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Researchers have identified an enzyme (NEDD4-2) that may help to curb chronic kidney disease
University of South Australia researchers have identified an enzyme that may help to curb chronic kidney disease, which affects approximately 700 million people worldwide.
This...
Sterilising pacifiers increase risk of food allergies in babies at age one
A new study has linked sterilising pacifiers (or dummies) with an increased risk of food allergies in babies at age one.
The Barwon Infant Study...
the impact of work-related exposure to suicide among first responders and mental health professionals
More research is urgently needed into the impact that attending suicide events is having on paramedics and other first responders, a researcher at the...
Chinese tech giant Baidu rolled out its paid driverless taxi service
Chinese tech giant Baidu rolled out its paid driverless taxi service on Sunday, making it the first company to commercialize autonomous driving operations in...
Cryomicroneedles: the new intradermal therapeutic cell delivery
A research team led by City University of Hong Kong (CityU) scientists recently developed a new generation of microneedles technology which allows the intradermal...
COVID-19: Researchers have developed a highly accurate test that can analyze hundreds of samples...
Antibody testing can be a powerful tool for tracking the spread of SARS-CoV2 infections, the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic. A group of...
Osanetant drug can have opposite effects on memory according to sexual differences
A research team from the Institut de Neurociències at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (INc-UAB) has showed that inhibition of the Tac2 neuronal circuit,...
Spectre: Two new vulnerabilities affecting computers globally
In 2018, industry and academic researchers revealed a potentially devastating hardware flaw that made computers and other devices worldwide vulnerable to attack.
Researchers named the...
Experiencing bullying and aggression as a teen or young adult increases violent ideations
Experiencing bullying and forms of aggression in late adolescence and early adulthood is linked to a marked increase in the likelihood of having daydreams...
COVID-19: la proteina spike contribuisce a danneggiare le cellule endoteliali vascolari
Gli scienziati sanno da tempo che le distintive proteine "spike" di SARS-CoV-2 aiutano il virus a infettare il suo ospite attaccandosi alle cellule sane. Ora, un nuovo importante studio...
Shortage of DNA building blocks triggers inflammatory reaction
Mitochondria are the energy suppliers of our body cells. These tiny cell components have their own genetic material, which triggers an inflammatory response when...
COVID-19: spike protein contribute to damaging vascular endothelial cells
Scientists have known for a while that SARS-CoV-2's distinctive "spike" proteins help the virus infect its host by latching on to healthy cells. Now,...
Una singola dose di vaccino aumenta la protezione contro le varianti del coronavirus SARS-CoV-2...
Una singola dose di vaccino aumenta la protezione contro le varianti del coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, ma solo in quelle con precedente COVID-19, ha scoperto uno studio.
In coloro...
A single dose of vaccine boosts protection against SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus variants – but only...
A single dose of vaccine boosts protection against SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus variants, but only in those with previous COVID-19, a study has found.
In those who...
New wearable sensor can quantifies itch
Itch torments its sufferers and can be as debilitating as chronic pain.
But it's a hard symptom to measure - particularly for the 10 million...
