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ABC Juice: 5 Health Benefits of Apple, Beetroot and Carrot Combination

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  ABC Juice: 5 Health Benefits of Apple, Beetroot and Carrot Combination ABC juice, a potent blend of apple, beetroot and carrot, has gained popularity for its refreshing taste and countless health benefits. This vibrant combination not only tantalizes the taste buds but also acts as a nutritional powerhouse. Here are five compelling health benefits of including ABC juice in your diet: Rich in antioxidants: A combination of apples, beetroot and carrots makes a drink packed with antioxidants. Apples contain flavonoids, while beetroot contains betalains and carrots provide beta-carotene. These antioxidants fight free radicals in the body, reducing oxidative stress and the risk of chronic diseases. Regular consumption of ABC juice contributes to overall cellular health and supports a strong immune system. Improve heart health: Each ingredient in ABC juice contributes to cardiovascular health. Beetroot is rich in nitrates, which help dilate blood vessels, improve blood flow and regulat...

Covid infection can cause months-lasting brain injury: A Study report

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  Covid infection can cause months-lasting brain injury: A Study report   Markers indicative of brain injury persist in the bloodstream for an extended duration following a Covid-19 infection, even when conventional inflammation blood tests show normal results, according to a study published in the journal Nature Communications. The research focused on individuals who experienced neurological complications during their bout with Covid-19. Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, it became evident that a notable percentage of hospitalized patients, including those with mild infections, were grappling with neurological complications. While certain neurological symptoms were typically mild, such as headaches and muscle aches, the study underscored the occurrence of more substantial and potentially life-altering neurological complications like encephalitis, seizures, and strokes, particularly among patients analyzed by researchers at the University of Liverpool in the UK. The t...

New Study Explores the Effects of Oxygen Levels on Protein Regulation

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  New Study Explores the Effects of Oxygen Levels on Protein Regulation   Breathing in more oxygen than the body needs can have unhealthy effects, possibly including passing out. However, there has been limited research on how the body detects an excess of oxygen. A new report conducted by Gladstone Establishments attempts to address this information gap and shed light on the systems that become perhaps the most important factor when breathing air as oxygen levels change. Findings from the review, distributed in the journal Science Advances, show that varying degrees of inhaled oxygen can affect protein formation and degradation in the lungs, heart and cerebrum of mice. The test likewise identifies a specific protein that may play an important part in managing the cell's response to high oxygen levels. The implications of this finding extend to a variety of illnesses. For example, more than 1,000,000 people in the United States rely on supplemental oxygen for clinical ...

NASA's James Webb gave a stunning look at the death throes of a star.

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  NASA's James Webb gave a stunning look at the death throes of a star, capturing details JWST captured an image of an exploded star in unprecedented detail. It shows previously unseen details of a shell of material hitting the gas shed by the star. NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has captured an image of Cassiopeia A (CasA), an effervescent structure left by the dying breath of a star that exploded from Earth's perspective. Using its powerful near-infrared camera (NIRCam), JWST peered through the vast remnants of Cas A to reveal a never-before-seen pattern of the extended shell of material that rumbles around the city shed by the star. Focusing on these designs can help us understand how stardust spread through the universe and how it eventually helped create life. "With NIRCAM's mission, we can now understand how a collapsed star breaks up completely when it explodes, comparing the fibers to tiny pieces of glass," Purdue...

Testing alternate cosmology using a cloud of atoms

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             Testing alternate cosmology using a cloud of atoms While direct experimentation with the Universe remains beyond our reach, scientists have devised a method to replicate its early conditions. At the Kirchhoff-Institut für Physik in Germany, researchers have constructed a tabletop quantum field simulation mimicking the post-Big Bang Universe. This simulation involves manipulating a sample of potassium-39 atoms near absolute zero using magnets and lasers. By employing equations, they extrapolate findings at this miniature scale to explore potential characteristics of the early Universe. Preliminary results indicate the feasibility of simulating a Universe with varied curvatures. In a positively curved Universe, traversing any direction in a straight line leads back to the starting point, while a negatively curved Universe exhibits a saddle-shaped space. Marius Sparn, a PhD student at Kirchhoff-Institut für Physik, notes that the current Univ...

NASA’s Tess Mission found Six planet system perfectly tuned

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  NASA’s Tess Mission found Six planet system perfectly tuned   Tracing a link between two neighbour planet at regular time interval along their orbits, creates a pattern unique to each couple. The six planets of the HD110067 system create together a mesmerising geometric pattern due to their resonance-chain. Credit: Thibaut Roger/NCCR PlanetS, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 The planetary trove within the HD 110067 system presents a unique opportunity to explore the enigmatic class of "mini-Neptunes," absent in our Solar System. These planets, orbiting an orange star 100 light-years away, were initially discovered by NASA's TESS mission. Two inner planets, b and c, exhibited a resonant orbital relationship with periods in a 2:3 ratio. Upon detecting unattributed transits and considering the resonant orbits of b and c, researchers speculated the presence of a third planet, d, in a 2:3 orbital resonance with planet c. Utilizing this hypothesis, they successfully predicted and conf...

Scientists have verified an essential property of black holes

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  Scientists have verified an essential property of black holes The research team conducted an analysis of data from the most massive black hole merger ever recorded. Black holes, characterized by their mass and angular momentum, are remarkably simple entities compared to the more intricate matter distributions found in stars or planets. These mysterious cosmic entities emit a unique gravitational wave spectrum with distinct frequencies that gradually decay over time. When two black holes merge, the final phase of gravitational wave emission manifests as a mixture of rapidly damped sinusoids. The black hole no-hair theorem, an important property governing black holes, postulates that the quasi normal mode spectrum of a black hole should be highly constrained. This is because only two parameters, mass and spin, are expected to determine the entire spectrum. A global team of researchers from Radboud University has validated this fundamental characteristic of black holes thro...