Blockbuster weight loss drugs like Ozempic deliver big results but face big questions

Three recently released Cochrane reviews conclude that GLP-1 medications, such as Ozempic, can lead to meaningful weight loss. However, the findings also highlight concerns about the heavy involvement of drug manufacturers in many of the studies. The World Health Organization (WHO) commissioned the reviews to help shape upcoming global guidelines…

Life may have started as sticky goo clinging to rocks

How did life begin? A team of scientists from Japan, Malaysia, the United Kingdom, and Germany believes the answer may involve sticky gels that coated surfaces on early Earth long before the first true cells appeared. Their work, published in ChemSystemsChem, offers a fresh way to think about the origin…

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is spraying water across the solar system

For countless ages, a small chunk of ice and dust traveled alone through interstellar space, like a sealed bottle drifting across a vast cosmic sea. This summer, that traveler entered our solar system and received the name 3I/ATLAS, becoming only the third confirmed interstellar comet ever observed. When researchers at…

Almost every forest bird in Hawaiʻi is spreading avian malaria

A sweeping new study led by a researcher at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa reveals that almost every forest bird species in Hawaiʻi can transmit avian malaria. That widespread ability to spread infection helps explain why the disease shows up nearly everywhere mosquitoes live across the islands. The findings,…

Astronomers shocked by how these giant exoplanets formed

Gas giants are enormous planets made primarily of hydrogen and helium. They may contain dense central cores, but unlike Earth, they do not have solid surfaces you could stand on. In our solar system, Jupiter and Saturn are classic examples. Beyond our neighborhood, astronomers have identified many gas giant exoplanets,…

Depression may be the brain’s early warning sign of Parkinson’s or dementia

While there is currently no cure for Parkinson’s disease or Lewy body dementia, addressing depression early could improve quality of life and overall care for patients as these diseases develop. study published in General Psychiatry provides the most detailed longitudinal evidence to date, demonstrating that depression frequently precedes the diagnosis of…

This bedroom temperature could help older adults sleep with less stress

New research from Griffith University suggests that keeping a bedroom at 24°C (75°F) overnight can lower stress responses during sleep in older adults. The findings point to bedroom temperature as an important and often overlooked factor in nighttime recovery. The study was led by Dr. Fergus O’Connor from Griffith’s School…

Chat sulla ‘lobby gay’, è scontro tra Ranucci e Giletti – Notizie – Ansa.it

Nuovo capitolo delle polemiche nate dalla diffusione delle chat tra il conduttore di Report Sigfrido Ranucci e Maria Rosaria Boccia, confluite nell’inchiesta della Procura di Roma che ha portato al rinvio a giudizio dell’imprenditrice per stalking aggravato, lesioni e interferenze illecite nella vita privata ai danni dell’ex ministro della Cultura…

Your cat’s purr says more than you think

A new study from researchers at the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin and the University of Naples Federico II has uncovered an unexpected truth about cat communication. A domestic cat’s purr reveals much more about its individual identity than its meow. Meows change widely depending on context, while purring stays consistent…

Your cat’s purr says more than you think

A new study from researchers at the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin and the University of Naples Federico II has uncovered an unexpected truth about cat communication. A domestic cat’s purr reveals much more about its individual identity than its meow. Meows change widely depending on context, while purring stays consistent…

Sparatoria in una scuola in Canada, morti e feriti – Mondo – Ansa.it

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This ancient animal was one of the first to eat plants on land

Life began in the sea. Around 475 million years ago, plants started spreading from water onto dry ground. Roughly 100 million years later, vertebrate animals followed. Yet even after animals established themselves on land, they remained meat eaters for tens of millions of years, feeding on other animals rather than…

‘Il 24 febbraio Zelensky annuncerà elezioni e referendum’ – Notizie – Ansa.it

Il presidente ucraino Volodymyr Zelensky intende annunciare il piano per le elezioni presidenziali e un referendum il 24 febbraio, quarto anniversario dell’invasione. Lo scrive il Financial Times citando funzionari ucraini ed europei coinvolti nella pianificazione e altre fonti informate sulla questione. Secondo quanto riferito, l’Ucraina ha iniziato a pianificare le…