Daily Archives:October 21, 2015
Where is the pacemaker in the womb?
In our body, we have several types of muscles to perform many types of activities, such as moving our skeleton (i.e. walking), pumping our blood around (heart and vessels) or absorbing and propelling our food in the
How many species of hakes inhabit Argentine and New Zealand waters?
Hakes belonging to the Genus Merluccius are one of the most heavily exploited fishes worldwide. In Argentinean waters, merluccids have been one of the most valuable fishery resource, representing about 40% of the total fish catch in
A novel approach for the treatment of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis and possibly other autoimmune diseases.
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) is a leading chronic autoimmune disease in children that can result in severe disability, pain, and loss of quality of life. Similarly to what is found in other autoimmune diseases, the immune-balance in
How Panax ginseng prevents pneumococcal diseases and sepsis
Panax ginseng C.A. Meyer (P. ginseng; common name Korean ginseng) is one of the most popular herbal medicines in Korea and Asian countries. P. ginseng is very well known as a potential immune-modulator on various cancer diseases.
Stranded cetaceans as sentinels for those living in the open sea
Cetacean strandings, coupled with the study of their causative factors, are a matter of rapidly growing scientific interest and debate. Within such context, “beached” cetaceans undoubtedly represent a crucial source of “vital informations”, provided that dolphins’ and
