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    Natural compound in basil may protect against Alzheimer’s disease pathology

    October 6, 2021, Categories  Health/Medical, Biology/Biotechnology

    Alzheimer’s disease model of the worm C. elegans treated with the plant-derived compound fenchol (Left) and with a DMSO placebo (Right). Fenchol reduced accumulation of amyloid-β (green dots) in the organism’s head, compared to the placebo. | Images courtesy of Hariom Yadav, PhD, of the University of South Florida, first appeared as Fig. 4d in Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, DIO: 10.3389/fnagi.2021.735933

    Fenchol, a natural compound abundant in some plants including basil, can help protect the brain against Alzheimer’s disease pathology, a preclinical study led by University of South Florida Health (USF Health) researchers suggests.

    The new study published Oct...

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    A Robot that Finds Lost Items

    October 6, 2021, Categories  Physics, Technology/Electronics

    robot with camera
    Researchers at MIT have developed a fully-integrated robotic arm that fuses visual data from a camera and radio frequency (RF) information from an antenna to find and retrieve objects, even when they are buried under a pile and fully out of view.
    Credits:Courtesy of the researchers

    This robotic arm fuses data from a camera and antenna to locate and retrieve items, even if they are buried under a pile. A busy commuter is ready to walk out the door, only to realize they’ve misplaced their keys and must search through piles of stuff to find them. Rapidly sifting through clutter, they wish they could figure out which pile was hiding the keys.

    Researchers at MIT have created a robotic system that can do just that...

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    Extreme Exoplanet Even More Exotic than Originally thought

    October 5, 2021, Categories  Astronomy/Space

    The fiery exoplanet WASP-76b – a so-called hot Jupiter, where it rains iron – may be hotter than previously thought.

    Considered an ultra-hot Jupiter – a place where iron gets vaporized, condenses on the night side and then falls from the sky like rain — the fiery, inferno-like WASP-76b exoplanet may be even more sizzling than scientists had realized.

    An international team, led by scientists at Cornell University, University of Toronto and Queen’s University Belfast, reports the discovery of ionized calcium on the planet – suggesting an atmospheric temperature higher than previously thought, or strong upper atmosphere winds.

    The discovery was made in high-resolution spectra obtained with Gemini North near the summit of Mauna Kea in Hawaii.

    Hot Jupiters are named for their h...

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    Link between Crohn’s disease and Fatty Tissue in the Gut revealed

    October 5, 2021, Categories  Health/Medical, Biology/Biotechnology

    Illustration of intestine with creeping fat

    New research led by University of Limerick in Ireland has revealed a direct link between fatty tissue and Crohn’s disease. The study, carried out by researchers at UL along with a team from University Hospital Limerick, is suggesting for the first time that Crohn’s disease, which is an inflammatory bowel condition, may in fact be a fatty intestine condition.

    The research, published in leading journal Scientific Reports, has been described as “an exciting starting point” for the further exploration of Crohn’s disease, which affects thousands of people every year in Ireland and internationally.

    The study involved body composition analysis of patients with Crohn’s disease using equipment hosted on the UL campus, with the UL team collaborating with gastroenterology and surgical spec...

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