The roots of Alzheimer’s and multiple sclerosis in ancient DNA
The roots of many neurodegenerative diseases, such as multiple sclerosis and Alzheimer’s, are hidden in the distant past, brought into the DNA of Europeans by
The roots of many neurodegenerative diseases, such as multiple sclerosis and Alzheimer’s, are hidden in the distant past, brought into the DNA of Europeans by
By the end of the century, families will be increasingly smaller, with the number of relatives decreasing on average by over 35% globally: there will
One liter of bottled water can contain 110,000 to 370,000 tiny plastic fragments, an amount 10 to 100 times larger than estimates made so far.
The so-called ‘junk foods’, i.e. ultra-processed foods with low nutritional value and a high fat or sugar content typical of industrial preparations, such as snacks,
The genetic variants associated with bisexuality have been identified: in heterosexual men who carry them in their DNA they determine a greater propensity to risk
Miniature pancreases grown in the laboratory have made it possible to test over 6,000 drugs, accelerating the search for new anti-cancer therapies: the results of
Google DeepMind’s artificial intelligence surpasses real mathematicians in finding new solutions for two historic, hitherto unsolved combinatorics problems: according to the authors of the study,
Smelling women’s tears makes men less aggressive: it may seem incredible in a period so marred by feminicides and gender violence, yet this is demonstrated
The Greek historian Herodotus was right: the Scythians, nomadic warriors who lived in the Eurasian steppes between 700 and 300 BC, tanned the skin of
The Arctic Ocean is starting to release more CO2 than it absorbs: particularly in areas of coastal waters, where rivers flow into the sea, dragging