This tiny peptide could help stop brain damage after injury

A global research team led by the company Aivocode, working with scientists from the Institute for Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia (IQAC) of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), reports that a small compound has a strong protective effect in mouse models of traumatic brain injury. The compound is a peptide…

These nanoparticles kill cancer cells while sparing healthy ones

Researchers led by RMIT University have developed extremely small particles called nanodots that can destroy cancer cells while largely leaving healthy cells unharmed. The particles are made from a metal-based compound and represent a possible new direction for cancer treatment research. The work is still in its early stages and…

Your roommate’s genes may be shaping your gut bacteria

The genes of your roommate may be shaping the bacteria in your gut, and your genes may be influencing theirs, according to a rat study published on December 18 in Nature Communications. By examining more than four thousand rats, researchers found that the makeup of the gut microbiome is affected…

Mattarella ha telefonato alla madre di Alberto Trentini – Notizie – Ansa.it

Una telefonata per esprimere vicinanza e solidarietà e per ribadire che l’Italia non ha abbandonato Alberto e la sua famiglia. Il presidente della Repubblica, Sergio Mattarella, nei giorni scorsi ha contattato Armanda Colusso Trentini, la madre del cooperante veneto detenuto da oltre 400 giorni in Venezuela. Nel corso del colloquio…

Kasparov torna nel mirino di Mosca, arresto in contumacia – Notizie – Ansa.it

Garry Kasparov ancora una volta nel mirino di Mosca. Nei confronti dell’ex campione del mondo di scacchi e attivista politico dell’opposizione russa è stato emesso un ordine di arresto in contumacia. È accusato di “apologia pubblica del terrorismo”. Un reato punito dal Codice penale russo con pene detentive da cinque…

Physicists found a way to make thermodynamics work in the quantum world

In 1798, officer and physicist Benjamin Thompson (a.k.a. Count Rumford) made a simple but powerful observation while watching cannon barrels being drilled in Munich. The metal heated up continuously during the process, leading him to conclude that heat is not a physical substance. Instead, it can be produced endlessly through…