In this tea-riffic episode, researchers explore the effects of a fast-mimicking diet on health and longevity.
Paper referenced: "Fasting-mimicking diet prevents high-fat diet effect on cardiometabolic risk and lifespan"
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In this tea-riffic episode, researchers use a soft robot inspired by snailfish to explore the deepest part of the Mariana Trench!
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Paper referenced: "Self-powered soft robot in the Mariana Trench"
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In this tea-riffic episode, researchers investigate the effects of solar radiation on daily COVID-19 cases!
Papers referenced: "The moderating effect of solar radiation on the association between human mobility and COVID-19 infection in Europe"
"Solar UV-B/A radiation is highly effective in inactivating SARS-CoV-2"
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In this tea-riffic episode, researchers translate human brain waves into sentences!
Papers referenced: "Neuroprosthesis for Decoding Speech in a Paralyzed Person with Anarthria"
"Aphasia and Dysarthria in Acute Stroke: Recovery and Functional Outcome"
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In this week's tea-riffic episode, researchers discover how ticks protect themselves against bacteria as they feed!
Paper referenced: Ticks Resist Skin Commensals with Immune Factor of Bacterial Origin
In this week's tea-riffic episode, researchers explore the effects of Zika virus infection on fetal brain development!
Paper referenced: "Fetal Rhesus Monkey First Trimester Zika Virus Infection Impacts Cortical Development in the Second and Third Trimesters"
In this week's tea-riffic episode, researchers explore just how deep the bond between twins might go!
Paper referenced: "Loss of a co-twin at birth and subsequent risk of psychiatric disorders"
In this week's tea-riffic episode, researchers uncover a new relationship between flu severity and non-allergic asthma.
Paper referenced: "A paucigranulocytic asthma host environment promotes the emergence of virulent influenza viral variants"
In this week's tea-riffic episode, researchers witness sodium and chloride atoms form crystals for the first time!
Paper referenced: "Capturing the Moment of Emergence of Crystal Nucleus from Disorder"
In this week's tea-riffic episode, researchers use nano-sized diamonds to study neuroregeneration!
Paper referenced: "A Nanodiamond-Based Surface Topography Downregulates the MicroRNA miR6236 to Enhance Neuronal Development and Regeneration"
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In this week's tea-riffic episode, researchers use blue mussel shells to clean polluted water!
Paper referenced: "Hard to Soft: Biogenic Absorbent Sponge-like Material from Waste Mussel Shells"
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In this week's tea-riffic episode, our guest Deidre O'Dell shares with us her recently published paper!
Paper referenced: "Disruption of rat deep cerebellar perineuronal net alters eyeblink conditioning and neuronal electrophysiology"
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In this week's tea-riffic episode, researchers use arsenic trioxide to treat cancer!
Paper referenced: "Arsenic Trioxide Rescues Structural p53 Mutations through a Cryptic Allosteric Site"
In this week's tea-riffic episode, researchers develop a vaccine to fight parasites in sheep!
Paper referenced: "Effective Nanoparticle-Based Nasal Vaccine Against Latent and Congenital Toxoplasmosis in Sheep"
In this week's tea-riffic episode, researchers test the effects of green tea on Huntington's disease!
Papers referenced: "Green tea and cancer and cardiometabolic diseases: a review of the current epidemiological evidence"
"Green tea infusion alleviates neurodegeneration induced by mutant Huntingtin in Drosophila"
In this week's tea-riffic episode, researchers use physics and computer simulations to develop the perfect shot of espresso!
Paper referenced: "Systematically Improving Espresso: Insights from Mathematical Modeling and Experiment"
In this week's tea-riffic episode, researchers explore the relationship between blood type and COVID-19!
Paper referenced: "Association Between ABO and Rh Blood Groups and SARS-CoV-2 Infection or Severe COVID-19 Illness"
In this week's tea-riffic episode, researchers explore the effects of genistein on Alzheimer's disease!
Paper 1: "Involvement of α7nAChR in the Protective Effects of Genistein Against β‑Amyloid‑Induced Oxidative Stress in Neurons via a PI3K/Akt/Nrf2 Pathway‑Related Mechanism"
Paper 2: "Autophagy-dependent mechanism of genistein-mediated elimination of behavioral and biochemical defects in the rat model of sporadic Alzheimer's disease"