Scientists finally reveal how this Alzheimer’s drug really works

Lecanemab, marketed as Leqembi, is a monoclonal antibody treatment for Alzheimer’s disease that targets and removes harmful amyloid plaques while slowing cognitive decline. Scientists from VIB and KU Leuven have now uncovered exactly how it works. Their research shows that a specific part of the antibody, known as the ‘Fc…

This massive crater could expose the heart of a lost planet

More than two centuries after asteroid 16 Psyche was first identified, scientists are still trying to determine how it formed. Located in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, Psyche ranks as the 10th-most massive asteroid and the largest known object made primarily of metal, measuring about 140 miles…

Certificati anti-Cpr, la gip: ‘Gravi condotte antigiuridiche’ – Notizie – Ansa.it

I falsi certificati anti-rimpatrio sono stati realizzati per evitare il trasferimento degli stranieri irregolari nei Cpr, in un’ottica “di aperta contestazione del sistema di gestione dell’immigrazione clandestina”. Il dato è emerso, secondo il Gip Federica Lipovscek, dall’indagine della Procura di Ravenna a carico di otto medici del reparto di Malattie…

Attentati suicidi in Nigeria, 23 morti e oltre 100 feriti – Notizie – Ansa.it

Diverse esplosioni, presumibilmente causate da attentatori suicidi, hanno scosso la città di Maiduguri, nel nord-est della Nigeria, uccidendo almeno 23 persone e ferendone più di 100. Lo riferisce la polizia. Le esplosioni, avvenute ieri sera, sono seguite a un attacco a un posto di blocco militare nella notte tra domenica…

ADHD brains show sleep-like activity even while awake

A new study published in JNeurosci explores how brief bursts of sleep like brain activity during wakefulness affect a person’s ability to stay focused. Elaine Pinggal of Monash University and her team investigated whether this type of brain activity plays a role in attention challenges, particularly in adults with ADHD.…