Think you're eating healthy? You may be missing this heart-protecting nutrient

Adding foods like blueberries, plums, blackberries, broad beans, and cherries to your daily diet, especially when paired with green tea, could be a simple way to support heart health, according to new research. A large international study led by scientists from the University of Reading, Harvard Medical School, the University…

Scientists expected a black hole but found a neutrino factory powered by stars

Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) have tracked down the source of a powerful neutrino burst with the help of a remarkable cosmic phenomenon that acted like a natural telescope. What they discovered challenged expectations. Researchers initially suspected that a supermassive black hole was powering an extraordinarily bright…

Researchers found a Wordle strategy that wins 99% of the time

Millions of people tackle Wordle every day, trying to uncover a hidden five-letter word in the New York Times’ wildly popular puzzle game. Now, researchers at Binghamton University, State University of New York, say they have developed a mathematical approach that can solve Wordle with a remarkable 99% success rate.…

Scientists reprogram brain immune cells to fight Alzheimer’s

Researchers in Spain and Switzerland have identified an experimental molecule that may help restore the brain’s natural defenses against Alzheimer’s disease. The compound, known as OLE, appears to “reprogram” microglia, the brain’s immune cells, allowing them to regain some of their protective abilities. The research was led by José Vicente…

Einstein’s “biggest blunder” may finally have an explanation

One of the biggest unsolved problems in physics centers on a number known as the cosmological constant. This value describes the energy responsible for the universe’s accelerating expansion. It also sits at the heart of a major conflict between two of science’s most successful theories. According to quantum field theory…

Maturità, oggi al via la seconda prova scritta. Al classico un testo di Quintiliano per la versione di latino. Allo scientifico lo studio del livello di un lago ed una funzione – Notizie – Ansa.it

Seconda prova scritta stamattina per gli oltre 527mila maturandi. Si inizia alle 8,30 e gli studenti si dovranno cimentare con le materie di competenza nei loro indirizzi di studio.La durata della prova varia a seconda dell’indirizzo: ad esempio, 6 ore al liceo classico, 6 ore allo scientifico, 18 ore distribuite…

This giant tropical fruit could help reverse gum disease damage

Researchers in Brazil have created a new biomaterial made from jackfruit latex, pomegranate peel extract, and simvastatin (a statin-based medication) that could offer a more effective way to treat periodontitis, a serious form of gum disease. The team, from the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences (FCMS) at the Pontifical…

DNA time stamps reveal the strawberry’s surprising origins

Many of the world’s most important crops have unusually complex genomes created through repeated rounds of whole-genome duplication and hybridization. These so-called polyploid genomes contain multiple sets of chromosomes inherited from different ancestral species. However, determining exactly how those genomes were assembled can be extremely difficult, especially when the original…