Health & Medicine

Clever neural networks – artificial and biological 0
- Health & Medicine, Mind & Brain
- April 27, 2021
“A meticulous virtual copy of the human brain would enable basic research on brain cells and circuits or computer-based drug trials” Henry Markram What is the fastest computer in the world? What a difficult question! Colossal progress in technology constantly presents novel solutions in data operations. However, the performance of these supercomputers is still far
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The neurotransmitter of passion 0
- Health & Medicine
- March 25, 2021
The brain is the master of human sexual behavior. It plays an important role in sexual desire, arousal, and orgasm. Sex is a complex process, which involves many neural networks. What chemicals are involved in capturing the pleasure of sex? What makes us stubbornly pursue it? Let’s explore what having sex looks like from our
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Bones Found In Japan Tell The Story Of The First Samurai From England 0
- Health & Medicine
- December 15, 2020
In 1931, a Japanese team found what was believed to be the burial site of Miura Anjin, the first Samurai from England. The skeletal was then reburied, and it was only almost nine decades later that scientists excavated the site again and analysed the remains with modern techniques.
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Scented Candles: Aromatherapy or Silent Killers?0
- Health & Medicine
- December 10, 2020
Odours can alter our mental and physical well-being. But could a burning candle also be a secret killer? An aroma in the air Ancient Egyptians often get credited for the invention of scented candles. However, we do not know their exact origins. There is some evidence that the first candles were made from whale fat
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Infection with Sars-CoV-2 Renders a Robust Antibody Response for at least Three Months 0
- Health & Medicine
- October 30, 2020
Antibodies are one of the most valuable tools of the immune system to fight foreign invaders. As expected from work with other coronaviruses, several studies have confirmed that, following infection with Sars-CoV-2, the immune system counteracts by producing antibodies against the spike protein, a molecule that the virus uses to dock itself to our cells
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Covid-19 Candidate Vaccines Pass Safety and Efficacy Tests 0
- Covid-19, Health & Medicine
- July 23, 2020
Two candidate vaccines (ChAdOx1 and Ad-5-nCoV) for Covid-19 have been shown to be safe and efficacious in humans, according to two studies published this week in The Lancet journal. Both vaccines are based on adenovirus vectors, DNA viruses that act as vehicles to carry SARS-CoV-2 proteins to the body, therefore eliciting a response against an
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