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Why do people on the autism spectrum have difficulty interpreting facial expressions?
People with autism spectrum disorder have difficulty interpreting facial expressions.
Using a neural network model that reproduces the brain on a computer, a group of...
La fototerapia può accelerare la guarigione delle ustioni
La terapia della luce può accelerare la guarigione delle ustioni, secondo uno studio condotto dall'Università di Buffalo.
La ricerca, pubblicata su Scientific Reports, ha scoperto che...
Antibodies produced as a result of infection with one SARS-CoV-2 variant are able to...
Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) have studied whether antibodies produced as a result of...
COVID-19 drastically reduced the average human lifespan
At its peak, COVID-19 drastically reduced the average human lifespan - by as much as nine years in one U.S. state - according to...
Rischio di demenza: i muscoli solei svolgono un ruolo fondamentale nel mantenimento della normale...
Il declino della funzione cerebrale si verifica spesso con l'avanzare dell'età. Le persone spesso temono che il declino della funzione cerebrale sia una parte...
Dementia Risk: soleus muscles plays a critical role in maintaining normal blood pressure during...
Decline in brain function often occurs as people age. People often worry that declining brain function is an inevitable part of growing old and...
Autism: Puppets could be a useful tool to help young children to improve social...
A new study by researchers at the Yale Child Study Center demonstrates that puppets can attract and hold the attention of children with autism...
IL-25 increases production of beige fat to burn more cellular energy
An immune signal promotes the production of energy-burning "beige fat," according to a new study publishing August 5th in the open-access journal PLOS Biology...
Fenofibrate drug could reduce SARS-CoV-2 infection by up to 70 per cent
A licensed drug normally used to treat abnormal levels of fatty substances in the blood could reduce infection caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus by...
Seizures: 2-AG dampens down seizure activity but increases post-seizure oxygen deprivation in the brain
A marijuana-like chemical in the brain, mirroring its plant-based counterpart, packs both ups and downs.
Epileptic seizures trigger the rapid synthesis and release of a...
COVID-19: peptide drug called DX600 can prevent the virus entering the heart cells
Cambridge scientists have grown beating heart cells in the lab and shown how they are vulnerable to SARS-CoV-2 infection. In a study published in...
Increasing poor physical function from around age 65 is associated with an increased risk...
Increasing poor physical (motor) function from around age 65 is associated with an increased risk of death.
Signs of increasing decline, such as difficulty getting...
Low GI/GL dietary patterns shows meaningful improvements for people with diabetes
For people with diabetes, sticking to a low glycaemic diet results in small but important improvements in blood sugar levels, cholesterol, weight and other...
The evolution of bacteria in the human microbiome
Beneficial bacteria in the gut microbiome use different means to transmit from one person to another which impacts their abundance in the gut and...
Anti-inflammatory steroid could reduce heavy menstrual bleeding
Women who experience heavy menstrual bleeding could have their blood loss reduced by treatment with a common anti-inflammatory steroid, research suggests.
The study could pave...
