Childhood plastic exposure could be fueling obesity, infertility, and asthma

Childhood exposure to chemicals used to make plastic household items presents growing health risks that can extend long into adulthood, experts from NYU Langone Health report. This is the main conclusion after a review of hundreds of the latest studies on the topic, publishing online Sept. 21 in the journal…

Sneezing from cats or dust? Safe UV light may neutralize allergens in minutes

Cats. Dust mites. Mold. Trees. For people with allergies, even a brief whiff of the airborne allergens these organisms produce can lead to swollen eyes, itchy skin and impaired breathing. Such allergens can persist indoors for months after the original source is gone, and repeated exposure can exacerbate, and even…

A Caserta e Verona le migliori pizzerie d’Italia – Campania – Ansa.it

   Sono ‘Pepe in grani’ di Franco Pepe a Caiazzo, in provincia di Caserta e ‘I Tigli’ di Simone Padoan a San Bonifacio, in provincia di Verona, le migliori pizzerie d’Italia: raggiungono quota 97/100 nella classifica della 13ma edizione della guida ‘Pizzerie d’Italia 2026’ del Gambero Rosso, presentata oggi alla…

The shocking reason Arctic rivers are turning rusty orange

Ice can dissolve iron minerals more effectively than liquid water, according to a new study from Umeå University. The discovery could help explain why many Arctic rivers are now turning rusty orange as permafrost thaws in a warming climate. The study, recently published in the scientific journal PNAS, shows that…

Scientists finally capture water’s hidden state that’s both solid and liquid

Despite being one of the most familiar substances on Earth, water holds many secrets that scientists are still working to understand. When confined to extremely small spaces — such as within certain proteins, minerals, or artificial nanomaterials — water behaves in ways that are drastically different from its bulk liquid…

Terremoto di magnitudo 4.3 vicino a San Francisco – Mondo – Ansa.it

Un terremoto di magnitudo 4.3 ha colpito Berkeley, in California, nelle prime ore del mattino (circa mezzogiorno in Italia. Lo fa sapere l’Istituto statunitense per il monitoraggio dei terremoti (Usgs). Al momento non si ha notizia di vittime o danni ma la scossa è stata chiaramente avvertita a San Francisco…

A hormone that silences the immune system may unlock new cancer treatments

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have discovered how a hormone interacts with a receptor on the surface of immune cells to shield cancer cells from the body’s natural defenses. The findings, published in Nature Immunology, could lead to new immunotherapy approaches for treating cancer as well as potential treatments…

When cancer cells feel squeezed, they become more dangerous

Cancer cells are notoriously flexible, taking on new features as they move around the body. Many of these changes are due to epigenetic modifications, which influence how DNA is packaged, and not due to mutations in the DNA itself. Such modifications are difficult to target for cancer therapy because they…

Want a younger brain? Harvard researchers say eat like this

Following a green-Mediterranean diet — which includes green tea and the aquatic plant Mankai — is associated with slower brain aging, according to a study. The study, published recently in the journal Clinical Nutrition, was co-authored by researchers at Ben-Gurion University, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and the…