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[ Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A multinational team of researchers has discovered that over 20% of adults with a normal BMI range experience levels of abdominal obesity that puts them at higher risk of hypertension, diabetes, high total cholesterol, and elevated triglycerides. Cardiometabolic disorders rank among the leading causes of …

[ Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Metabolism guides the activation states of regulatory T cells, the immune cells that prevent inappropriate activation of the immune system. St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital scientists recently uncovered how mitochondria, the powerhouse of cells, and lysosomes, cellular recycling systems, work together to activate and deactivate …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Astronomers have reportedly discovered a skyscraper-sized asteroid moving through our solar system at a near record-breaking pace. The asteroid, named 2025 SC79, circles the sun once every 128 days, making it the second-fastest known asteroid orbiting in the solar system. It was …

PA Media Andrew Muir apologised for his predecessors Going for Growth plan Northern Ireland’s agriculture minister has apologised to farmers for decisions made by predecessors that incentivised agricultural growth but contributed to pollution in Lough Neagh. Andrew Muir said “we got things wrong in the past and I apologise for …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Welcome to Fox News’ Artificial Intelligence newsletter with the latest AI technology advancements. IN TODAY’S NEWSLETTER: – Robby Starbuck on why he sued Google: ‘Outrageously false’ information through artificial intelligence– Federal judges acknowledge court ruling errors tied to staffers’ AI use after …

Kate Whannelpolitical reporter Getty Images Tech giants including Apple, Samsung and Google are not doing enough to stop mobile phone thefts, MPs on the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee have said. In a letter to the Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood, committee chair Chi Onwurah accused the companies of failing to …

Lucy North/PA Media Emily Henders is taking part in a trial of T-cell therapy, which has proved successful in treating blood cancer A biology teacher and mother-of-two has become the first UK patient to receive a “gamechanger” therapy to treat multiple sclerosis (MS). Emily Henders, 37, from Bushey, Hertfordshire, was …

Jean MackenzieSeoul correspondent BBC/Hosu Lee Boat owner Hong Suk-hui says the seas are becoming more dangerous Hong Suk-hui was waiting on the shore of South Korea’s Jeju Island when the call came. His fishing boat had capsized. Just two days earlier, the vessel had ventured out on what he had …

Jonathan HeadSouth East Asia correspondent Prince Group/Getty images Just 37 years old, Chen Zhi is accused of being “the mastermind behind a sprawling cyber-fraud empire… a criminal enterprise built on human suffering”. With his wispy goatee beard and baby-faced features, he looks even younger than he is. He has certainly …

A mum with multiple sclerosis has become the first patient in the UK to receive an experimental treatment that could slow or even stop progression of the disease. Emily Henders, 37, was given an infusion of her own cells that had been weaponised in the lab to hunt down rogue …

Medical supplies and mail could be transported by drones to try and cut delivery times in rural parts of Argyll and Bute. More than £500,000 of investment has been announced by the UK government’s department of science, innovation and technology (DSIT) to further explore the possibilities of using drones in …

Ione Wells,South America correspondent and Joshua Cheetham,BBC Verify BBC For two months, the US military has been building up a force of warships, fighter jets, bombers, marines, drones and spy planes in the Caribbean Sea. It is the largest deployment there for decades. Long-range bomber planes, B-52s, have carried out …

Google’s latest pledge to support a new clean energy technology is… a gas project? To be precise, it’s a gas-fired power plant outfitted with filtering devices to capture its planet-heating carbon emissions. Is this just a polluting fossil fuel project in sheep’s clothing? Google just inked an agreement to support …

On Thursday, Nike announced Project Amplify, “the world’s first powered footwear system,” which it says isn’t intended for pros—in fact, quite the opposite. Much like e-bikes provide pedal assistance, Project Amplify uses a lightweight robotics system to boost running and walking speed. “The first-generation product, created alongside robotics partner Dephy, …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! One day, we might see glowing cities of glass scattered across the Moon’s surface, shining softly under Earth’s light. NASA is teaming up with Skyeports, a California-based company, to explore how lunar dust could be turned into massive glass spheres strong enough …

Zoe KleinmanTechnology editor Getty Images The government says its controversial digital ID scheme will not be applied retrospectively, with UK workers only needing it when they apply for a job after its proposed introduction by 2028. Announcing the plans in September, Sir Keir Starmer said they were a means to …

Mark SavageMusic correspondent Getty Images Dave Ball (left) formed Soft Cell with Marc Almond in Leeds in 1977 Dave Ball, one half of the pioneering 1980s synth-pop band Soft Cell, has died at the age of 66. Alongside singer Marc Almond, the duo scored a worldwide hit with their cover …

I haven’t had a consistent primary care doctor since I turned 18 and moved on from the pediatrician I’d seen since birth.  Though I get a yearly physical, it’s typically with a new doctor every time, depending on my location, who’s available, my insurance and which office picks up the …

Getty Images The government is to invest £500m in the Oxford-Cambridge Growth Corridor, which was announced earlier this year The government is to invest £500m to “kickstart” regional growth in “Europe’s Silicon Valley”. Money for the Oxford-Cambridge Corridor will see £400m spent on the Cambridge end to boost development with …

Cows bred to produce less methane in their burps could prove to be an important ally in the fight against climate change, scientists have told Sky News. A groundbreaking breeding programme in Scotland is proving so successful that the amount of the greenhouse gas produced by cattle when they belch …