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Can you really reduce your biological age?
11Dec By No Comments
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Can you really reduce your biological age?

Rather than DNA methylation, GlycanAge looks at glycans—molecules that modify proteins and are associated with inflammation. Different glycan measurements, Lauc explains, can correspond to different lifestyle factors, such as diet or exercise. But there’s a limit to what the test alone can show. GlycanAge offers a consultation for people who take its test, and Lauc strongly recommends people take this up. That way, a doctor can learn about your particular lifestyle habits and better interpret what the results may reflect, and which changes you may wish to make. Lauc was able to see the impact of stress on her own results: Her biological age increased around the time her company was engaged in a fundraising round. She took a break, worked remotely, and picked up meditation, and after a whil...
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Netflix show `Yeh Kaali Kaali Ankhein` greenlit for season 3
11Dec By No Comments
Entertainment, Movies

Netflix show `Yeh Kaali Kaali Ankhein` greenlit for season 3

Soon after devouring the second season, fans of Yeh Kaali Kaali Ankhein had one question: Is there a third edition in the offing? There’s good news for them. Barely three weeks after the Tahir Raj Bhasin, Shweta Tripathi Sharma and Aanchal Singgh-starrer dropped online, Netflix India has greenlit its next instalment.  Writer-creator Sidharth Sengupta is naturally elated about taking the twisted thriller ahead. It depicts the mayhem that is sparked when Singgh’s character Purva gets obsessed with Bhasin’s Vikrant. “The response has been overwhelming. Considering how the second season ended, things are bound to get more intriguing as we witness how the characters evolve with the circumstances. The audience can expect significant transformations in the lives of Vikrant, Shikha [Tripathi], Gu...
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Luigi Mangione: Alleged New York gunman tussles with police outside court | US News
11Dec By Aditi PawarNo Comments
Business

Luigi Mangione: Alleged New York gunman tussles with police outside court | US News

The alleged killer of a US health insurance boss has tussled with police officers as they were escorting him to court.Luigi Mangione, in handcuffs, shouted to reporters outside the Pennsylvania courthouse: "It's completely out of touch and an insult to the intelligence of the American people and their lived experience." He has been charged with the murder of UnitedHealthcare chief executive Brian Thompson, who was shot dead in Manhattan last week.Dressed in an orange prison uniform, Mangione was seen struggling with officers, who pushed him against a wall. Image: Luigi Mangione tussled with police before entering court. Pic: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette/AP During an appearance at Blair County Courthouse, he decided to challenge ...
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Former NZ soldier Jordan O’Brien sentenced to 14 years in jail by Russia for fighting for Ukraine
11Dec By No Comments
World News

Former NZ soldier Jordan O’Brien sentenced to 14 years in jail by Russia for fighting for Ukraine

First published on Jordan O'Brien (left), a former New Zealand soldier fighting in Ukraine, relaxes with a colleague. Photo: Supplied A former New Zealand soldier fighting for Ukraine in the war against Russia has been sentenced to 14 years in jail by a Russian court. Jordan O'Brien was sentenced in absentia for what the Russians said was fighting "as a mercenary" and participating in hostilities "for material reward". A report from the joint press service of the judicial system of Kursk, a Russian border territory, said O'Brien invaded the Kursk region as part of the Ukrainian armed forces. The Russian court also ordered "the amount of over 1.3 million rubles" to be confiscated from O'Brien. That converts to $20,690. The Russians say O'Brien's sentence may come int...
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Jamie Foxx reveals scary details behind his mysterious 2023 medical crisis – National
11Dec By Aditi PawarNo Comments
Entertainment, Movies

Jamie Foxx reveals scary details behind his mysterious 2023 medical crisis – National

Jamie Foxx has finally revealed the cause of the mysterious medical crisis that left him hospitalized last year. In his new standup comedy special, Jamie Foxx: What Had Happened Was, the actor and comedian reveals that his health scare was caused by a brain bleed that resulted in a stroke.In the special, which debuted on Netflix Tuesday, he details a period that was “touch and go” for him, sharing that his “vitals were out of control” during the first couple weeks following the stroke and that doctors struggled to stabilize him.He said he had a bad headache one day and asked for an aspirin but before he could take it, he “went out (blacked out). I don’t remember 20 days.” 3:17 Jamie Foxx speaks...
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Man charged over couple’s 1985 killing after DNA evidence exonerates original suspect | US News
11Dec By Aditi PawarNo Comments
Business

Man charged over couple’s 1985 killing after DNA evidence exonerates original suspect | US News

A Georgia man has been charged over the 1985 killing of a couple at a black church after the original suspect was exonerated by DNA evidence.Erik Kristensen Sparre is facing felony murder and aggravated assault charges over the killings of Harold and Thelma Swain. The 61-year-old was arrested nearly four decades after the couple were fatally shot inside the Rising Daughter Baptist Church in Camden County.Sparre became the focus of a renewed investigation after authorities concluded they had initially prosecuted the wrong man. Image: Harold and Thelma Swain were shot and killed during a bible study class Pic: Family handout Image: Dennis Perry was convicted in 2003 Pic: Georgi...
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China says it takes ‘necessary measures’ to defend sovereignty over Taiwan
11Dec By No Comments
World News

China says it takes ‘necessary measures’ to defend sovereignty over Taiwan

By Ryan Woo, Ben Blanchard and Yimou Lee, Reuters Zhu Fenglian, a spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, gestures at a press conference in Beijing, capital of China, 13 December 2023. Photo: AFP / Chen Yehua China's government has said that it takes "necessary measures" to defend the country's sovereignty and will not tolerate "separatist" activities, as Taiwan reported another rise in Chinese warplanes near the island. Beijing's military has yet to comment on the military activity and has not confirmed it is carrying out exercises. A senior Taiwanese official said they believed the surge in activity was meant to send a political message to the incoming administration of US President-elect Donald Trump. China, which views democratically governed Taiwan as its own t...
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IIT Madras releases most detailed 3D high resolution images of human fetal brain
11Dec By No Comments
Health

IIT Madras releases most detailed 3D high resolution images of human fetal brain

In a significant feat, researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras on Tuesday released the most detailed 3D high-resolution images of the foetal brain.  For the first time in the world, 5,132 brain sections were digitally imaged at cell resolution using cutting-edge brain mapping technology developed by the team at Sudha Gopalakrishnan Brain Centre at IIT. The research is critical for India as the country accounts for nearly one-fifth of the world’s childbirths at 25 million each year. This makes it vital for the country to understand brain development from the foetus to a child, to adolescence, and a young adult, and developmental disorders like learning disabilities and autism. “This study will pave the way for new scientific discoveries, allowing quantification of...
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South Korea ex-defence minister tries to take his own life over failed martial law | World News
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Business

South Korea ex-defence minister tries to take his own life over failed martial law | World News

South Korea's former defence minister has tried to take his own life while being held in detention over his role in the failed imposition of martial law, officials have said.Kim Yong Hyun, along with President Yoon Suk Yeol are the subject of a criminal investigation on insurrection charges. Mr Kim was arrested earlier on Wednesday after a Seoul court approved a warrant for him on allegations of playing a key role in a rebellion and committing abuse of power.He became the first person arrested over the 3 December martial law decree.It comes after reports said police were searching Mr Yoon's office. Read more:Shocking week for South Korea with people appalledWho is the president who plunged South Korea into crisis? Image: President Yoon Suk Yeo...
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South Korea police chief arrested as Yoon impeachment looms over failed martial law
11Dec By No Comments
World News

South Korea police chief arrested as Yoon impeachment looms over failed martial law

By Hyunsu Yim and Hyonhee Shin, Reuters Yoon Suk Yeol. Photo: HANDOUT / AFP Opposition Democratic Party to introduce bill to impeach Yoon for vote on Saturday National police chief latest to be arrested, Yonhap reports Yoon quiet after apologising for surprise 3 December martial law Automaker, financial institution workers to join growing public protest South Korea's police chief became the latest top official to be arrested, Yonhap news agency said on Wednesday, in a widening investigation into President Yoon Suk Yeol's failed martial law that has plunged the country into a constitutional crisis. The main opposition Democratic Party (DP) said on Wednesday it plans to hold a Parliament vote to impeach Yoon on Saturday, with some members of the president's People Power Party (PP...
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