Within our nervous system, information travels in the form of electrical signals, called nerve impulses. The passage of these impulses from one neuron to another is possible thanks to the synapses and some chemicals released by them called chemical mediators or neurotransmitters, which transform the electrical impulse into a chemical signal. Each neurotransmitter,
All’interno del nostro sistema nervoso le informazioni viaggiano sotto forma di segnali elettrici, detti impulsi nervosi. Il passaggio di tali impulsi da un neurone all’altro è possibile grazie alle sinapsi e ad alcune sostanze chimiche da esse rilasciate chiamate mediatori chimici o neurotrasmettitori, che trasformano l’impulso elettrico in segnale chimico. Ogni neurotrasmettitore, dal punto
With Abdala, Soberana 02 and Soberana Plus, Cuba has developed three highly effective protein vaccines against Covid-19. After the third vaccination, they provide 90% protection against severe symptomatic courses. Unlike mRNA and vector vaccines, protein vaccines are cheaper and easier to produce and store. Cuba’s willingness to share knowledge of vaccine development and
A documentary film for our FIT Documentary Film Production class, that examines the cause of climate change, its effect on the NY/Metropolitan Area and potential solutions to reduce and/or reverse global warming. The concept for this film was inspired by Miranda Massie, Director of the Climate Museum, who believes that the need to
Julien Théron, Sciences Po Talks between Russia and the west have failed. Moscow has described the situation in Ukraine as “intolerable” and “a matter of life or death”. The US president, Joe Biden, has predicted the Kremlin “will move in” to Ukraine. The impasse was reached when the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, insisted
The World Health Organization (WHO) from next January 2022 will insert “BURNOUT” in the International Classification of Diseases, not as a disease, but as a working phenomenon that affects the state of health. The “BURNOUT” is an Anglo-Saxon term that literally means overheating or exhaustion. It indicates chronic stress in the workplace that
L’Organizzazione Mondiale della Sanità (OMS) dal prossimo Gennaio 2022 inserisce il “BURNOUT” nell’International Classification of Diseases, non come malattia, ma come fenomeno lavorativo che influenza lo stato di salute. Il “BURNOUT” è un termine anglosassone che letteralmente significa surriscaldamento o esaurimento, indica lo stress cronico sul posto di lavoro che determina un logorio
Clodagh Harrington, De Montfort University and Alex Waddan, University of Leicester When Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th US president in January 2021, 51.3% of American voters heaved a sigh of relief – along with much of the world. After four tumultuous and unscripted years of Donald Trump, restoration of calm
Afza’s father had one condition if he were to allow her to return home: that she leave her child behind. A survivor of sex trafficking who became pregnant during roughly two years at a brothel, Afza was eventually found by police in 2015 and reintegrated into her family without her baby. She was
In March 2020 we experienced what felt like a power outage.. and we were alone. I had no idea if anyone would respond to these questions from a stranger.. let alone share their darkest fears.. but these are their stories. Documentary self shot by 90 participants around the world (including: Australia, Indonisia, India,