Scientists discover a hidden problem with this popular sugar substitute

Sugar substitutes are often marketed as a better choice than foods loaded with refined sugar (glucose). Common examples include aspartame, the sweetener used in Equal packets, sucralose (Splenda), and sugar alcohols such as sorbitol. But growing research is complicating the idea that these alternatives are automatically healthier. A new study…

F1: Antonelli nella storia, parte dal fondo e vince a Monza – F1 – Ansa.it

Impresa storica di Kimi Antonelli. L’italiano della Mercedes, leader del mondiale piloti, vince il Gp d’Italia a Monza dopo essere partito dal fondo. Secondo posto per il compagno di squadra George Russell. Terzo sul podio è Max Verstappen con la Red Bull. Alle sue spalle si sono classificate le McLaren…

La parola della settimana: fine – La parola della settimana – Ansa.it

ANSA – di Massimo Sebastiani. Né cachistocrazia né longevo: la parola della settimana è fine, visto che (per fortuna) in un modo o in un altro si torna a parlare di fine-vita. Una parola dall’area semantica estesa, come dicono i linguistici, che ha tre o quattro significati ma in cui…

Indonesia’s most dangerous fires are burning underground

Tropical peatland fires rank among the most dangerous and stubborn fires on Earth. Instead of racing through trees and vegetation, these fires smolder through dried wetland soils and large deposits of peat, often continuing underground at relatively low temperatures. That makes them extremely difficult to extinguish and exceptionally polluting. By…

AI can now control fusion plasma faster than humans can react

In some fusion systems, particles hotter than the core of the sun can become unstable within just a few thousandths of a second. That is far too fast for a human operator to respond. Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) and Princeton University…

Scientists find a weak spot in one of the deadliest brain cancers

Researchers may have found a new way to weaken glioblastoma’s defenses against treatment. Blocking a protein called SET prevented tumors from forming in preclinical models, while targeting related proteins made cancer cells more vulnerable to radiation. The strategy works by restoring activity of PP2A, an enzyme that glioblastoma cells appear…