Science to the Tea

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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