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Scientists are urging the WHO to remove coca leaf from the list of Schedule I substances under the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs. Their new study underscores that doing so would eliminate research bias and create sustainable economic opportunities in rural regions. Nutrition Insight interviews the lead author about his team’s call for the WHO to recognize the leaves’ cultural, medicinal, nutritional, and social value. Meanwhile, the intergovernmental organization is currently reviewing the legal status of coca.The publication in Science argues that removing the coca leaf from the narcotics classification will resolve a long-standing misclassification while enabling evidence-backed regulation, also…

Uduak Thomas, Senior Editor at GEN, took a minute away from the talks, posters, and expo hall to join Julianna LeMieux, PhD, GEN’s Deputy Editor in Chief, to talk about the meeting, the sessions they attended, and the trends that they are noticing. Although they had only been at the meeting for a day, there was plenty to discuss: Roche’s new sequencing data hot off the SBX sequencer, Illumina’s continued focus on multiomics, Plasmidsaurus’ move into RNA-seq, and more.

Cast-iron pans are great for high-heat cooking like searing, roasting, and baking—but not for every type of dish.Acidic foods, delicate fish, and dairy-based sauces can damage a pan’s seasoning or develop off flavors if cooked too long.Use stainless steel or enameled cookware for long-simmered sauces, soups, and sticky desserts to protect your cast iron. Cast-iron pans are one of the most beloved tools in the kitchen, and for good reason. Even inexpensive cast-iron pans heat evenly, retain heat like no other material and are virtually indestructible if one cares for them properly. If well-seasoned and properly maintained, a cast-iron pan…

Sites on melanoma tumors help T cells bind to the cancer cells to exert their cytotoxic effects.Image credit:© iStock.com, wildpixelImmune checkpoint blockade therapy relies on releasing a natural brake in the immune system to fight cancer. This therapy activates the body’s CD8+ cytotoxic T cells, which mount an attack against tumors. However, scientists did not fully understand what facilitates tumor killing by T cells.A 3D image of a melanoma tumor (red) growing between the scales of a zebrafish with T cells (green). The T cells home into the black pockets on the melanoma surface called CRATERs.Aya Ludin (Ludin et al.…

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Bodies of Palestinians returned by Israel as part of a ceasefire deal show signs of torture, execution, and being run over by tanks, hospital workers have said.Sources at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, which received the remains, told Middle East Eye (MEE) that several bodies bore strangulation marks, broken bones, and mutilation, while others were missing limbs.1The news comes as UN leaders called for a “massive surge” in aid as doctors in Gaza report that “nothing has changed on the ground” and there is still a huge shortage of aid and medical supplies.Speaking to MEE, the source said that some…

John Cena’s favorite dessert is banoffee pie, a classic British sweet.He’s eaten a full banoffee pie every birthday since he was 25.Cena first fell in love with the dessert while touring in the U.K. with WWE. While promoting the second season of Peacemaker, actor and wrestler John Cena made a video with Bon Appétit about the three foods he can’t live without. Among the list was a vintage dessert, banoffee pie, which Cena says he has every birthday.  Cena’s three foods are a flat white, spanakopita and banoffee pie. When the BA staff placed their take on banoffee pie in…

If you are reading this, your world is in grave danger. Touch nothing. Take no samples. Leave this place immediately. Destroy everything you have brought here, and never return. We have left this message in stone, in every language we have ever known, to stop a horrible threat. Heed these words, even though you do not want to.“What does it say?”“Beats me.”“Isn’t language supposed to be a big subject for a linguistics specialist?”“These are alien languages, meathead. They’re going to take years to figure out.”“Languages plural?”“From the patterns in the glyphs, it looks like it’s the same message repeated multiple…

Credit: Panuwat Dangsungnoen / iStock / Getty Images Plus Scientists from École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) have developed a first-of-its-kind ingestible bioprinter capable of navigating the gastrointestinal (GI) tract and depositing bio-ink directly onto ulcers or hemorrhages. The new device, which is roughly the size of a drug capsule, is called the Magnetic Endoluminal Deposition System (MEDS) and functions like a tiny ballpoint pen, dispensing a biogel through a spring-loaded plunger onto the tissue needing repair. Details of this new technology are published in the journal Science Advances. “By combining the principles of in situ bioprinters with the drug…

Just about everyone gets an upset stomach from time to time, and while it’s usually nothing to be concerned about, it can be a real pain. Fortunately, there are a number of natural remedies for an upset stomach that may help.But keep in mind that the term “upset stomach” can mean different things to different people, says Mark Epstein, MD, a board-certified gastroenterologist at Middlesex Digestive Health & Endoscopy Center in Acton, Massachusetts.What Causes an Upset Stomach?A variety of causes can lead to that feeling of an unsettled tummy, including, according to Cleveland Clinic:GasBloatingAcid reflux or indigestionFood allergies and intolerancesFood…