Category Archives: Health
Gene modification drives 500% life extension in worms
Believe it to not, little worms (C.elegans) are an useful tool for researchers studying aging. Specially, the genetics of aging. A recently released article in Cell Reports shows that gene modification in two specific cellular pathways drives […]
Glutein-free and casein-free diet in autism
Families with members with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are easy prey for scam artists who offer them magical solutions and therapies not backed by science. Many of these pseudotherapies are included in the so-called alternative medicine, a misnomer because […]
A biomarker in hair could help diagnose schizophrenia
One of the hardest things when dealing with psychiatric illness is to come up with a clear diagnosis, but it seems that now it might be possible to diagnose schizophrenia just by analysing a certain biomarker in people’s hair. […]
Female fertility limited by chromosome errors
That female fertility is not stable during a woman’s lifetime is nothing new, but now a new study in the journal Science has found an explanation to its inverted U shape: chromosome errors!
This inverted U shape for female […]
Disinformation about vaccines on Twitter
Author: Martha Villabona works at Centro Nacional de Innovación e Investigación Educativa (CNIIE) of the Spanish Ministry of Education and Vocational Training, where she coordinates the area of multiple literacies.
The article Weaponized Health Communication: Twitter Bots and […]
Microbiota and depression
Gut microbiota has a surprising importance in processes related to the development of the nervous system, its functioning and to psychology and behavior, both in people and in animals. The microorganisms produce substances that after crossing the intestinal epithelium reach […]
Ayahuasca in the treatment of depression
Ayahuasca is an illegal entheogenic drug, substances that have the capacity to generate a mystical experience, a psychological sensation of contact with the divinity. Ayahuasca is an infusion prepared from the Banisteriopsis caapi liana and other ingredients, which include […]
TRAMIL: Program of Applied Research to Popular Medicine in the Caribbean
Authors: Gerardo Cebrián-Torrejón1, Michelle Salas Pinel1,2
1 Laboratoire COVACHIM-M2E EA 3592, Université des Antilles, 97157 Pointe-à-Pitre Cedex.
2 Forest engineer. Heredia. Costa Rica.
The Applied Scientific Research Program of Medicinal Plants, known as TRAMIL, […]
Is thermal sterilisation of preservative-free rice cakes possible?
High-moisture soft solid snack foods such as rice cakes have become increasingly popular. Most of these snacks are freshly made and sold on the spot, whilst industrially produced versions use chemical preservatives to inhibit microbial growth and improve shelf life. […]
Molecular mechanisms underlying the link between cannabis abuse and schizophrenia
Author: Leyre Urigüen is a researcher at the Department of Pharmacology, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU and Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental CIBERSAM
Cannabis, also called marijuana, is a drug that comes from […]