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Beet juice secretly helps older adults lower blood pressure in just two weeks
[ad_1] The blood pressure lowering effect of nitrate-rich beetroot juice in older people may be due to specific changes in their oral microbiome, according to the largest study of its kind. Researchers at the University of Exeter conducted the study, published in the journal Free Radical Biology and Medicine, comparing responses between a group of […]
Transcript: Kevin Hassett on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Sept. 7, 2025
[ad_1] The following is the transcript of an interview with White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on Sept. 7, 2025. MARGARET BRENNAN: Good morning, and welcome to Face The Nation. We begin this morning with the Director of the National Economic Council, Kevin Hassett. […]
Exercise may actually reverse your body’s aging clock
[ad_1] A new research perspective was recently published in Aging, titled “Exercise as a geroprotector: focusing on epigenetic aging.” In this perspective, led by Takuji Kawamura from Tohoku University, researchers reviewed existing evidence from scientific studies showing that regular exercise, physical activity, and fitness may influence epigenetic aging and potentially reverse it, offering a promising […]
Belarus v Scotland: How to follow World Cup qualifier on BBC
[ad_1] The BBC contract announced in March is part of a wider deal that also includes matches involving Northern Ireland and Wales. It included 14 live Scotland matches, the first of which was the first leg of the Nations League play-off in Greece in March. Coverage of Scotland’s qualifiers for the World Cup in United […]
Warped planet nurseries rewrite the rules of how worlds are born
[ad_1] The textbook picture of how planets form – serene, flat discs of cosmic dust – has just received a significant cosmic twist. New research, published in the Astrophysical Journal Letters, is set to reshape this long-held view. An international team of scientists, wielding the formidable power of the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), has […]
Downpours stymy aid teams following deadly landslide in war-torn Sudan
[ad_1] The death toll has not yet been verified as ongoing downpours and rugged terrain are making it extremely difficult to reach the impacted communities, according to the UN migration agency, IOM. To date, an estimated 150 people were displaced from Tarseen and neighbouring villages, with families now sheltering in nearby communities. The UN humanitarian […]
Common heart drug taken by millions found useless, possibly risky
[ad_1] Beta blockers—drugs commonly prescribed for a range of cardiac conditions, including heart attacks—provide no clinical benefit for patients who have had an uncomplicated myocardial infarction with preserved heart function. Beta blockers have been the standard treatment for these patients for 40 years. This is a breakthrough discovery from the “REBOOT Trial” with senior investigator […]
Italian Grand Prix result: Max Verstappen wins as Oscar Piastri lets Lando Norris past to take second at Monza
[ad_1] McLaren have been determined to keep the fight between their two drivers as fair as possible but their approach was always likely to lead to controversy at some point. That was certainly the case at Monza, as they interfered after the sort of twist of fate that often turns driver’s races. Norris unquestionably deserved […]
Central Asia’s last stable glaciers just started to collapse
[ad_1] Too little snowfall is now also shaking the foundations of some of the world’s most resilient ‘water towers’, a new study led by the Pellicciotti group at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) shows. After establishing a monitoring network on a new benchmark glacier in central Tajikistan, the international team of researchers […]
Transcript: Sen. Tammy Duckworth on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Sept. 7, 2025
[ad_1] The following is the transcript of an interview with Sen. Tammy Duckworth, Democrat of Illinois, that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on Sept. 7, 2025. MARGARET BRENNAN: And we’re joined now by Democratic Senator Tammy Duckworth. She joins us this morning from Schaumburg, Illinois. Good morning to you, Senator. SENATOR TAMMY […]