Monthly Archives: Maggio 2021
Only 6% of cancer drugs show meaningful quality of life improvements
"The First Cell" is the title of a revolutionary book written in 2019 by oncologist Azra Raza from the Columbia University Medical Center. In...
COVID-19: Controlling the pandemic through air management
Humans in the 21st century spend most of their time indoors, but the air we breathe inside buildings is not regulated to the same...
B cell’s fate is determined by epigenetic modifications driven by a protein called DNMT3A
B cells are the immune cells responsible for creating antibodies, and most B cells, known as B2 cells, produce antibodies in response to a...
The stimulating environments increase the essential epigenetic changes for human cognition
Environmental enrichment — with infrastructure, unfamiliar odors and tastes, and toys and puzzles — is often used in zoos, laboratories, and farms to stimulate...
Adipose cells are plentiful source of stem cells for use in spinal fusion surgeries
Adipose cells, better known as fat, may be the least popular component of the human body. However, most people don't realize that fat actually...
Chronic itch: medical marijuana provide nearly instantaneous improvement
Chronic itch - known clinically as chronic pruritus - is characterized as an unrelenting and sometimes even debilitating sensation to itch, and often lowers...
Sevoflurane anesthetic may affect tau spread in the brain to promote Alzheimer’s disease pathology
During the development and progression of Alzheimer's disease, a protein called tau accumulates and spreads in the brain. Understanding the mechanisms behind tau spread...
Il vaccino COVID-19 durante la gravidanza non danneggia la placenta
Un nuovo studio della Northwestern Medicine sulla placenta di pazienti che hanno ricevuto il vaccino COVID-19 durante la gravidanza non ha trovato prove di...
COVID-19 vaccine during pregnancy does not damage the placenta
A new Northwestern Medicine study of placentas from patients who received the COVID-19 vaccine during pregnancy found no evidence of injury, adding to the...
Long term use of prescription meds for insomnia doesn’t seem to improve disturbed sleep...
Long term use of prescription meds for insomnia doesn't seem to improve disturbed sleep in middle-aged women, suggests research published in the online journal...
Novel chip-based antigen can provide ultrasensitive detection of SARS-CoV-2 and influenza A
Researchers at UC Santa Cruz have developed a novel chip-based antigen test that can provide ultrasensitive detection of SARS-CoV-2 and influenza A, the viruses...
Individuals living with HIV and AIDS have an increased risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection and...
Over the past year, studies have revealed that certain pre-existing conditions, such as cancer, diabetes and high blood pressure, can increase a person's risk...
The risk of delayed acute complications after non-hospitalized SARS-CoV-2 infection is low
A new study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal has found that the risk of delayed acute complications after non-hospitalized SARS-CoV-2 infection is...
Researchers find association between BMI and the risk of testing positive SARS-CoV-2
New research presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (held online, 10–13 May) reveals an association between increasing body mass index (BMI) and...
Low levels of serotonin in the brain are seen as a possible cause of...
Low levels of serotonin in the brain are seen as a possible cause of depression and many antidepressants act by blocking a protein that...
