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An extract from dahlia flower petals has been found to stabilize blood sugar levels of diabetes patients in clinical trials. Associate Professor Alexander Tups showed that the inhibition of brain inflammation—brought about by the excess consumption of a Western diet—markedly improves blood sugar regulation. His team then went on to discover an anti-inflammatory plant molecule that acts in the brain and potently improves the ability of the body to process blood sugar. "We then found that the dahlia plant is a cultivatable source of this molecule and that it contains two additional plant molecules that enhanced the effect of the...

RNS) — U.S. Jews gathered in online forums across the country before sundown on Friday (June 23) to light a candle marking the one-year anniversary of the end of Roe v. Wade, and mourning those who have died because abortions were not available to them. The Zoom meetings were called a yahrzeit, an ancient Jewish tradition marking the anniversary of a death of a loved one. A yahrzeit typically consists of lighting a special 24-hour candle and saying the Kaddish prayer. The candles lit Friday are expected to burn into Saturday, June 24, the day last year that the U.S....

A lonely California man has been left grieving after his cat was mauled to death by a pit bull which overpowered its owners - who then fled the grisly scene. Tootie Pootie's devastated owner Chris Fowler said the ordeal was traumatizing - and is now demanding justice after the nine-year-old cat was ravaged by a dog on Magliocco Drive in San Jose. Fowler let his cat out of his apartment to get some fresh air on Saturday afternoon when a man, girl, and large dog approached her on the street. Footage showed the dog leap forward and overpower the girl...

George Gershwin was a wonderful free and disciplined incarnation of the American spirit. "Why should I limit myself" he said, "to only one woman when I can have as many women as I want?" He understood that he represented his era: “True music must repeat the thought and inspirations of the people and the time.” With Irving Berlin and Paul McCartney, he dominated the crafting of great popular melody in his century, saying: “I frequently hear music in the very heart of noise.” The capacity for Great Music is a gift to us from God.

Governments around the world “crossed the line” when they imposed “unprecedented” lockdown measures on their populations during the COVID-19 pandemic, a senior Conservative MP has said. Sir Graham Brady, chairman of the influential 1922 Committee of Conservative backbench MPs, was an early objector to the “unprecedented removal of people’s liberties that took place in the COVID-19 response.” Speaking to NTD’s “British Thought Leaders” programme, he said he had “no doubt” that he was doing the right thing when he started raising objections to the policy, which enjoyed cross-party support. He said: “I had no doubt that I was doing the...

Powerful flooding in Ludlow, Vermont, has apparently washed away the land underneath a portion of railroad and left the train tracks suspended in mid-air, photos and video from the scene show.

A man accused of shooting and injuring a Duquesne police officer is getting out of jail. The accused shooter, Shyheim Berry, has been in the Allegheny County Jail since he was charged in the officer-involved shooting in February. Tuesday, a judge granted him bond which means he will be released from jail soon, likely within the next 48 hours. On Feb. 22, the officer was responding to a report of a man opening fire on an Uber driver. The officer said he pulled up in an unmarked police cruiser that was several feet away from Berry. Investigators said Berry was...

Joe Biden feigned shock when the Supreme Court ruled that he had no authority to wipe out tens of billions of dollars in student loans at the stroke of a pen. The issue is so clearcut, it’s hardly imaginable that we could need to explain it, but let’s begin with that part, to be thorough. Millions of people knowingly, willingly signed onto student loan debts, often while studying for degrees in fields that are well-known for producing relatively low-paying jobs. And then, when they found these burdens to be high after college, they hoped that politicians would let them off...

OceanGate Expeditions, the company behind the Titan submersible disaster, was forgiven of its $450,000 Paycheck Protection Program loan, according to the ProPublica PPP Loan Database. OceanGate builds submersibles for tourism and research, but its inherently risky business model raises questions, and led to the tragic deaths of five people in the ocean in June. Its liability waiver for sub tourism mentioned the possibility of death three times on the first page alone. Now, some are accusing the company of cutting corners. James Cameron, the renowned Titanic explorer and director of the 1997 movie, said, "I was very suspect of the...

•Franck Louis-Victor is accused of assaulting his wife at their Michigan home The Frenchman is the CEO of Ford Next LLC and VP of new business platforms •He pled not guilty on Monday and was freed on a $25,000 bond A top Ford executive has been arrested after he allegedly tried to set his wife's designer purses on fire with a butane torch and physically assaulted her during a domestic dispute. Franck Louis-Victor is accused of slapping, headbutting and hitting his wife with a Nest Hub device after he threatened to burn two of her Hermès purses, each valued at...

On this date in 1667, the uncle of the sessei — think Chief Minister or Grand Vizier — of the Ryukyu Kingdom covering the island chain south of Japan was beheaded for a diplomatic scandal. The Ryukyu Kingdom was a weak state that made its way in vassalage to burlier neighbors, including mainland China to its west and the Japanese feudal state Satsuma to the north. Satsuma had defeated Ryukyu in war in the early 17th century, and according to Angela Schottenhammer (The East Asian Mediterranean: Maritime Crossroads of Culture, Commerce and Human Migration) Satsuma dominated Ryukyu to the extent...

A new study has revealed that Black women are twice as likely to experience cyber-flashing than their white counterparts. Cyber-flashing is defined as the act of using digital means, usually messaging or social media apps, to send pornographic images of oneself to another without their consent. Cyber-flashing can have disastrous effects on the victim, causing them distress, making them feel unsafe and endangering their long-term well-being. The latest study, into cyber-flashing titled, “The exposé on women’s and marginalized genders’ social media experiences,” builds on a 2022 study that revealed that more than a fifth of girls and women in the...

Muslim parents delivered passionate speeches against elementary schoolchildren in Maryland's Montgomery County Public Schools being forced to learn LGBTQ sexuality curriculum against parents' wishes at a Tuesday school board meeting. Parents, students and activists have taken issue over the past few weeks with the school district removing an opt-out option for LGBTQ sexuality curriculum. "We [as Muslims] reject the implication that acting on our faith's principles is a willful means of harming others. In fact, we see it as a point of bigotry that some only care for our community and will only protect our rights when we assimilate to...

MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell has accused major retailers of being terrified of cancel culture after revealing his company has lost a staggering $100 million since Walmart and Bed Bath & Beyond pulled his products over his false election claims. The polarizing MAGA supporter is now being forced to auction off manufacturing equipment and sublease unused industrial space after distributors tore up contracts due to his claims that the 2020 election was stolen from Donald Trump. The 800 items listed to go under the hammer on July 18 through K-Bid Online Auctions include sewing machines, industrial fabric spreaders, forklifts, desks and...

Breast cancer patients and survivors tend to suffer from a condition called "cancer fog"—and now a study might have uncovered the reason why. The first-of-its-kind study suggests reduced cerebrovascular function, which refers to blood flow in the brain, could explain why breast cancer survivors experience changes to the way they think, concentrate and remember information—and may also help devise new treatments for cognitive impairments. Also referred to as "chemo brain" or "brain fog," cancer fog is a common and deliberating condition that reduces cognitive function in cancer patients, believed to be due to chemotherapy. Led by Tahnee Downs, the study...

[Catholic Caucus] Nico Spuntoni: "Bergoglio's 'revenge' on Ratzinger: what's behind the appointment of 'Tucho' Fernández"Nico SpuntoniIl GiornaleJuly 9, 2023(source in Italian)Although the Roman Curia was not essential for him, Monsignor Víctor Manuel Fernández will lead its most important dicastery. Less than twenty years ago the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith was in the hands of Joseph Ratzinger, until six years ago in those of the trusted Gerhard Ludwig Müller. Now the former Holy Office will pass from the hands of moderate Jesuit Luis Francisco Ladaria Ferrer to those of the 60-year-old Argentine of the man whom they call...

A major clinical trial has found a simple change to world practice for kidney transplants could deliver real benefits for recipients and reduce their need for dialysis by 25%. The BEST-Fluids trial was conducted by the Australasian Kidney Trials Network (AKTN). Professor David Johnson said the trial assessed the use of an intravenous fluid containing sodium, potassium, magnesium and chloride in proportions similar to human blood—instead of the usual practice of using normal saline (sodium chloride and water). "Of those study participants who received intravenous Plasma-Lyte 148, 30% needed dialysis after their transplants, compared to 40% for those given normal...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday he would not be former President Donald Trump’s running mate if given the opportunity to join him on the ticket. “I don’t think so. I’m not a No. 2 guy,” DeSantis said on the “Wisconsin Right Now” radio show, saying he would rather stay on as governor because the vice presidency “doesn’t really have any authority.” Asked about his own thoughts on a running mate, DeSantis said, "It’s a little bit presumptuous to be doing that at this stage." "I’m here to win the early primaries, and that’s what we’ve got to do first,"...

A team of scientists has found that an existing cancer drug could be repurposed to target a subset of cancers that currently lack targeted treatment options and are often associated with poor outcomes. This subset of cancers makes up 15% of all cancers and is especially prevalent in aggressive tumors such as osteosarcoma (bone tumor) and glioblastoma (brain tumor). These cancerous cells stay "immortal" using a mechanism called the alternative lengthening of telomeres (ALT), but the team has demonstrated that ponatinib, a cancer drug approved by the US FDA, blocks key steps in the ALT mechanism that leads it to...