Brain-like learning found in bacterial nanopores

Pore-forming proteins are widespread across living organisms. In humans, they are essential for immune defense, while in bacteria they often act as toxins that puncture cell membranes. These microscopic pores allow ions and molecules to move through membranes, controlling molecular traffic within cells. Because of their precision and control, scientists…

Nove giovani su dieci chiedono l’educazione sessuale a scuola – News – Ansa.it

Nove giovani su dieci chiedono l’educazione sessuale a scuola. D’accordo anche i genitori, con quasi l’80% che ne richiede l’introduzione. Sono i dati dell’Osservatorio ‘Giovani e Sessualità’ di Durex, giunto quest’anno all’ottava edizione, condotto in collaborazione con Skuola.net tra maggio e giugno 2025 su un campione di 15.000 giovani tra…

Scientists turn body fat into bone to heal spinal fractures

Researchers at Osaka Metropolitan University have developed a promising new method to repair spinal fractures using stem cells extracted from adipose tissue, or body fat. In animal studies, the treatment successfully healed spinal injuries in rats that mimic osteoporosis-related fractures seen in humans. Because these cells are easy to collect,…

Scientists uncover a hidden universal law limiting life’s growth

A team of researchers, including a scientist from the Earth-Life Science Institute (ELSI) at the Institute of Science Tokyo in Japan, has identified a new principle in biology that mathematically explains why the growth of living organisms slows down when nutrients become plentiful. This well-known phenomenon is referred to as…

È morto Alberto Bertone, fondatore di Acqua Sant’Anna – Notizie – Ansa.it

 Acqua Sant’Anna, la famiglia Bertone, tutti i suoi dipendenti e collaboratori, annunciano “con immenso dolore” la scomparsa di Alberto Bertone, presidente e amministratore delegato della società, avvenuta nella giornata di oggi.     Fondatore dell’azienda nel 1996, Alberto Bertone, 59 anni, “imprenditore visionario e coraggioso, ha saputo coniugare visione imprenditoriale, capacità…

Running on little sleep? You’re twice as likely to get hurt

If you’re one of the 620 million people who regularly go for a run, you probably like to get an early start. But if you haven’t slept well the night before, you could be putting yourself at greater risk of injury. A new study led by Professor Jan de Jonge,…

Anziana investita e trascinata per venti metri, morta – Notizie – Ansa.it

Tragedia della strada, nella tarda serata di ieri, a Pordenone, dove un’anziana di 75 anni, è deceduta dopo essere stata investita in via Udine, all’altezza dell’intersezione con via Sile, poco distante dal luogo dove risiedeva.     Secondo i rilievi della polizia locale del Distretto del Friuli Occidentale, la donna sarebbe…

Clearing brain plaques isn’t enough to heal Alzheimer’s

Researchers at Osaka Metropolitan University in Japan, led by graduate student Tatsushi Oura and Dr. Hiroyuki Tatekawa, discovered that the Alzheimer’s treatment lecanemab, which removes amyloid plaques from the brain, does not improve the brain’s waste clearance system in the short term. The results indicate that even after treatment, the…

AI revives lost 3,000-year-old Babylonian hymn

A long-lost hymn of praise dating back to around 1000 BCE has been identified through modern technology. Professor Enrique Jiménez of LMU uncovered the text and linked it to 30 additional manuscripts using artificial intelligence. Working in partnership with the University of Baghdad, Professor Jiménez rediscovered a Babylonian text that…

Astronomers just solved the mystery of “impossible” black holes

An extensive series of computer simulations led by astrophysicists at the Flatiron Institute and their collaborators has revealed that magnetic fields are the missing factor behind the creation of black holes whose masses fall within a range once thought impossible. In 2023, astronomers witnessed a dramatic event: two extraordinarily massive…

Wsj, ‘la Siria entra nella coalizione anti-Isis’ – Notizie – Ansa.it

La Siria è entrata a far parte della coalizione anti-Isis. Lo riporta il Wall Street Journal citando fonti americane. L’ingresso segna la transizione della Siria da motore di instabilità in Medio Oriente ad alleato che sostiene un’operazione a guida americana contro l’Isis.     In un post su X il ministro…