Buffalo NY, has presented a study...
Slow oscillations (SOs) and sleep spindles play an important role in the formation and...
While we sleep, the brain produces particular activation patterns. When two of these patterns - slow oscillations and sleep spindles - gear into each...
Bile acids curb appetite by entering the brain
EPFL scientists have discovered a new role for bile acids: they curb appetite by entering the brain. Their findings, which were recently published in...
CRISPR genome editing: CRISPECTOR detect adverse translocation events occurring in an editing experiment
CRISPR technology allows researchers to edit genomes by altering DNA sequences and by thus modifying gene function. Its many potential applications include correcting genetic...
Night shift work is linked to menstrual irregularity and endometriosis
According to a study being presented at the 23rd European Congress of Endocrinology (e-ECE 2021) on Sunday 23 May, women working night shifts may...
Regular consumption of milk is not associated with increased levels of cholesterol
Regular consumption of milk is not associated with increased levels of cholesterol, according to new research.
A study published in the International Journal of Obesity...
COVID-19: la sindrome dell’intestino irritabile (IBS) ha una connessione con fattori psicosociali
Secondo una ricerca selezionata per la presentazione alla Digestive Disease Week (DDW ), i sintomi della sindrome dell'intestino irritabile (IBS) dei pazienti sono migliorati inaspettatamente...
COVID-19: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) have a connection to psychosocial factors
Patients' irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) symptoms unexpectedly improved when they were under COVID-19 stay-at-home orders, reaffirming the gut-brain connection in functional gastrointestinal disorders, according...
RIG-I limita la replicazione di SARS-CoV-2 nelle cellule polmonari umane
Scienziati dell'Università di Hokkaido hanno scoperto una nuova risposta difensiva a SARS-CoV-2 che coinvolge il recettore di riconoscimento del pattern virale RIG-I. La sovraregolazione dell'espressione...
Depression: a new technique allows to evaluate the distribution of lithium levels in the...
Depressive disorders are among the most frequent illnesses worldwide. The causes are complex and to date only partially understood. The trace element lithium appears...
RIG-I restrains SARS-CoV-2 replication in human lung cells
Scientists from Hokkaido University have discovered a novel defensive response to SARS-CoV-2 that involves the viral pattern recognition receptor RIG-I. Upregulating expression of this...
H5N8 strain of avian influenza virus threaten the possibility of another pandemic
Two virus researchers in China are recommending security measures after seven Russian farm workers became infected with a crossover flu virus last year.
In...
Nearly half a billion people on the planet have diabetes
Nearly half a billion people on the planet have diabetes, but most of them aren't getting the kind of care that could make their...
I voltagabbana del sistema immunitario sono anche i principali responsabili nei casi gravi di...
Lo sviluppo di anticorpi contro il virus COVID-19 è stata la grande speranza a lungo termine di porre fine alla pandemia. Tuttavia, i voltagabbana del...
Practicing visual working memory and reasoning tasks boost children’s math skills
Young children who practice visual working memory and reasoning tasks improve their math skills more than children who focus on spatial rotation exercises, according...
