The researches find that the a naturally occurring antioxidant to modulate T cells of the immune system. This may be a big step towards improving currently used immune therapies such as adoptive T-cell therapy (ACT) and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). The studies are find by the National Institutes of Health led by Shikhar Mehrotra…
New research from the University of Pittsburgh and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA); shows that dispensing a year’s supply of birth control pills up front would support women’s reproductive autonomy while also being cost effective. However, the paper, publish in JAMA Internal Medicine, used a mathematical model to demonstrate that reducing birth control…
New tools 3-D nanowire transistor probes for intracellular recording intracellular electrophysiology and; that push the limiting of spatiotemporal resolution while reducing invasiveness; that could provide a deeper understanding of electrogenic cells and their networks in tissues; and push progress towards human machine interfaces. Machines are getting cozy with our cells. Embeddable sensors record how and…
Medicinal cannabis oil containing both cannabidiol (CBD) and a small amount of THC; (the drug that can cause intoxication) can reduce or end seizures in children with severe, drug-resistant epilepsy; a study by the University of Saskatchewan (USask) has found. Children with severe epilepsy also experienced improvements in their quality of life; after taking low…
The species like Acinetobacter calcoaceticus-Acinetobacter baumannii (ACB) complex are of particular clinical relevance, but often associating with nosocomial infections. Although the isolates were susceptible to most antibiotics; these results suggesting that raw meat can act as a reservoir for these pathogenic bacteria. Bacteria of the Acinetobacter ACB complex; which are frequently acquiring in hospital settings, can…
The researches find that the use prescription opioids to get high are more likely to start using heroin by high school graduation. “Prescription opioids and heroin activate the brain’s pleasure circuit in similar ways,” said senior author Adam Leventhal, a professor of preventive medicine and psychology and director of the USC Institute for Addiction Science at the…
High cholesterol is caused by having too much of a fatty substance called cholesterol in the blood. Cholesterol falls into two categories – LDL (‘bad’ cholesterol) and HDL (‘good’ cholesterol). According to the American Heart Association, “Experts believe that HDL acts as a scavenger; carrying LDL (bad) cholesterol away from the arteries and back to…
Hip fractures in older adults can be extremely serious, and often result in chronic illness, death, and increase health care costs. Experts estimate that some 18 to 33 % of all older adults who have suffered hip fractures will die within a year; with even higher rates of death among people who have dementia or…
Vaccine preventable childhood killer diseases covering by the standard include diphtheria, polio, pertussis, tetanus; and the virus that causes infant meningitis, Hemophilus influenza type B as well as the hepatitis B virus. Other vaccines included in the program include the mumps, measles and rubella viruses. Immunization works not only by protecting the individual who receives the vaccine; but also by…
A study by the UPV/EHU’s Department of Evolutionary Psychology and Education has explored the validity of narrative and non-narrative cartoons for developing narrative skills, moral reasoning and values and counter values in children in mainstream and non-mainstream education. The effect that may be exert by the structure of the cartoons; on these aspects when the…
People who are blind use part of their visual cortex for language and semantic processing. The visual cortex is the paradigm case of a “modality-specific” brain region; being devote exclusively to visual perceptual processes in healthy and blind individuals. Why should it shift its function in the blind toward higher cognition; in particular language and…
Biometric technology in particular, which uses biological information to track, monitor and collect data; has potentially punitive and far-reaching potential to enhance the surveillance of women’s reproduction. Enter the Owlet Band, the “world’s first consumer pregnancy monitor”coming in late 2019, which offers surveillance in sleek consumer packaging. Technology plays a growing role in the ongoing “war…