The effects of the drug nicotine, heroin, cocaine and ecstasy on the human brain, showing the health consequences. It is generally known that drugs negatively affect the human body. Terms such as addiction and withdrawal symptoms are no strangers. But what exactly drugs cause in our brain? Because drugs are substances that psychological functions such [...]
The EU prohibits the use of human embryonic stem cells in drug formulation: The Court of Justice rejects the patent application of a treatment against Parkinson’s disease that involved the use of human embryos. On 19 December 1997, German researcher Oliver Brustle had patented a treatment that involved the use of embryonic stem cells for [...]
The potential use of enzymes in medicine and related fields are very large, at present the number of applications grows. Since the medical applications pharmaceutical and cover a wide range of subjects, is conveniently divided into three major areas of interest: enzyme therapy, analytical uses and production of pharmaceutical compounds. Unlike other industrial uses of [...]
From a large-molecular genetic study on the cerebellum was seen that the second most common type of malignant brain tumor in children is the ependymoma. An international team of researchers has discovered that the second most common type of malignant brain tumor in children is the ependymoma. The discovery is part of a large-molecular genetic [...]
A young Italian team discovered the anti-tumor activity of the mutated gene MTND1 able to block the tumor blood vessels of tumors. Thanks to a study funded by AIRC (Italian Association for Cancer Research), a team of young Italian University of Bologna was able to find a gene that can block tumor growth. The mutant [...]
The ability to remember the origin of memories is a long process that develops during adolescence, but only when we become mature adults. Researchers in Germany have discovered that children develop the ability to remember past events and the origin of these memories in childhood and adolescence. Presented in the journal child development, the results [...]
