Europe launches bold plan to harness twisting beams of light

A new Doctoral Network led by Tampere University has received €4.4 million from the European Union’s Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) program. Through the High-Power Optical Vortices (HiPOVor) initiative, 15 doctoral researchers will be trained in how to create, strengthen and apply high-power optical vortex beams. The project aims to establish…

Zegna prepara la successione, entra la quarta generazione – Aziende – Ansa.it

Riassetto al vertice per Zegna: il timoniere Gildo Zegna, presidente e amministratore delegato del gruppo di moda, ne diventa presidente esecutivo lasciando l’incarico di ceo a Gianluca Tagliabue, attuale cfo e coo. Il marchio Zegna, per oltre 20 anni guidato da Gildo, viene affidato alla quarta generazione, con i figli…

Vegan diet beats Mediterranean for weight loss even with potatoes and grains

A new analysis from the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, published in Frontiers in Nutrition, reports that people who follow a vegan diet tend to eat more plant-based foods, even those labeled as “unhealthy” by the plant-based diet index. This shift in eating patterns was associated with more weight loss…

Scientists find hidden switch that lets tumors shapeshift and evade treatment

Some tumors remain extremely difficult to treat, and carcinomas are among the most challenging. Unlike many other cancers, these tumors can behave unpredictably. Some even shift their appearance and begin to resemble entirely different types of cells found in the human body, such as those in the skin. This unusual…

Your brain shows damage before your blood pressure even rises

A new preclinical study from investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine reports that hypertension disrupts blood vessels, neurons and white matter in the brain long before blood pressure rises to detectable levels. These early disruptions may help explain why hypertension is strongly associated with cognitive disorders, including vascular cognitive impairment and…

Addio a Jimmy Cliff, la voce del reggae – Musica – Ansa.it

Jimmy Cliff, la voce del reggae giamaicano, è morto a 81 anni. Protagonista del film culto del 1972 The Harder They Come, Cliff contribuì a portare il ritmo del dance-island a un pubblico globale. E’ morto di polmonite seguita di un attacco epilettico, ha dichiarato la moglie, Latifa Chambers, in…

Immune cells use a surprising trick to heal muscle faster

At the cellular scale, the way muscle tissue repairs itself becomes surprisingly complex. The body does not respond the same way to all forms of damage. A sudden muscle tear from a sports injury differs greatly from the slow decline in muscle strength seen in conditions such as muscular dystrophy.…

Record sargassum piles trap sea turtle hatchlings on Florida beaches

Every year, sea turtles emerge from nests on Florida’s beaches and begin the difficult crawl from the sand to the sea — a journey that plays a major role in whether they survive. Along the way, hatchlings must steer past artificial lighting, scattered debris, and predators such as birds and…

Tesla nel mirino, porte bloccate dopo l’incidente – Sicurezza – Ansa.it

Tesla finisce di nuovo sotto accusa negli Stati Uniti per un incidente mortale legato al funzionamento delle porte elettriche.     L’azienda – secondo quanto riportato da Bloomberg – è stata citata in giudizio presso un tribunale federale dello stato di Washington per un sinistro avvenuto nel gennaio…

CRISPR wheat that makes its own fertilizer

Scientists at the University of California, Davis, have created wheat plants capable of promoting the formation of their own fertilizer, a development that could lower global air and water pollution and reduce farming expenses. The work comes from a research group directed by Eduardo Blumwald, a distinguished professor in the…