Recent research shows that a small protein called LL37 can ease lung damage in newborns when inflammation is the culprit. Scientists have noticed that babies born too early often develop a lung condition called bronchopulmonary dysplasia, or BPD. In these babies, the lungs are crowded with a type of
Robert MacIntyre kept his Sunday morning tee time in sight after leading the shortened third round of the Valero Texas Open. Lightning cut short play mid-morning at TPC San Antonio’s Oaks Course, leaving the Scottish player at 15 under for the tournament—two strokes clear of Sweden’s Ludvig Aberg. S
Military tech chiefs often drop worrying numbers. Take Palantir’s chief tech officer, who recently hinted that the U. S. might have just eight days’ worth of ammunition stockpiled if tensions with China escalated sharply. That’s a tight squeeze for a global superpower. Meanwhile, lawmakers keep toss
The Netherlands is exploring a new tax plan that would let workers in young companies pay less tax on the shares they receive. The proposal, which is still open for public input, was created after talking with a number of startup and growing firms. It aims to make the country more attractive for new
The Greek government is about to change its cabinet after a big farm‑aid fraud case. A probe started last year showed that many Greek livestock owners made up fake records to get EU money. State workers and politicians are said to have helped them. The scandal has already forced several min
Open‑source AI is moving from the cloud into everyday gadgets, and Google’s newest Gemma 4 model has joined this trend. By making the system work well on NVIDIA’s consumer GPUs, developers can run smart assistants and other AI tools right on their own computers instead of sending data to remote s
A California psychiatrist now facing serious fraud charges once loved showing off his glamorous life online. At 66, Gladwin Gill and his wife Amelou were recently arrested in a major federal operation called “Never Say Die. ” Prosecutors say they tricked Medicare into paying $5. 2 million for hospic
The spotlight isn’t shining brightly on politics these days. Recently, questions surfaced about how government funds were handed out during a past administration. Five companies caught attention after receiving large sums through deals that lacked clear explanations. Concerns grew when it was noted
South Carolina lawmaker Tom Fernandez shared a surprising text last week—a FBI agent wanted to know more about his claim that lobbyists dangled cash to sway his vote on a legal reform bill. But the twist? Fernandez insists no names, no cash, just the messy reality of statehouse politics. His April f
Doctors notice growing trends where fresh parents skip trusted newborn routines. Vitamin K shots protect babies from serious bleeding problems but some families now say no. In one state hospital, half the newborns one day didn’t get the shot at all. A recent nationwide study found refusals nearly do
