Orforglipron also reduced blood sugar levels in participants with type 2 diabetes A significant trial of a daily weight-loss pill has found that it helped people to shed the pounds and reduce their blood sugar levels, making it a contender to join the new wave of drugs that combat obesity...
Move over, Med diet – plantains and cassava can be as healthy as tomatoes and olive oil, say researchers
Findings from Tanzania’s Kilimanjaro region indicate traditional eating habits in rural Africa can boost the immune system and reduce inflammation Plantains, cassava and fermented banana drink should be added to global healthy eating guidelines alongside the olive oil, tomatoes and red wine of the Mediterranean diet, say researchers who found...
About 15% of world’s cropland polluted with toxic metals, say researchers
Scientists sound the alarm over substances such as arsenic and lead contaminating soils and entering food systems About one sixth of global cropland is contaminated by toxic heavy metals, researchers have estimated, with as many as 1.4 billion people living in high-risk areas worldwide. Approximately 14 to 17% of cropland...
Slave descendants fight to protect their threatened island community at Georgia’s highest court
Georgia’s highest court is weighing in on a fight over special protections for one of the South’s last Gullah-Geechee communities of Black people descended from slaves
Florida House passes bill to limit projects like golf courses and pickleball courts at state parks
Development such as golf courses, pickleball courts and luxury lodges would be prohibited at Florida state parks under legislation passed the state House
ACLU sues Defense Department school system over banning race- and gender-related books
The American Civil Liberties Union is suing the Department of Defense’s school system over banned race- and gender-related educational materials
Powell says Federal Reserve can wait on any interest rate moves
The Federal Reserve can stay patient and wait to see how tariffs and other economic policies of the Trump administration play out before making any changes to interest rates, Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday
Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says US autism cases are climbing at an ‘alarming rate’
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How war, money and the quest for discovery entwined the US government and universities
The showdown between the Trump administration and Harvard University is spotlighting bare-knuckled politics and big dollar figures
Judge blocks worker protections for abortion and fertility care for Catholic employers
More than 9,000 Catholic employers do not need to abide by federal regulations protecting workers who seek abortions and fertility treatments under a ruling issued this week by a federal judge