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Endometriosis affects roughly 10% of people who menstruate.In endometriosis, tissue similar to the uterine lining grows elsewhere in the body, causing painful, heavy periods, abdominal and pelvic pain, and a range of other symptoms.More research is needed for this condition for which there is still no cure, diagnosis can take many years, and treatments are often ineffective.New research analyzing almost 400,000 cells has revealed a detailed molecular profile of endometriosis, which may help improve diagnostic and therapeutic options for people with the condition.Endometriosis is “a systemic disease that is often painful and chronic.” According to the World Health Organization (WHO),…

The formation of amyloid plaques in the brain is currently the dominant theory of what causes Alzheimer’s disease.Researchers from the USC Leonard Davis School have found even healthy brains have higher levels of amyloid protein as the brain naturally ages and it is not always a sign of Alzheimer’s. Instead, the problem may lie in the fact that some brains are unable to clear enough of the accumulated amyloid protein.The research team says their findings support the use of PET imaging to check the brain for increased amyloid protein, and the development of drugs to directly target cellular mechanisms that…

Several buildings in York city centre are underwater, including two popular pubs, amid flooding following a night of heavy rain and wind, with more forecast for the UK in the coming daysTwo pubs were among several buildings flooded in the centre of York when a nearby river burst its banks as heavy rain batters the country. The nation was deluged with rain and strong winds overnight with the Met Office issuing a yellow weather warning until 5pm today across much of South West England and Wales, and Herefordshire and Shropshire. Shocking photos taken on Wednesday showed the aftermath of heavy…

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Primary Care Business Council Executive Director Jeremy Stones says $750 million proposed by the government to fix Medicare is “welcome” but “not enough” to solve issues such as a “shortage of doctors” and “out-of-pocket costs”. “The Minister, even he has said that in future budgets, more will be required,” Mr Stones told Sky News Australia.“It’s a welcoming start, of course depending on how it is spent.” Source: Sky News

Senior Democratic lawmakers took to Twitter shortly after the House passed the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, which requires doctors to provide care for infants born alive after a failed abortion, to criticize the Republicans who supported the “extreme” bill.Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-NY, and Vice President Kamala Harris were among those who responded.”Today, instead of joining Democrats to condemn all political violence, [House Republicans] chose to push their extreme anti-choice agenda,” Pelosi tweeted Wednesday. She added: “Democrats believe everyone deserves the freedom to access reproductive health services – without fear of violence, intimidation…

European stocks rose and Wall Street futures traded in a tight range ahead of the release of December’s US inflation figures on a potentially pivotal day for global financial markets.The regional Stoxx Europe 600 added 0.5 per cent and Germany’s Dax rose 0.25 per cent on Thursday, while London’s FTSE 100 gained 0.4 per cent, inching closer to an all-time high. Contracts tracking Wall Street’s blue-chip S&P 500 and those tracking the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 were steady ahead of the New York open.Investors are expecting a further slowdown in domestic price growth, with the publication of December’s headline consumer price…

Cemile Bingol | Digitalvision Vectors | Getty ImagesBitcoin on Thursday surged to its highest price in nearly a month, as traders bet on an U.S. inflation cooldown and digest news that lawyers for defunct crypto exchange FTX found billions of dollars’ worth of assets, boosting hopes for its users.The world’s largest digital currency climbed above $18,000 for the first time since Dec. 14 late Wednesday, increasing in value by about 5% in the last 24 hours. Bitcoin was trading at $18,164.80 as of 02:30 ET Thursday morning, according to CoinMetrics data.On Wednesday, attorneys for collapsed crypto exchange FTX said they…

KUALA LUMPUR: The “traitors” among the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) who have become enemies from within the party should be booted, its youth chief Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki said on Thursday (Jan 12). In his policy speech on the second day of UMNO’s 2022 general assembly, Dr Asyraf said that these detractors would end up destroying the party as they only prioritise on their individual needs.  “UMNO Youth demands that the remaining party traitors who have been enemies from within to be removed immediately before they become cancers that damage the party,” he said.  At a special briefing before the…

Kiki Yang brought an empty green suitcase from Shenzhen to Hong Kong this week to load up on new purchases for her family and friends. “I did a lot of shopping these days,” she told CNN on Tuesday, gesturing to her luggage, which she described as fully packed with clothes, medicine and electronics. Yang is one of tens of thousands of mainland Chinese visitors expected to be welcomed back in Hong Kong this week, as one of the world’s toughest border closures ends. On Sunday, residents of Hong Kong and mainland China were permitted to resume two-way, quarantine-free travel after…