Scientists find an immune “false alarm” that may drive rapid aging

New research suggests that an overactive immune sensor may play a major role in severe genetic disorders linked to rapid aging. By reducing the activity of this sensor, scientists were able to improve tissue health across several biological systems, challenging long-held ideas about how DNA damage drives degeneration. The immune…

A 240-million-year-old fossil just changed the dinosaur timeline

An international research team has identified a previously unknown prehistoric animal that lived in what is now Tanzania roughly 240 million years ago during the Triassic period. The species, named Dinodontosaurus isiyavamanda, could do more than add a new animal to the fossil record. According to researchers led by the…

Scientists find the whole grain “sweet spot” for better heart health

Eating four to six servings of whole grains each day may improve several major risk factors for cardiovascular disease, according to new research published September 15 in the European Heart Journal. The findings come from a systematic review and meta-analysis that combined evidence from 87 clinical trials examining how whole…

Scientists recreated what mice saw from brain activity alone

Scientists have reconstructed short videos using only brain activity recorded from mice, effectively allowing researchers to recreate what the animals were seeing. The study, led by researchers at University College London (UCL), offers a new way to investigate how the brain transforms visual input into an internal representation of the…

Venus may have swallowed its own moon

Scientists have puzzled for years over why Venus, despite being similar to Earth in size, mass, and overall structure, has no moon. New research from UC Riverside suggests a striking possibility: Venus may once have had a moon, only to eventually pull it back into the planet. Previous explanations generally…

Irrigation’s climate benefit could equal 363 years of its own emissions

New research from Colorado State University suggests that irrigating U.S. crops may deliver a surprisingly large climate benefit by allowing farmers to produce more food without converting additional natural land into agriculture. Irrigation increases crop yields, which means the same amount of food can be grown on a smaller area.…

James Webb reveals Chariklo’s mysterious rings are changing faster than expected

For most of modern astronomy, rings were associated only with the Solar System’s giant planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. That picture changed in 2013, when astronomers discovered two dense rings around Chariklo, a small object only about 250 kilometers across that travels between Saturn and Uranus, nearly 17 times…

Ultra-processed foods linked to hidden muscle fat that may threaten your knees

A diet high in ultra-processed foods may be linked to unhealthy changes inside thigh muscles, according to new research involving people at risk for knee osteoarthritis. Researchers found that participants who ate more ultra-processed foods tended to have greater amounts of fat within their thigh muscles, even after accounting for…

Scientists find a hidden retinal defense against vision loss

Many diseases that lead to vision loss have something important in common: they gradually damage the retina, the layer of light-sensitive tissue at the back of the eye that makes sight possible. Scientists understand many of the physical changes that occur as retinal degeneration progresses, but they know far less…

Scientists reversed biological age in older adults in just 4 weeks

Older adults may be able to shift important markers of aging in a surprisingly short amount of time simply by changing what they eat. New research from the University of Sydney found that Australians aged 65 to 75 who reduced either dietary fat or animal-based protein showed signs of a…

Salvini e il dialogo con la Russia, l’affondo di Mosca sul gas – Notizie – Ansa.it

L’incontro tra Matteo Salvini e una delegazione di imprenditori italiani che operano in Russia, si è trasformato in un assist che Mosca, all’indomani, ha convertito in un doppio affondo. “Testimonia l’incipit di un ritorno dell’establishment italiano al realismo, al pragmatismo e al buon senso”, la sintesi dell’ambasciatore in Italia, Alexei…