Category Archives: Research
How adult female mosquito manages vegetarian vs. non-vegetarian food taste
Mosquitoes are one of the most deadliest animals on earth which not only cause nuisance, irritation and pain at the biting sites, but also take millions of lives worldwide each year by transmitting many infectious diseases like
How to best treat severe and chronic heartburn
Heartburn, a burning sensation behind the breastbone, is the most frequent symptom of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) causing acidic stomach contents to be pushed up into the esophagus, the muscular tube connecting the mouth to the stomach.
Use of an in vitro model of blastema tissue from Rabbit pinna
Rabbit ear wound repair is an accepted model for studies of tissue regeneration, leading to scar less wound repair. It is believed that a specific tissue, blastema, is responsible for such interesting capacity of tissue regeneration. To
Nutrients in pomegranates and dates provide maximum protection against the development of atherosclerosis
A combination of pomegranate fruit and date fruit and pits provides maximum protection against atherosclerosis, indicates research by Prof. Michael Aviram, Head of the Lipid Research Laboratory at Technion Rappaport Faculty of Medicine and Rambam Medical Center
Silicon based radical, radical ion, diradical and diradicaloid
The chemical behavior of a transition metal is extremely different when compared with that of a characteristic main group element. The former is prone to remain cationic while the latter prefers to attain a closed shell electronic
The portal venous system in liver cirrhosis: not yet a gray zone
Liver cirrhosis is a complex disease involving many systems, mainly located inside the abdominal cavity. The clinical diagnosis today is usually followed by laboratory, endoscopic, radiological examinations, among which the sectional imaging tools, ultrasound, computed tomography and
Does physical functioning, emotional and behavioral problems differ in children with ADHD +ASD and ADHD?
ADHD and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are two of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders, affecting approximately 5% and 1% of the population, respectively. Up to 79% of children with ASD and 50% of children with ADHD are
Treating primary cardiac angiosarcoma
Radiotherapy and chemotherapy are usually reserved for inoperable patients or given adjuvantly for those with residual tumor and/or metastatic disease. Elsayad and coworkers describe a novel treatment modality with adaptive radiotherapy using tumor-volume tracking in a 37-year-old
CML – where do we stand in 2015?
The progress with CML‐treatment continues at a rapid pace. Treatment of choice is targeted therapy with tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI). Five‐year survival ranges around 91% and 10‐year survival around 84% up from 11% with Busulfan 30 years ago. More
Receptors as drug targets
According to the latest count, human body has 37.2 trillion cells. They all have the same genetic material, half deriving from a sperm cell, the other half from an egg cell. Consequently, all the cells are in
Artworlds – and Scienceworlds?
What makes a painting, a sculpture, or an installation art? According to the philosophical theory called Institutional Theory of Art, it’s essentially artists themselves. Whether a piece can be called art is a sort of collective decision
Bacterial cross-talk with small molecules
Bacteria, the unicellular prokaryotic microorganisms are the first form of life to appear on earth that may be traced way back about 4 billion years ago. Bacteria exist in typically two life forms i.e planktonic or free-swimming
Left-handers, you are not smarter after all!
People often wonder who is smarter: right-handers or left-handers? In order to answer this question, we tried to find out whether left-handers are over-represented in groups of people who have very high IQ (and who are sometimes
Compact, all-optical, Terahertz wave generator
Terahertz (THz) wave is a kind of invisible light that has the frequency of about 1012 Hz. THz wave can path through different materials with small absorption or reflection, therefore this kind of wave can be used
A patent cranial end of the ligamentum venosum can result in hemorrhage when performing surgery in the extreme upper abdomen
Unexpected bleeding with major surgery In the surgical management of cancer in the mid-portion of the extreme upper aspect of the abdomen, a complete resection with all visible tumor removed is a necessary part of successful long-term
Effect of exercise duration and exercise withdrawal on memory consolidation trend
The beneficial effects of exercise on the physiologic systems, brain, and mental health are well-established. Also, the maintenance of a healthy central nervous system throughout life serves as an imperative public health goal. Evidently, exercise can help
Mental files and belief
Children pass one batch of “perspective tasks” around age 4 and another batch around age 6. Kids who pass one task in a batch usually pass them all. What changes when children pass batch 1 tasks, and
Computational study of optical and electronic properties of metal-decorated Graphene
The computational methods for studying the various properties of nanomaterials like Graphene, have become extremely popular these days. Thanks to the ever increasing processor speeds. These methods include Density functional theory ( DFT ) and Time dependent density
Brown bear habitat selection personality
You maybe think that only humans have personality? But don’t be a fool, animals can have personality too. If you are a pet owner or a farmer, you probably have already noticed. Differences in personality in wild
Design principle of CRY-acting compounds for regulation of the circadian clock
Almost every aspect of our life varies over time: we wake up in the morning, sleep at night, and become hungry at about the same time every day. This is called the circadian rhythm; an approximately 24-hour
