According to researchers, the negative or positive effect of placebo does not depend on a person's mental state. It depends on a person's personality and the processes in his brain associated with receiving pleasure and satisfaction.
Scientists say blood vessels are less likely to become clogged in diabetics who get adequate vitamin D, while in patients with vitamin D deficiency, cholesterol is much more likely to cause blocked blood vessels.
The lens, made up of thousands of nanoscale polymer layers, was developed through a collaboration between Case Western Reserve University, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory and PolymerPlus.
Long-term loneliness can cause damage to nerve connections, in particular, damage to the insulation layer that allows signals to pass through without loss.
For many years now, scientists have been trying to create a material that would imitate human skin, have the same characteristics and be able to perform similar functions.
