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Set72017 by Redazione_PneiNo Comments

Melatonin content of supplements varies widely

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Results highlight the need for improved quality control of melatonin supplements. A new study has found that melatonin content of dietary supplements vary widely from what is listed on the labels. (altro…)

Ago112017 by Redazione_PneiNo Comments

How a baby’s sex may play a role in pregnant women’s immunity

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Evidence shows that the sex of a baby is associated with pregnant women’s immune responses. (altro…)

Ago42017 by Redazione_PneiNo Comments

Conundrum: brain damage is not always damaging

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A study of how the adult brain functions. Strokes are usually, but not always, debilitating. This is the case of an Argentinian woman who suffered multiple strokes which, in many ways, had no effect on her daily functioning. (altro…)

Lug262017 by Redazione_PneiNo Comments

Are we stardust?

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Scientists have discovered a bizarre similarity between human cells and neutron stars. (altro…)

Lug172017 by Redazione_PneiNo Comments

Forever young

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How eating less can slow the aging process: Recent research shows why calorie reduction in mice gave them longer and healthier lives. Multi-billion-dollar industries, with their moisturizers, only go skin deep. Aging occurs deeper, at cellular level. (altro…)

Lug102017 by Redazione_PneiNo Comments

Autophagy: What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger

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Cellular recycling process linked to beneficial effects of enduring mild stress, which has a positive effect on people’s lives. Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute (SBP) have found that this cellular process, called autophagy (the key to extending lifespan), is also critical to the benefits of temporary stress. The study creates new avenues to pursue treatments for neurological disorders such as Huntington’s disease. (altro…)

Giu192017 by Redazione_PneiNo Comments

Cancer cells do not grow out of thin air

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Cancer cells rely on the healthy cells that surround them for sustenance. They reroute blood vessels to nourish themselves, and secrete chemicals that scramble immune responses. (altro…)

Giu162017 by Redazione_PneiNo Comments

Married people have lower levels of cortisol

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Research has found that married people are healthier than those who are single, divorced or widowed. Recent research at Carnegie Mellon University provides the first biological evidence to explain how marriage impacts health. (altro…)

Apr212017 by Redazione_PneiNo Comments

Scientist reveal a potential way of boosting the immune system

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Breaking news from the Medical Research team at Southampton University, in the UK: Scientists, led by Professor Aymen Al.Shamkhani, have discovered a potential way of boosting the immune system’s memory to fight cancer. The answer would seem to lie in the AKt protein which acts as a catalyst on the function of the cytotoxic T cells. (altro…)

Apr212017 by Redazione_PneiNo Comments

Spirit and matter

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Mind over matter... Much more than a well-meant deception: Placebo works even when patients are fully aware of the ‘deception’. (altro…)