Everyday microplastics could be fueling heart disease

A research team at the University of California, Riverside has found that routine exposure to microplastics — tiny pieces released from packaging, fabrics, and common consumer plastics — may speed up the formation of atherosclerosis, the artery-narrowing condition associated with heart attacks and strokes. The effect appeared only in male…

How to keep Ozempic/Wegovy weight loss without the nausea

New studies are revealing how medications that act on the glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) system influence brain networks tied to nausea, thirst, and reward-driven behaviors. GLP-1 drugs include commonly used treatments such as semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy), liraglutide (Victoza, Saxenda), and tirzepatide (Mounjaro, Zepbound). These findings will be featured at Neuroscience 2025,…

Supercomputer creates the most realistic virtual brain ever

Using the strength of one of the fastest supercomputers on the planet, scientists have created one of the most comprehensive and biologically realistic animal brain simulations ever developed. This digital reconstruction of the entire mouse cortex gives researchers a new way to explore brain function by recreating conditions such as…

Secret chemical traces reveal life on Earth 3. 3 billion years ago

A recent investigation has identified new chemical signs of ancient life in rocks that formed over 3.3 billion years ago. The same research uncovered molecular evidence that oxygen-producing photosynthesis began nearly a billion years earlier than scientists once believed. Researchers from the Carnegie Institution for Science led an international effort…

Una tempesta di polvere dal nord Africa ricopre la Sardegna – Notizie – Ansa.it

Spettacolare immagine satellitare della Sardegna invasa dalla polvere del nord Africa. L’ha scattata sabato 15 novembre il satellite Sentinel-3 del programma europeo Copernicus, di Commissione Ue Agenzia Spaziale Europea, e risale al giorno prima, il 14, quando una tempesta di polvere proveniente dalle coste settentrionali dell’Africa ha attraversato il Mediterraneo…

Leonardo: ‘Pronti ad una presenza industriale negli Emirati’ – Notizie – Ansa.it

 Leonardo punta ad un “salto di qualità” nel mercato degli Emirati Arabi, con l’obiettivo si sviluppare una presenza industriale, con alleanze locali, dopo oltre trent’anni di presenza fino ad oggi solo commerciale. La società dell’aerospazio, difesa e sicurezza è presente all’Airshow di Dubai, in un “mercato fondamentale per la strategia…

Scientists discover metformin may block key exercise benefits

A widely used medication for diabetes prevention may unexpectedly interfere with one of the most reliable ways to lower disease risk: regular physical activity. A Rutgers-led team reported in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism that metformin appeared to weaken several important benefits normally gained from exercise. These include…