Cough medicine turned brain protector? Ambroxol may slow Parkinson’s dementia

Dementia poses a major health challenge with no safe, affordable treatments to slow its progression. Researchers at Lawson Research Institute (Lawson), the research arm of St. Joseph’s Health Care London, are investigating whether Ambroxol — a cough medicine used safely for decades in Europe — can slow dementia in people…

Multisensory VR forest reboots your brain and lifts mood—study confirms

In Japan, Shinrin Yoku or forest bathing has already been used for therapeutic applications, for instance, to lower blood pressure and stress levels. For their study, the researchers wanted to find out whether forest bathing – consciously immersing oneself in nature – can also be effective when done virtually, and…

Quattro morti sulle strade in tre diversi incidenti – Notizie – Ansa.it

Week end di sangue sulle strade con quattro vittime in tre diversi incidenti. Il più grave sulla strada provinciale Matera-Metaponto dove in un frontale tra due autovetture sono morte marito e moglie di 45 e 50 anni e sono rimaste ferite tre persone   Incidente mortale all’alba di oggi, poco dopo…

Kiev, 5 vittime nei raid russi nel Donetsk e nel Kherson – Europa – Ansa.it

Almeno cinque civili sono stati uccisi nelle regioni di Donetsk e Kherson, rispettivamente nell’est e nel sud dell’Ucraina, a causa dei bombardamenti russi. Lo affermano le autorità, ripresa dai media ucraini.     Secondo le autorità, Mosca ha colpito infrastrutture critiche e sociali, in particolare aree residenziali, danneggiando 5 grattacieli e…

Ucciso cane eroe Bruno, aveva ritrovato 9 persone – Notizie – Ansa.it

 E’ stato ucciso, nel centro di addestramento a Taranto, il cane-eroe Bruno, un bloodhound molecolare, che nel corso della sua carriera aveva ritrovato nove persone disperse ed era stato anche premiato dal presidente del Consiglio. “Una notizia che stringe il cuore, un atto vile, codardo, inaccettabile. Grazie per tutto ciò…

Dalai Lama festeggia i 90 anni, c’è anche Richard Gere – Asia – Ansa.it

Definitosi un “semplice monaco buddista” e di solito poco propenso a festeggiare i compleanni, il Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, ha invece celebrato oggi i suoi 90 anni pregando per la pace. Canti di monaci e monache in tonaca rossa hanno risuonato dai templi sulle colline himalayane di McLeod Ganj, nell’Hinchal…

Scientists capture real-time birth of ultrafast laser pulses

The Mamyshev oscillator (MO) is a type of fiber laser capable of producing high-energy laser pulses at a tunable repetition rate. It is a mode-locked laser which uses light travelling within a closed-loop cavity to produce laser emission. Harmonic mode-locking (HML) is an advanced form of mode-locking process where multiple…

New tech tracks blood sodium without a single needle

In a new study, researchers demonstrated long-term, non-invasive monitoring of blood sodium levels using a system that combines optoacoustic detection with terahertz spectroscopy. Accurate measurement of blood sodium is essential for diagnosing and managing conditions such as dehydration, kidney disease and certain neurological and endocrine disorders. Terahertz radiation, which falls…

Defying physics: This rare crystal cools itself using pure magnetism

Natural crystals fascinate with their vibrant colors, their nearly flawless appearance and their manifold symmetrical forms. But researchers are interested in them for quite different reasons: among the countless minerals already known, they always discover some materials with unusual magnetic properties. One of these is atacamite, which exhibits magnetocaloric behavior…

Scientists reverse Parkinson’s symptoms in mice — Could humans be next?

Groundbreaking research by the University of Sydney has identified a new brain protein involved in the development of Parkinson’s disease and a way to modify it, paving the way for future treatments for the disease. Parkinson’s disease is the second most common neurological condition after dementia, with over 150,000 people…