Scientists have created a blazing-fast scientific camera that shoots images at an encoding rate of 156.3 terahertz (THz) to individual pixels — equivalent to 156.3 trillion frames per second. Dubbed SCARF (swept-coded aperture real-time femtophotography), the research-grade camera could lead to breakthroughs in fields studying micro-events that come and go too quickly for today’s most … Read more
The U.S. stock market started 2024 with a blistering rally, sending the Morningstar U.S. Market Index up 7.8% – roughly 26% higher than its October lows. But the relentless pace of gains has some watchers worried about soaring valuations on stock prices and frothy trading. “When prices go up that much, earnings rarely go up the same … Read more
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An international team of scientists led by ICREA researcher and Director of the Life Sciences Department at the Barcelona Supercomputing Centre – Centro Nacional de Supercomputación (BSC-CNS), Alfonso Valencia, has developed a technology based on artificial intelligence (AI) for the study of minority diseases and has successfully applied it to identify the possible causes of … Read more
A new European research and innovation project studying healthy aging launched this month. This collaborative project has been awarded funding from Horizon Europe, the EU’s key funding program for research and innovation. Led by the University of Oulu in Finland, the consortium’s research will use longitudinal cohorts and biobanks spanning the entire life course to … Read more
In women living with HIV, preventive treatment with DHA-PPQ is a safe and effective strategy to prevent malaria during pregnancy, according to the final results of MAMAH, a clinical trial funded by the European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) and coordinated by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), an institution supported by … Read more
A new methodology that allows for the categorization and organisation of single-cell data has been launched. It can be used to create a harmonized dataset for the study of human health and disease. Researchers at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, the University of Cambridge, EMBL’s European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), and collaborators developed the tool, known as … Read more
Beyond migraines, the ketogenic diet has been commonly considered beneficial to address many health issues, including weight and glucose control, with few adverse effects, good adherence and tolerance to it in older adults. “The ketogenic diet and the actions of ketone bodies are considered beneficial in several aspects of health, including migraine prevention, but studies … Read more
If we don’t take out the trash regularly, our homes become unpleasant and even a danger to our health. The same applies to our cells: If excess proteins and strands of genetic material aren’t removed, the cell and ultimately the entire organism can fall ill. For instance, scientists suspect there is a connection between Alzheimer’s … Read more
To reduce weight, the keto diet has become very popular these days. In fact, the keto diet involves consuming a high amount of fat, a balanced amount of protein, and very low or negligible amounts of carbohydrates. The keto diet includes foods such as meat, cheese, eggs, chicken, nuts, seafood, and seeds. However, the question … Read more