Monthly Archives: Luglio 2021
Low testosterone is linked to the high death rate from COVID-19
Men with symptomatic COVID-19, who were found to have low testosterone following admittance to hospital, were more likely to become severely ill and die...
Nano-film can create electricity from any motion in the body
New Israeli nanotechnology will “harvest” energy in the human body and turn it into electricity to power medical devices like pacemakers, researchers said.
“In the...
Human brains seem hardwired to see human faces where there are none
It's so commonplace we barely give it a second thought, but human brains seem hardwired to see human faces where there are none -...
Cancer cells eat parts of the membrane surrounding themselves to survive
To survive life-threatening injuries, cancer cells use a technique in which they eat parts of the membrane surrounding them. This is shown for the...
The psychedelic drug psilocybin increase the connections between neurons
The psychedelic drug psilocybin, a naturally occurring compound found in some mushrooms, has been studied as a potential treatment for depression for years. But...
Long-term immunity of COVID-19 convalescent patients provides an indicator regarding the long-term persistence of...
A KAIST immunology research team found that most convalescent patients of COVID-19 develop and maintain T cell memory for over 10 months regardless of...
Ricercatori israeliani: la variante Delta può bypassare il vaccino
L'aumento dei casi di coronavirus in Israele, dove la maggior parte dei residenti viene inoculata con il vaccino Pfizer/BioNTech, offre "un segnale preliminare" che...
Israeli researchers: Delta variant can bypass the vaccine
Rising coronavirus cases in Israel, where most residents are inoculated with the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, offer "a preliminary signal" the vaccine may be less effective...
SARS-CoV-2: Epsilon B.1.427/29 variante emergente
Nonostante il lento tasso di evoluzione del SARS-CoV-2 rispetto ad altri virus a RNA, la sua trasmissione massiccia e rapida durante la pandemia di COVID-19 gli...
SARS-CoV-2: Epsilon B.1.427/29 Emerging Variant
Despite the slow evolutionary rate of SARS-CoV-2 relative to other RNA viruses, its massive and rapid transmission during the COVID-19 pandemic has enabled it...
SARS-CoV-2: T cell vaccine could offer protection against new variants of and SARS-like coronaviruses
Gaurav Gaiha, MD, DPhil, a member of the Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard, studies HIV, one of the fastest-mutating viruses known to...
COVID-19: New wearable biosensors can be customized to detect pathogens and toxins and alert...
Most people associate the term “wearable” with a fitness tracker, smartwatch, or wireless earbuds. But what if cutting-edge biotechnology were integrated into your clothing,...
COVID-19: il vaccino RNA autoamplificante (saRNA) può generare una risposta immunitaria sicura nell’uomo
I risultati della prima sperimentazione di una nuova tecnologia di vaccino contro il COVID-19 non mostrano problemi di sicurezza a breve termine.
I dati, degli...
COVID-19: self-amplifying RNA (saRNA) vaccine can generate an immune response safe in human
Results from the first trial of a new COVID-19 vaccine technology show no short-term safety concerns.
The data, from scientists at Imperial College London, suggests...
Extreme longevity will continue to rise over the 21st Century
The number of people who live past the age of 100 has been on the rise for decades, up to nearly half a million...
