Clinical research on psychedelics gets a boost from new study

As psychedelics gain traction as potential treatments for mental health disorders, an international study led by researchers at McGill University, Imperial College London, and the University of Exeter stands to improve the rigour and reliability of clinical research. Up to now, psychedelic clinical trials have had what has been widely…

Baboons walk in line for friendship, not survival, new study finds

Researchers at Swansea University have discovered that baboons walk in lines, not for safety or strategy, but simply to stay close to their friends. Baboons often travel in structured line formations known as ‘progressions’ as they move through their home range. Previous studies offered conflicting explanations for this behavior. Some…

Black holes could act as natural supercolliders — and help uncover dark matter

As federal funding cuts impact decades of research, scientists could turn to black holes for cheaper, natural alternatives to expensive facilities searching for dark matter and similarly elusive particles that hold clues to the universe’s deepest secrets, a new Johns Hopkins study of supermassive black holes suggests. The findings could…

Large-scale immunity profiling grants insights into flu virus evolution

A new study has shown that person-to-person variation in antibody immunity plays a key role in shaping which influenza (flu) strains dominate in a population. The work, published today as a Reviewed Preprint in eLife, uses a high-throughput sequencing-based assay to quantify antibody immunity against circulating H3N2 flu strains in…

Particles energized by magnetic reconnection in the nascent solar wind

New research led by a Southwest Research Institute scientist identified a new source of energetic particles near the Sun. These definitive observations were made by instruments aboard NASA’s Parker Solar Probe, which detected the powerful phenomena as the spacecraft dipped in and out of the solar corona. These new results…

Sospeso il professore che ha minacciato la figlia di Meloni – Notizie – Ansa.it

Il direttore generale dell’Ufficio scolastico regionale per la Campania ha disposto la sospensione cautelare di Stefano Addeo, il docente del Liceo “Medi” di Cicciano (NA), dopo le minacce rivolte alla figlia della premier Meloni sul suo profilo Facebook. La decisione, si spiega, è stata presa “per garantire e tutelare la…

Media, Yermak vola in Usa dopo incontro di Istanbul – Notizie – Ansa.it

Andriy Yermak, capo dell’ufficio presidenziale ucraino, si recherà a breve negli Stati Uniti, ha dichiarato al Kyiv Independent una fonte vicina all’ufficio presidenziale.     La visita segue il secondo round di colloqui di pace russo-ucraini a Istanbul ieri.     Il presidente Volodymyr Zelensky ha esortato il presidente degli Stati Uniti…

Riprendono in Portogallo le ricerche della bimba inglese Maddie – Notizie – Ansa.it

Gli investigatori portoghesi hanno ripreso stamattina le indagini nei pressi del luogo della scomparsa della bambina britannica Maddie McCann, avvenuta nel 2007 a Praia da Liza, nel Portogallo meridionale.     Diverse auto degli investigatori hanno imboccato una strada sterrata presidiata dalla polizia. Le ricerche, riprese oggi e che dovrebbero durare…

L’Ocse: ‘La crescita globale frena al 2,9% nel 2025 e 2026’ – Notizie – Ansa.it

“Le prospettive economiche globali stanno peggiorando, a causa delle elevate barriere commerciali, delle condizioni finanziarie più restrittive, del calo della fiducia e dell’accresciuta incertezza politica”: è quanto emerge dall’ultimo Economic outlook dell’Ocse, secondo cui “questi fattori avranno un impatto negativo sulla crescita”. Secondo le prospettive dell’Ocse, la crescita globale “rallenterà…

Trump, senza i dazi gli Usa non sopravviveranno – Notizie – Ansa.it

“Se ad altri Paesi è consentito usare dazi contro di noi e a noi non è consentito contrastarli, rapidamente e agilmente, con altre misure, il nostro Paese non ha nemmeno una piccola possibilità di sopravvivenza economica”.     Lo scrive Donald Trump su Truth, mentre la battaglia nei tribunali americani sulle…

Early driver of prostate cancer aggressiveness

Researchers at the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center identified a gene that plays a key role in prostate cancer cells that have transitioned to a more aggressive, treatment-resistant form. The gene can be indirectly targeted with an existing class of drugs, suggesting a potential treatment strategy for patients with…

Record high: Study finds growing cannabis use among older adults

Marijuana use among older adults in the US has reached a new high, with 7 percent of adults aged 65 and over who report using it in the past month, according to an analysis led by researchers with the Center for Drug Use and HIV/HCV Research (CDUHR) at the NYU…

Researchers develop recyclable, healable electronics

Between upgrades and breakdowns to cellphones, tablets, laptops, and appliances, so many electronics are getting tossed in the trash that they’ve taken on a name of their own: e-waste. According to a 2024 report issued by the United Nations, the amount of e-waste worldwide has almost doubled in the past…