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UN officials have again urged for a humanitarian pause to ensure polio vaccines can be delivered to children in the Gaza Strip. Earlier this month, the first case of polio was reported in the Gaza Strip. The virus was first detected in the sewage in July. Louisa Baxter, operations lead at Save the Children's Emergency Health Unit, told the UN Security Council on Thursday she was "surrounded by overwhelming destruction," in Gaza. "More than 1.9 million people have been displaced and are moving through streets filled with rubble, rubbish and wastewater," she said. "Polio is spreading in Gaza and...
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The summer of 2024 has, in many younger circles, gone down as 'Brat' summer. Paying tribute to Charli xcx's minimalist green album cover, masses of memes and photos have been showing up online with green backgrounds. It's so mainstream at this point that even the social media accounts of US presidential candidate Kamala Harris (not to mention dpa trends newsletters) have adopted the lime-green look. This week on trends, we've spoked to fashion experts on how this viral look has impacted fashion this year. Also: We're addressing that guilty conscience you get when you 'cheat' by cycling on an e...
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The second human with a Neuralink brain chip is using the implant to play the PC game Counter-Strike 2. Elon Musk’s company gave a progress update on Wednesday about on its second patient “Alex,” who received the brain chip last month and has had a “smooth” recovery. He lost control of his limbs after a spinal cord injury. Before he received the implant, he played Counter-Strike 2 with a mouth-operated controller called QuadStick but could not move and shoot at the same time. However, with the chip he can remotely control a mouse on his laptop to aim and use the QuadStick to move at the same t...
Euronews (English)
The jury is still out on this one but many people believe that e-bikes are a cheat's way to enjoy cycling and be active. For the not so fit, the e-bike has been a godsend, enabling those with tired legs and less puff in their lungs to scale hills they would never have attempted before and also to travel remarkable distances. According to traditionalists, e-bikes provide an unfair advantage, allowing riders to charge into terrain that would otherwise be challenging on a conventional pushbike. So what is the evidence for and against and does the cheating claim stand up to scrutiny? A new study i...
DPA International
The jury is still out on this one but many people believe that e-bikes are a cheat's way to enjoy cycling and be active. For the not so fit, the e-bike has been a godsend, enabling those with tired legs and less puff in their lungs to scale hills they would never have attempted before and also to travel remarkable distances. According to traditionalists, e-bikes provide an unfair advantage, allowing riders to charge into terrain that would otherwise be challenging on a conventional pushbike. So what is the evidence for and against and does the cheating claim stand up to scrutiny? A new study i...
DPA
The daily consumption of red and processed meat can raise the risk of Type 2 diabetes, according to a new study led by Cambridge University. The research found that having two slices of ham a day can increase the risk by as much as 15%, Knewz.com has learned. The daily consumption of around 3.5 ounces of unprocessed red meat, which is equivalent to a small steak, can increase the risk of Type 2 diabetes by 10%, the study has found. The research, which was led by Cambridge University and published00179-7/fulltext) in the journal Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, analyzed the data from almost two...
Knewz
The daily consumption of red and processed meat can raise the risk of Type 2 diabetes, according to a new study led by Cambridge University. The research found that having two slices of ham a day can increase the risk by as much as 15%, Knewz.com has learned. The daily consumption of around 3.5 ounces of unprocessed red meat, which is equivalent to a small steak, can increase the risk of Type 2 diabetes by 10%, the study has found. The research, which was led by Cambridge University and published00179-7/fulltext) in the journal Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, analyzed the data from almost two...
Knewz (CA)
The daily consumption of red and processed meat can raise the risk of Type 2 diabetes, according to a new study led by Cambridge University. The research found that having two slices of ham a day can increase the risk by as much as 15%, Knewz.com has learned. The daily consumption of around 3.5 ounces of unprocessed red meat, which is equivalent to a small steak, can increase the risk of Type 2 diabetes by 10%, the study has found. The research, which was led by Cambridge University and published00179-7/fulltext) in the journal Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, analyzed the data from almost two...
Knewz (UK)
People who order takeaway deliveries online are more likely to be from households with lower-level jobs and to be living with obesity, according to a new study. The UK-focused research, published in the journal BMJ Public Health, also found that high-income households were more likely to purchase groceries online than lower-income households. The study was based on pre-pandemic data from more than 1,500 households in London and the north of England in February 2019 and sought to find out how the availability of food online has influenced social inequality and diet. Overall, the researchers fou...
Euronews (English)
Recent research confirms what many of us already suspect—our attention spans are shrinking. As we rely more on technology to handle routine tasks, the burden of complex cognitive work falls squarely on our shoulders, leaving many of us struggling to keep up. Dr. Mithu Storoni, a leading neuroscientist and author of the forthcoming book "Hyper Efficient: Optimise Your Brain to Transform the Way You Work" offers three essential tips to help us retrain our brains for optimal efficiency in this increasingly demanding landscape, understanding the challenges many of us face. First thing to note: You...
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