Low-fat diets may help prevent disease, study finds

Low-fat diets may help prevent disease, study finds

California: While consumption of low-fat foods has many health benefits, including weight loss, a new study has found that low-fat consumption may help protect against pandemics like Covid-19. Researchers at the University of California-Riverside observed alarming changes in gene expression (the process by which information in a gene is converted into a function) in people…

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Arthritis drug may prevent diabetes progression, study finds

Arthritis drug may prevent diabetes progression, study finds

Melbourne: A drug commonly used to treat rheumatoid arthritis may prevent progression of the disease in patients newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, scientists say. In a first-of-its-kind randomized trial in Australia, researchers have found that the arthritis drug beristanib can preserve the body’s production of insulin and reduce the amount of insulin needed to…

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COP28: As ‘humanity’s fate hangs in the balance’, UN chief calls for urgent action to prevent planetary crash

COP28: As ‘humanity’s fate hangs in the balance’, UN chief calls for urgent action to prevent planetary crash

The UN chief delivered his impassioned appeal at the high-level opening of the Global Climate Action Summit, which will see world leaders and Heads of State and Government taking centre stage for the next two days in the Al Waha Theatre in Dubai’s iconic Expo City. Warning that “humanity’s fate is hanging in the balance”,…

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