Author - Vicentina Inácio

Light and Oxygen Clear Alzheimer’s Protein in Mice

Amyloid plaques are aggregates of misfolded proteins that form in the spaces between nerve cells. Credit: Juan GaertnerPower of Light and Oxygen Eliminates Alzheimer's Disease Protein in Brains of Live MiceA small, light-activated molecule lately evaluated in mice corresponds to a brand-new strategy to eliminating clumps of amyloid protein located in the brains of...

Feline Genomics: Lessons for Precision Medicine

Man's New Best Friend: What Cats Can Teach Us About Human Genetics and Precision MedicineAlthough cats have lived together with humans for millennia, it remains a dogs world. This predisposition has traditionally bled right into science also. It is time for cats to get their day, suggests veterinary medicine expert Leslie Lyons in a...

Astrophysicists Detect an Exoplanet With the Ability To Form Moons

This image, taken with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), in which ESO is a partner, shows wide (left) and close-up (right) views of the moon-forming disc surrounding PDS 70c, a young Jupiter-like planet nearly 400 light-years away. Credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/Benisty et al.New high-resolution observations reveal a Moons-forming area around exoplanet PDS 70c. The...

The Elusive Planet Mercury Spotted at its ‘Greatest Elongation’ from the Sun

See Venus and the first-quarter moon, as well!Mercury, Venus and the first-quarter moon — along with the stars Spica and Arcturus — will appear to form a straight line in the evening sky on Sept. 13, 2021. This sky map shows the view from New York City at approximately 7 p.m. local time. Credit: SkySafari appMercury...

The Life and Death of Our Solar System: The Stardust Genesis

How did it all start?This image maps the cooler infrared emission from interstellar dust found throughout the interstellar medium. NASA/JPL-CaltechAs humanity has rolled in beyond into space, we have come to learn a great deal even more concerning the lifecycle of the solar system.From a collapsing cloud of gas into an all-new star to an...

Cosmic Rays – From Supernova Remnants and Pulsars – May Be the Secret to Understanding Galactic Dynamics

via GIPHYFast cosmic rays originating from supernova residues and pulsars most likely influence galactic dynamics and star development far more than previously recognized.Cosmic rays are charged subnuclear particles that move close to the speed of light, regularly raining down on the Earth. These particles are relativistic, as defined by Albert Einstein's special relativity, and...

Spacecraft in Sun’s Backyard Unravels the Origins of Interplanetary Dust

https://vimeo.com/601024128 Researchers working with data from NASA's Parker Solar Probe set up the most complete photo yet of the internal structure and behavior of the big cloud of space dust, referred to as the zodiacal cloud, that swirls throughout the solar system. They identified three dust populations in the cloud. A lot of the grains...

Supernova Requiem: Rerun of Enormous Blast From Exploding Star Expected To Appear in 2037

Titan Galaxy Cluster Magnifies the Light from a Distant Supernova and Splits It into Multiple ImagesIndividuals over the centuries have not been reluctant to make forecasts concerning the future. However, a few of them should have maintained their projections to themselves. The head of state of the Michigan Savings Bank, as an example, forecasted...

Hubble Catches the Final Acts of a Monster Star

Credit: ESA/Hubble and NASA, A. Nota, C. BrittThe Cosmic Rivalry: AG Carinae's Nebula and the Battle of Gravity and RadiationThis contrasting view shows blowing dust bubbles and an emerging gas shell-- the last acts of a monster star. You can check out the information of the nebula bordering the star AG Carinae in the...

Detailed Images: ‘Dog Bone’ Asteroid & Moons

The image shows the asteroid Kleopatra and its two small moons, AlexHelios and CleoSelene, based on data gathered in July 2017. Credit: ESO/Vernazza, Marchis et al./MISTRAL algorithm (ONERA/CNRS)Scientists Fetch Best Pictures to Date of 'Dog Bone' Asteroid and Two Tiny MoonsNew monitorings of an asteroid shaped like a dog bone and its two tiny moons...