Scientists finally reveal the hidden mechanism linking alcohol to fatty liver

Mayo Clinic researchers have pinpointed how excessive alcohol consumption contributes to fatty liver disease, a condition that affects more than one in three people in the U.S. Also known as Metabolic Dysfunction Associated Steatotic Liver Disease, it is a long-lasting disease that can lead to type 2 diabetes and even…

Mef, nuova emissione Btp valore dal 20 al 24 ottobre – Notizie – Ansa.it

Nuova emissione di Btp Valore, il titolo di Stato riservato ai piccoli risparmiatori, dal 20 al 24 ottobre. Come spiega un comunicato del ministero dell’economia e delle finanze, il nuovo titolo avrà una durata di sette anni, cedole crescenti nel tempo pagate ogni tre mesi, secondo un meccanismo “step-up” di…

Alcohol’s hidden shortcut lets gut bacteria wreck the liver

Alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD) is a major cause of liver transplantation and death worldwide, and its impact is only growing. In 2022, the annual cost of ALD in the United States was $31 billion. By 2040, this number could be as high as $66 billion. ALD has limited therapeutic options,…

Wildfire smoke could kill 70,000 Americans a year by 2050

Wildfires burning across Canada and the Western United States are spewing smoke over millions of Americans – the latest examples of ashy haze becoming a regular experience, with health impacts far greater than scientists previously estimated. Although wildfires have long been part of life in the Western U.S., warmer, drier…

ChatGpt, in matematica improvvisa al pari di uno studente – Futuri digitali – Ansa.it

ll chatbot di intelligenza artificiale ChatGpt improvvisa e commette errori come uno studente in carne e ossa quando gli viene richiesto di affrontare una sfida matematica vecchia di 2.400 anni, ovvero il problema del raddoppio del quadrato descritto da Platone nel dialogo ‘Menone’. L’esperimento, condotto all’Università di Cambridge, è pubblicato…

Scientists discover microplastics deep inside human bones

The production and use of over 400 million tons of plastic each year has polluted beaches, rivers, and even the deepest parts of the ocean, reaching depths of up to 11,000 meters. In addition to visible environmental impacts, plastic contributes to climate change. It is estimated that plastic production generates…

Global Flotilla partita da Portopalo, rotta verso Gaza – Notizie – Ansa.it

“Siamo partiti, stavolta non ci fermiamo più”. Così Maria Elena Delia, portavoce della Global Sumud Flotilla, ufficializza dalla rada di Portopalo di Capo Passero, nel Siracusano, la partenza di 42 barche dirette a Gaza per portare aiuti umanitari, assieme ad altre sei salpate dalla Grecia. “Noi vogliamo mandare un messaggio…

Tim Burton e Monica Bellucci annunciano la separazione – Notizie – Ansa.it

Il regista americano Tim Burton e l’attrice italiana Monica Bellucci hanno annunciato la loro separazione in una dichiarazione inviata alla Afp. “È con grande rispetto e affetto reciproco che Monica Bellucci e Tim Burton hanno deciso di separarsi”, hanno dichiarato le due star.     Riproduzione riservata © Copyright ANSA Source link

La Cgil in piazza per Gaza, al via scioperi e manifestazioni – Notizie – Ansa.it

Giornata di mobilitazione con scioperi e manifestazioni indetta dalla Cgil per Gaza. L’iniziativa è stata decisa dal sindacato guidato da Maurizio Landini – che nel pomeriggio partecipa al corteo a Catania – ritenendo “indispensabile una reazione forte, radicata e diffusa del mondo del lavoro, a sostegno della pace, dei diritti…

Shocking study exposes widespread math research fraud

An international team of authors led by Ilka Agricola, professor of mathematics at the University of Marburg, Germany, has investigated fraudulent practices in the publication of research results in mathematics on behalf of the German Mathematical Society (DMV) and the International Mathematical Union (IMU), documenting systematic fraud over many years.…

Scientists win Ig Nobel Prize for cracking the code to perfect cacio e pepe

The Ig Nobel Prize honors research that first makes people laugh, then makes them think. Its 35th award ceremony possibly also makes people hungry: ISTA physicist Fabrizio Olmeda and colleagues researched the secret of a perfect cacio e pepe pasta sauce. They received the popular award for their findings on…

Earthquakes release blistering heat that can melt rock in an instant

The ground-shaking that an earthquake generates is only a fraction of the total energy that a quake releases. A quake can also generate a flash of heat, along with a domino-like fracturing of underground rocks. But exactly how much energy goes into each of these three processes is exceedingly difficult,…

Napoli riabbraccia Pino Daniele con un concerto tributo – Notizie – Ansa.it

Napoli ha riabbracciato il suo Pino Daniele. Ieri sera, in piazza del Plebiscito, l’appuntamento con “Pino è – Il viaggio del musicante”, il concerto tributo al Mascalzone Latino a 70 anni dalla nascita e a 10 dalla sua scomparsa.     Lungo l’elenco degli artisti che hanno risposto all’appello di Fiorella…

Alien water worlds were just a mirage

An exoplanet orbiting a dwarf star 124 light-years from Earth made headlines around the world in April 2025. Researchers at the University of Cambridge reported that planet K2-18b could be a marine world with a deep, global ocean teeming with life. However, a study now shows that so-called sub-Neptunes such…

Scientists just found the hidden cosmic fingerprints of dark matter

A Rutgers-led team of scientists has uncovered evidence of how galaxies expand by tracing the invisible scaffolding of the universe created by a mysterious substance known as dark matter. In a newly published study in Astrophysical Journal Letters, researchers used what they said are the largest-ever samples of special galaxies…

Cosmic simulations that once needed supercomputers now run on a laptop

If you think a galaxy is big, compare it to the size of the Universe: it’s just a tiny dot which, together with a huge number of other tiny dots, forms clusters that aggregate into superclusters, which in turn weave into filaments threaded with voids — an immense 3D skeleton…

Could plastic in your food be fueling Azheimer’s?

Micro- and nanoplastics prevalent in the environment routinely enter the human body through water we drink, foods we eat, and even the air we breathe. Those plastic particles infiltrate all systems of the body, including the brain, where they can accumulate and trigger Alzheimer’s-like conditions, according to a new study…