Didemnins, a family of molecules found in marine creatures, are known for their powerful cancer-fighting abilities. One of the most studied members, Didemnin B, has shown great promise in stopping tumors from growing. But using it in patients has been tough due to problems like poor absorption and h
Ever pondered how your diet might influence your genes? Well, recent findings dived into that exact question! Scientists checked out how amino acids—particularly branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs) and aromatic amino acids (AAAs)—might boss around the leptin and FTO genes in people's fat tissue. This
Universities are facing a crisis. Money is pouring into bureaucracy, not education. This isn't just about liberal faculties; it's about administrators who are more radical and less connected to teaching. The number of non-teaching staff has exploded, and with it, tuition fees. Students aren't gettin
Actress Mandy Moore is standing up to critics who questioned her decision to share a GoFundMe page for her brother-in-law and sister-in-law, who lost their home in the Los Angeles wildfires. Moore’s post received backlash from some followers who thought it was insensitive, given her success as an ac
Last year, many people voted, but many elections were shams. The world is filled with dictators and wannabes. What makes these strongmen stay in power, even after causing harm? Let's look at different types of dictatorships. There are family-run ones like Azerbaijan, police states like Russia, comm
Matt Duss, a former advisor to Senator Bernie Sanders, now at the Center for International Policy, recently penned an op-ed in The Guardian. His main point? Americans are fed up with Democrats being the "party of war. " Duss argues that by supporting the current militaristic setup, Democrats left th
Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy’s new golf venture, TGL, kicked off with a bang. The inaugural event at the SoFi Center in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, saw The Bay Golf Club beating the New York Golf Club 9-2, drawing an impressive 3. 3 million viewers. DJ Khaled, a well-known musician turned golfer, a
Kylie Kelce, wife of NFL star Jason Kelce, found some unexpected parenting wisdom recently. Soccer superstar Alex Morgan shared her no-fuss approach to keeping a clean home in an episode of Kylie's Not Gonna Lie podcast. Kylie loved it! She laughed about the clutter chaos of motherhood and was inspi
BlackRock, a major player in Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) investing, is mulling over leaving the Net Zero Alliance, a group aiming for zero-carbon emissions by 2050. Larry Fink's firm, the world's largest asset manager, was once a champion of ESG investments. However, a growing politi
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is under fire for her absence during the city's worst fire on record. Critics have compared her to Nero, the Roman emperor who allegedly played music while Rome burned. Bass was away at Ghana's presidential inauguration when the Palisades fire hit, and she faced tough qu
