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A protein injection that decreases appetite helps obese monkeys to slim down fast and cuts their risk of diabetes. Based on the observation that obese mice, rats, and humans all had elevated serum concentrations of a protein called GDF15 compared to lean controls, Yumei Xiong and colleagues set out to develop therapies derived from the molecule. In multiple mouse models …

Two women charged with robbing a pair of New Jersey banks are also suspected of trying to rob a bank in Pennsylvania’s Pocono Mountains while dressed as nuns. The FBI says 19-year-old Swahilys Pedraza-Rodriguez and 23-year-old Melissa Aquino Arias attempted to rob a bank in Pennsylvania’s Poconos region back in August while disguised as nuns. Surveillance photos from the attempted …

Monica Lewinsky raised eyebrows over the weekend when she tweeted the hashtag #MeToo. On Sunday, Twitter was ablaze with the #MeToo hashtag started by actress Alyssa Milano. The online trend was a call to action asking women to speak up if they’d been sexually harassed or asaulted by writing the words “me too.” If you’ve been sexually harassed or assaulted …

5 shot, 3 dead in Maryland office park shooting, gunman on the run, Harford sheriff says. A manhunt is under way for 37-year-old Radee Labeeb Prince, who is considered armed and dangerous. Harford County Sheriff Jeffrey Gahler said Prince shot his victims with a handgun and then fled Emmorton Business Park in Edgewood, 25 miles northeast of Baltimore. Mr Gahler …

Two officers fired after United Airlines dragging incident; another quits. Three of the Chicago law enforcement officers involved in dragging a Louisville doctor off a United Airlines’ flight in April are no longer on the job, officials revealed Tuesday. Chicago’s Inspector General Joseph Ferguson said an officer and an Aviation Security sergeant were fired, a third officer resigned and another …

Georgia Woman Finds on Facebook the Message She Threw in a Bottle 29 Years Ago. Before this week, Miranda Moss Chavez never knew what happened to the message in a bottle she threw out to sea off Edisto Beach, S.C., as an 8-year-old kid on vacation in 1988. Hurricane Hugo hammered the South Carolina coast less than a year after …

Two scientists believe they have found a possible cause of dyslexia, their research, published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, looks into the arrangement of cells in the eyes and the effect this has on the brain. They found that in people with the condition, tiny light receptor-cells were arranged in matching patterns in the centre of each eye. …

Lawsuit Claims 3 U.S. Companies Funded Terror in Iraq. Several US veterans and relatives of soldiers killed or wounded in Iraq sued five pharmaceutical and medical equipment makers on Tuesday, accusing them in effect of funding an Iraqi terrorist militia that killed hundreds of American soldiers following the 2003 US-led invasion. The civil lawsuit, filed in federal court in Washington, …

Exercise is good for you, and the more the better. Right? Maybe not, says a study. The research found that white men who exercise at high levels raise their risk of a buildup of dangerous plaques in their heart by the time they reach middle age. Led by scientists at the University of Illinois at Chicago and Kaiser Permanente, the …

We have been hearing rumors about the new ZTE Axon M foldable smartphone for some time, the handset is now official and we have all the details and specifications on this new Android device. Featuring 5.2-inch full HD screens on both its front and back, in a way, the Axon M brings a bit of the 2-in-1 spirit from the …

Industry is recalling certain Pacific Oysters (farm raised) from the marketplace due to a marine biotoxin which causes Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (PSP). The CFIA says the products were sold in Alberta, British Columbia, Quebec but may have been distributed in other provinces and territories.