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NASA’s Webb Space Telescope Pierces Through Dust Clouds to Unveil Young Stars in Early Stages of Formation

Lead Image: Image of the Cosmic Cliffs, a region at the edge of a gigantic, gaseous cavity within NGC 3324, captured by Webb’s Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam). This image shows invisible near-infrared wavelengths of light that have been translated into visible-light colors. Credit: Science: Megan Reiter (Rice University), Image: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Image Processing: Joseph DePasquale (STScI), Anton M. Koekemoer (STScI) Webb’s Infrared Capabilities Pierce Through Dust Clouds to Make Rare Find Searching for buried treasure isn’t easy. It can be a painstaking, even frustrating, process. It is common to sift through the proverbial sand for hours and hours and…

Ginkgo Biloba: 8 Impressive Health Benefits

Lead Image: Ginkgo biloba, is commonly known simply as as ginkgo. Because of the way that it is pronounced, gingko is a common alternative spelling. Ginkgo biloba is an herbal supplement possibly best known for enhancing cognitive performance. However, its benefits and uses are wide-ranging. For example, ginkgo can be taken as an aphrodisiac, as well as a remedy for PMS, headaches, migraines, and even anxiety. It also provides overall protective benefits for your health through a variety of antioxidants. What is Ginkgo Biloba? Ginkgo biloba is a medicinal herb that comes from a tree also known as the maidenhair…

Google Quantum AI Reveals Bound States of Photons Hold Strong Even in the Midst of Chaos

Lead Image: A ring of superconducting qubits can host “bound states” of microwave photons, where the photons tend to clump on neighboring qubit sites. Credit: Google Quantum AI Using a quantum processor, researchers made microwave photons uncharacteristically sticky. After coaxing them to clump together into bound states, they discovered that these photon clusters survived in a regime where they were expected to dissolve into their usual, solitary states. As the finding was first made on a quantum processor, it marks the growing role that these platforms are playing in studying quantum dynamics. Photons — quantum packets of electromagnetic radiation like…

Heat Shock Therapy: Why Saunas Are So Good for You

Heat has been used for healing long before saunas were invented. The ancient Greeks and Romans built public baths over hot springs and on manmade fire furnaces. In East Asian history, stones were heated by fire and placed on the body to deliver the healing powers of heat. Today, scientists understand the mechanism behind the therapeutic benefits of heat immersion. When the body is exposed to temperatures of 102.2 degrees Fahrenheit and above, heat shock proteins are released. What are Heat Shock Proteins? Heat shock proteins are a type of stress protein — molecules that regulate the body in response…

New Compound Reverses Gut Inflammation – Acts Like a Master Reset Switch in the Intestines

Lead Image: Salk Institute researchers have developed a new compound that acts like a master reset switch in the intestines. In a new study, the compound, called FexD, is found to prevent and reverse intestinal inflammation in mouse models of inflammatory bowel disease. New therapeutic has the potential to treat inflammatory bowel disease by targeting a molecule that keeps order in the intestines. Salk Institute scientists have developed a new drug that acts like a master reset switch in the gut. Called FexD, the compound has previously been found to burn fat, lower cholesterol, and ward off colorectal cancer in…