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- UK Team Confirms All-Metal Aromaticity with Bi3 Cluster - UT Health Wins $200K Grant to Link Jet Lag, Alzheimer’s

4/28/2026

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Professor Stephen Liddle’s UK team discovered a Bi3 cluster between uranium or thorium atoms that shows strong ?-electron ring currents, confirming aromaticity in an all-metal system.
UT Health San Antonio secured a $200,000 Alzheimer’s Association grant for research on circadian disruptions and Alzheimer’s risk.
Principal investigator Juan Pablo Palavicini, PhD, will integrate genetics with jet lag and late-night high-fat meals in a study beginning this month to track phosphorylated-tau levels.

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Professor Stephen Liddle’s UK team discovered a Bi3 cluster between uranium or thorium atoms that shows strong ?-electron ring currents, confirming aromaticity in an all-metal system.
UT Health San Antonio secured a $200,000 Alzheimer’s Association grant for research on circadian disruptions and Alzheimer’s risk.
Principal investigator Juan Pablo Palavicini, PhD, will integrate genetics with jet lag and late-night high-fat meals in a study beginning this month to track phosphorylated-tau levels.