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Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) exposure is associated with later occurrence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to a research letter. Manasi Agrawal, M.D. and colleagues examined the association of PFAS mixture concentrations in prediagnostic serum in patients with adult-onset IBD participating in a pilot study within the preclinical Proteomic Evaluation and Discovery in an IBD Cohort of Tri-service Subjects study. The analysis included military personnel with Crohn disease (CD), those with ulcerative colitis (UC), and age-, sex-, and race-matched healthy controls (25 in each group). The researchers found that estimated mean concentrations in the study population were 5.19 µg/L...

Extracts of a plant used in traditional medicine for centuries have shown anti-proliferative effects against breast cancer in a small early-stage clinical trial. Researchers provided breast cancer patients with an extract of the Boswellia tree—probably best known as the source of frankincense—and instructed them to take it each day until surgery. The researchers then compared the activity of cancer cells in each woman's tumor removed during surgery with the activity in the piece of her tumor that was removed during the biopsy. "We looked at differences in the growth rate of the tumors before and after treatment, and we found...

Trump has now won the Iowa Caucuses, and he won big. Let’s look at some reactions. One of the great things about Twitter/X is that it happens in real time, so we are going to focus on reactions from just within the last hour or so. Take a look below. Conservative lawyer DC Draino says ‘MAGA is back’ Post See new posts Conversation DC_Draino @DC_Draino The impeached him twice Indicted him 4 times Raided his house with the FBI and buried him with lawsuits The deep state did everything it could to stop him, but President Trump just won the...

Severe gum disease has been linked to the progression of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, but an understanding remains unclear. Researchers report that bacteria associated with the gum disease promote COPD through the activation of two types of cells, γδ T cells and M2 macrophages, that are important to the immune system. "By enhancing periodontal therapy and targeting the inhibition of γδ T cells and M2 macrophages [we] may be able to help control the progression of COPD," said Boyu Tang, Ph.D. Periodontitis is a gum disease that results from the untreated buildup of plaque, a sticky film of...

The Melanesian Boundary Plateau was built in four different volcanic phases ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Scientists have unraveled the mystery behind how a volcanic superstructure the size of Idaho formed beneath the Pacific Ocean. Called the Melanesian Border Plateau, a team of international researchers determined the more than 85,00-square-mile structure was created when dinosaurs ruled the Earth 145 to 66 million years ago and is still growing to this day. Researchers used seismic data, rock samples and computer models to identify four periods of volcanic eruptions deep beneath the surface that started 100 million years ago. The submerged structure was also found to...

Mila De Jesus, 35, died on January 12 after suffering a suspected cardiac arrest Her death was announced on January 15 by her daughter, Anna Clara The Brazilian influencer leaves behind her husband and four children ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A Brazilian influencer known for her insane weight loss transformation has died. Mila De Jesus, 35, died on January 12 after suffering from a suspected cardiac arrest. 'It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Mila de Jesus this Friday,' an Instagram post read. 'In this moment of pain, respect family and friends and we will express our...

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida lashed out at the media Monday after networks declared former President Donald Trump the winner before some caucus sites had started voting. “It is absolutely outrageous that the media would participate in election interference by calling the race before tens of thousands of Iowans even had a chance to vote,” said DeSantis spokesman Andrew Romeo. “The media is in the tank for Trump and this is the most egregious example yet.”The news broke at a caucus site here right around the same time a surrogate for Mr. DeSantis had taken...

Astronomers have discovered an Earth-sized planet orbiting a star similar to the sun, only 73 light years away. Previous studies using the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) had spotted two larger planets around the star in 2020; the new planet was discovered during follow-up observations designed to confirm the earlier findings. Astronomers have previously found Earth-sized planets around distant stars, but nearly all of those have been found orbiting smaller, cooler red dwarf stars instead of G-type main sequence stars like our sun. The relatively close nature of the new find also opens up opportunities to study the planet more...

Seems that Tesla Superchargers don't do all that well in cold weather.

Donald Trump has called for the U.S. to 'come together' and thanked all of his family after he decimated the rest of the Republican field in the Iowa caucus. The former president, 77, said wife Melania's late mother Amalija Knavs was 'looking down' from heaven and would be 'proud' of the historic result as he praised all his rivals during the victory lap. He celebrated after storming to victory in the first primary contest in just 30 minutes by waiting on stage as Lee Greenwood's 'God Bless the USA' played to the crowd. Trump paid tribute to all of his...

In 61 years on this earth, I have never needed an oscillating multitool until now. But I’m working on a project that requires one (for cutting away a couple inches of baseboard on either side of a door, to accommodate door replacement and new casing). So, I headed to our local Walmart. I will probably only use it for this project and never need it again, so I didn’t need to spend much. I found four options: a $20 multitool, a $35 model, a $45 model, and a $70 model. Different brands, different power levels, probably different quality levels, but...

Post See new posts Conversation Charlie Kirk @charliekirk11 Trump is winning ALL 99 counties in Iowa. Full spectrum WIN.

SNIP: 14 minutes ago Trump makes bold vows to 'end crime', 'pay off the national debt' By Steven Nelson 25 minutes ago Vivek Ramaswamy suspends campaign, endorses Trump By Victor Nava 30 minutes ago Fox, CNN project DeSantis will edge Haley for second place By Samuel Chamberlain

Vivek Ramaswamy drops out of Republican presidential race

Latest results from just now 93% OF VOTES IN Republican Caucus race called Republican Caucus Candidate Votes PercentPct. Chart showing percent DelegatesDelegates Donald J. Trump 52,263 +50.9%50.9% 16 Ron DeSantis 21,857 +21.3%21.3 4 Nikki Haley 19,558 +19.1%19.1 4 Total reported 102,655

During a radio interview, Joe Biden expressed disbelief that Republicans have a problem with gay porn books being made available to children as young as six years old in schools across the country.Biden claimed that Republicans are trying to ban books, a tactic that has been repeatedly used to downplay the fact that sexually explicit material and books promoting transgenderism are being placed in school libraries.“The idea that you can be told that you can’t read certain books. This is the United States of America, for God’s sake!” Biden stated.He added “These guys are afraid of the truth!”I'm amazed by...

Final polling data ahead of the official caucus shows Nikki Hayley losing to Trump, which the presidential candidate has emphatically said is "unacceptable." According to sources, polling data motivated her to launch retaliatory attacks against a voter base that despises her. Support by defense contractors for Hayley's presidential campaign has since quadrupled. "We're all in for Team Hayley," said Lockheed Martin CEO David Rumsfeld. "It's so inspiring the way she wants to give us money to bomb people. Boy, do I love bombing people." Iowans have responded unfavorably to the bombings, but Fox News reporters confirm that the diminished Iowan...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is seeking to persuade a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit challenging its repeated advisories against using ivermectin to treat COVID-19.The FDA in a sealed motion asked the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas to dismiss the suit, which was brought by three doctors who allege the FDA’s warnings were illegal.The late 2023 motion was sealed because exhibits the government cited “include confidential information” from a separate legal proceeding, according to a government brief.Government lawyers said they would file redacted versions of the motion for public perusal but still have...

“It does not take a majority to prevail... but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men.” Samuel Adams, a son of liberty in every sense of the word, would be proud—the Self-Imagined Elites currently circling the wagons in Switzerland for the World Economic Forum’s annual summit meeting are panicked, thanks to the “irate, tireless minority” lighting brushfire after brushfire of truth (or what the WEF acolytes call “misinformation” and “disinformation”). Men like Klaus Schwab, Bill Gates, António Guterres, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, and every other unelected globalist bureaucrat moving hell and earth...

Did it snow a lot in your neck of the woods?Climate change!Are you seeing less snow this year?Climate change did that, too.You may never see snow again, we predict.Climate change means that too.In the space of two weeks, the New York Times has stories that say climate change will end snow forever, reduce the amount of snow somewhat, or cause more snow than ever before.My head hurts. Mostly because it is -6 degrees outside right now in Minneapolis, but the intellectual whiplash the New York Times is giving me doesn’t help.Lest you think I am exaggerating, I am not. The...