Researchers have found that central body fat, especially around the abdomen, is more strongly linked to psoriasis risk than total body fat, particularly in women. This link between central fat and psoriasis remained consistent regardless of…
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Wilms tumors: How genes and imprinting pave the way for cancer
A research team at the Biocenter of Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (JMU), together with cooperation partners at the Wellcome Sanger Institute in Cambridge (UK), has taken a significant step towards understanding Wilms’ tumors,…
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Boys who are overweight in their early teens risk passing on harmful epigenetic traits to future children
A new study suggests that boys who become overweight in their early teens risk damaging the genes of their future children, increasing their chances of developing asthma, obesity and low lung function.
Research published in Communications Biology…
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A chip with natural blood vessels
How can we investigate the effects of a new drug? How can we better understand the interaction between different organs to grasp the systemic response? In biomedical research, so-called organs-on-a-chip, also referred to as microphysiological…
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Israeli forces raid foreign exchange shops in occupied West Bank; one dead | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Palestinian groups slam the raids targeting exchanges in several cities in a widespread operation in the territory.
Israeli forces have raided money exchanges across the occupied West Bank, using live fire and tear gas as they stormed the city of…
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NPR sues Trump administration for cutting US federal funding | Freedom of the Press News
The lawsuit alleges the Trump administration’s move to cut federal funding to public broadcasting is a violation of the US Constitution’s First Amendment.
National Public Radio (NPR) and three of its local stations have filed a lawsuit against…
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Young actors revealed for Harry Potter TV series
Yasmin RufoCulture reporter
HBOArabella Stanton, Dominic McLaughlin and Alastair Stout have been cast to play Hermione, Harry and Ron HBO has announced the young actors who will play the lead trio in its TV series adaption of JK Rowling’s book…
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Key highlights from the King's speech in Canada
A look at the King’s historic 2025 visit to Ottawa and opening of the Canadian parliament.
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Country ‘on brink’ of health disaster as cholera spreads
War-torn Sudan is now “on the brink” of a public health disaster as cholera and other deadly diseases spread, aid group, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) has warned.
In just one week, Sudan’s Health Ministry recorded that 172 people have…
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US Supreme Court rejects Native American case against large copper mine | Indigenous Rights News
The high court has declined to hear a bid to block a project that Indigenous groups say would destroy a site of religious significance.
The United States Supreme Court has declined to weigh a bid from a Native American advocacy group to block the…
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