Supercharged vitamin k could help the brain heal itself

Neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and Huntington’s disease occur when neurons gradually deteriorate and die. This progressive loss of brain cells leads to severe symptoms including memory decline, cognitive impairment, and difficulty with movement. Over time, these conditions can greatly diminish quality of life and often leave patients dependent…

Scientists find the brain’s hidden pulse that may predict Alzheimer’s

Scientists at the Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute (Stevens INI) at the Keck School of Medicine of USC have created a pioneering brain imaging method that captures how the brain’s smallest blood vessels pulse in time with each heartbeat. These subtle movements may offer vital insights into…

A simple fatty acid could restore failing vision

Changes in eyesight are one of the most familiar effects of getting older. Sit in a dim restaurant with someone over 60, and you might hear, “Hold on — let me pull out my cell phone. I need more light to read the menu!” But what if declining vision with…

Your brain’s power supply may hold the key to mental illness

In a new interview published today (October 14) by Genomic Press in Genomic Psychiatry, Dr. Bruce M. Cohen shares research findings that are reshaping how scientists around the world understand and treat neuropsychiatric disorders. As the Robertson-Steele Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and Director of the Program for…

Turetta rinuncia all’appello contro l’ergastolo – Notizie – Ansa.it

 Filippo Turetta ha rinunciato ai motivi d’appello contro la condanna all’ergastolo per l’omicidio di Giulia Cecchettin. La comunicazione è stata fatta in una lettera a firma dello stesso Turetta, inviata agli uffici giudiziari di Tribunale e Corte d’Appello di Venezia. Ne ha avuto conferma l’ANSA.Contro la sentenza aveva presentato appello…

Tutti pazzi, ma davvero, per i Pokemon – La tendenza della settimana – Ansa.it

ANSA – di Alessandra Magliaro. Pikachu, ma anche Rosso, Verde, Cynthia, Cenere, Misty, Brock e decine di altri : perchè alla vigilia del trentesimo anno fanno ancora impazzire mezzo mondo? La domanda sul fenomeno Pokemon, l’universo enorme dei personaggi ideati dal giapponese Satoshi Tajiri, è lecita perchè d’accordo è una…

The Sun’s hidden poles could finally reveal its greatest secrets

The Sun’s polar regions remain one of the least explored areas in solar science. Space-based observatories and ground telescopes have given us extraordinary images of the Sun’s surface, atmosphere, and magnetic fields, but nearly all of those observations come from within the ecliptic plane — the narrow zone where Earth…

JWST may have found the Universe’s first stars powered by dark matter

In the early universe, a few hundred million years after the Big Bang, the first stars emerged from vast, untouched clouds of hydrogen and helium. Recent observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) suggest that some of these early stars may have been unlike the familiar (nuclear fusion-powered) stars…

Il Papa al Quirinale da Mattarella – Dirette e live – Ansa.it

Essendo una “visita di Stato”, è un cerimoniale particolarmente complesso quello che regolerà la visita di papa Leone XIV al Quirinale e al presidente della Repubblica Sergio Mattarella. Il programma prevede che il Pontefice lasci il Palazzo Apostolico e parta in auto dal Cortile San Damaso alle 10.20, seguito dai…

Mille in marcia contro la violenza a Palermo – Notizie – Ansa.it

A Palermo la “marcia silenziosa per fare rumore” organizzata da Cgil, Cisl, Uil e Acli e cui hanno aderito anche associazioni di categoria, come la Confcommercio, indetta dopo l’omicidio di Paolo Taormina. In Piazza Massimo circa mille persone, tra cui molti familiari di ragazzi uccisi senza un movente specifico ma…

Scientists build artificial neurons that work like real ones

Engineers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have developed an artificial neuron whose electrical activity closely matches that of natural brain cells. The innovation builds on the team’s earlier research using protein nanowires made from electricity-producing bacteria. This new approach could pave the way for computers that run with the…

This new blood test can catch cancer 10 years early

Human papilloma virus (HPV) is responsible for about 70% of head and neck cancers in the United States, making it the leading HPV-related cancer and one that continues to rise in frequency each year. Unlike cervical cancer, which can be detected through routine screening, there is currently no test that…

A single protein could stop sudden death after heart attacks

Nina Kumowski, MD, of the Department of Radiology and Center for Systems Biology at Massachusetts General Hospital, is the lead author and Matthias Nahrendorf, MD, PhD of the Department of Radiology and Center for Systems Biology at MGH, is the senior author of a paper published in Science, “Resistin-like molecule…