19 JUL 2026 The ketogenic diet has become one of the world’s most popular eating plans. Originally developed to help control epilepsy, the high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet has since been investigated for everything from weight loss to Alzheimer’s disease – and even as a potential way to influence cancer. But despite …
Read More »MoU (PROBABLE) BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN
19 JUN 2026 The United States on Wednesday released the official text of the memorandum of understanding reached over the weekend with Iran. A senior US administration official read out the 14-point document, which spells out provisions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, easing certain financial restrictions on Iran and …
Read More »NEW DRUG OFFERS ‘FUNCTIONAL CURE’ FOR DANGEROUS LIVER VIRUS
09 JUN 2026 A first-of-its-kind drug for hepatitis B is letting some patients stop treatment without showing signs of the dangerous liver virus, what’s called a “functional cure,” researchers reported Thursday. In two international studies, about 1 in 5 patients given the experimental drug saw their virus reduced to levels …
Read More »NEW WEARABLE ULTRASOUND DEVICE COULD ‘TRANSFORM’ PREGNANCY CARE
07 JUN 2026 It’s hard to imagine pregnancy care without the ultrasound. Since the 1950s, this incredible technology has provided an essential snapshot into the womb. Now, scientists are taking it up a notch by trying to provide a continuous window of imaging. In the coming years, new inventions may …
Read More »POLICE FIND COCAINE INSIDE A LUXURY AUSTRALIAN BUS ABOARD A RO/RO
02 JUNE 2026 The Australian Border Force (ABF) has once again busted a cocaine shipment tucked inside an imported luxury bus aboard a ro/ro – an unusual choice of concealment, but one that it has encountered before. On May 6, ABF officers searched a ro/ro at the Port of Fremantle …
Read More »SURGE IN SOMALI PIRACY AS EUNAVFOR CONFIRMS THREE ONGOING INCIDENTS
Two commercial ships and a dhow are reportedly all being held at the moment as incidents emerged off Somalia 28 APR 2026 After multiple reports of increased activity last week near the coast of Somalia, EUNAVFOR Operation Atalanta confirmed today that it is monitoring three ongoing incidents. It is cautioning …
Read More »MAGNETIC FLUID INJECTED INTO THE HEART MAY PREVENT STROKES, SCIENTISTS THINK
28 MAR 2026 Millions of people have a heart rhythm disorder called atrial fibrillation, which causes the heart’s upper chambers or atria to beat chaotically rather than in a smooth, coordinated rhythm. For many, the symptoms can be mild with palpitations, fatigue or breathlessness, but the greatest danger is something …
Read More »SUNKEN SOVIET SUBMARINE IS LEAKING RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL IN THE OCEAN
27 MAR 2026 A sunken Cold War-era nuclear submarine is quietly leaking radioactive material into the deep, dark waters at the bottom of the Norwegian Sea, a survey has determined. The Soviet K-278 Komsomolets sank after an on-board fire in April 1989, carrying not just the nuclear reactor that powered …
Read More »WHAT IS ‘EYE STROKE’? EXPERT EXPLAINS THE RARE WEGOVY RISK
27 MAR 2026 The phrase “eye stroke” has recently appeared in news reports about a very rare side-effect of weight-loss injections. It’s not a formal medical diagnosis, but a shorthand used to describe a condition in which reduced blood flow damages the optic nerve and causes sudden vision loss. The …
Read More »COMMON DIABETES DRUG LINKED WITH ‘EXCEPTIONAL LONGEVITY’ IN WOMEN
24 FEB 2026 Not only can the drug metformin help to effectively manage type 2 diabetes, but it may also give older women a better chance of living to the grand old age of 90, according to research published in 2025 – thanks, it seems, to a variety of anti-aging …
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