Liver disease is frighteningly common worldwide. Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease, or MASLD, is an umbrella term describing conditions related to a buildup of fat in the liver. Formerly known as nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, this condition affects 1 in 4 people worldwide. Among those with type 2 diabetes, insulin resistance, obesity or all three, the prevalence of MASLD increases to 3 in 4 people. As a diabetologist, the possibility of liver disease is on my mind every time I see a patient. Understanding your risk of developing this common yet underrecognized condition is essential to treating it. What is…
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Ever wondered what it takes to keep the Red Arrows flying high? Here’s your chance to find out! The British High Commission, in partnership with BAE Systems, the GREAT Britain & Northern Ireland Campaign and the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team is looking for one young person to become an #EngineerForADay. The “Engineer for a Day” competition is an exciting opportunity for young people living in Canada. One lucky winner will travel to Nova Scotia this August to spend a weekend with the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, better known as the Red Arrows. If you’re 13-18 years of age and a Canadian…
On behalf of the Government of the United States of America, I wish the people of the Kingdom of Belgium all the best as you celebrate your National Day. Our partnership with Belgium is rooted in our shared values and strong commitment to democracy. As we mark the 75th anniversary of NATO and commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge this year, we are reminded of how the United States and Belgium have stood shoulder-to-shoulder for generations to ensure the peace, prosperity, and stability of the transatlantic region. Our shared commitment to the principles of democracy, individual…
About 1.8 million people worldwide are bitten by snakes each year. Of those, up to 138,000 die and another 400,000 end up with permanent scarring and disability. Many cobras have tissue-damaging venoms that can’t be treated with current antivenoms. We have discovered that cheap, readily available blood-thinning medications can be repurposed as antidotes for these venoms. Using CRISPR gene-editing technology we learned more about how these venoms attack our cells, and found out that a common class of drugs called heparinoids can protect tissue from the venom. Our research is published today in Science Translational Medicine. Snakebites are a serious…
Sudan’s ongoing humanitarian crisis after more than a year of civil war shows few signs of abating. And amid the fighting, a significant and troubling development looks set to complicate the conflict and spread it beyond Sudan’s borders: the rise of “ethno-mercenarism.” That is, soldiers of fortune recruited on the basis of ethnic affiliation, or driven by economic motivations, who have been heading to Sudan from across Africa’s Sahel region, the vast semi-arid area of the continent separating the Sahara Desert to the north from the more fertile tropical regions to the south. The involvement of non-Sudanese Arab fighters in…
The general government financial accounts cover transactions in financial assets and liabilities as well as the stock of financial assets and liabilities. In recent quarters, the liabilities of euro area governments increased because governments borrowed to finance their deficits to acquire assets. The incurrence of liabilities occurred notably by issuing long-term debt securities (bonds) that are issued with a maturity longer than a year. At the end of the first quarter of 2024, these financial instruments made up around 70% of total liabilities of the euro area governments. This information comes from data on quarterly government finance published by Eurostat today.…
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the availability of $65 million in funding to support programs that help community colleges scale affordable, high-quality workforce training that meets employers’ and workers’ skill development needs in critical industry sectors, such as advanced manufacturing, clean energy, semiconductors and biotechnology.Acting Secretary Julie Su and White House Domestic Policy Advisor Neera Tanden will officially announce the funding availability in Las Vegas at an event hosted by Workforce Connections, the Southern Nevada workforce board, as part of the department’s ongoing Good Jobs Summer Tour.Administered by the department’s Employment and Training Administration, this fifth round of Strengthening…
France, whose debt status is being closely watched after a ratings downgrade and political instability sparked by President Emmanuel Macron’s announcement of snap elections, saw its debt go up by 0.9 percentage points of GDP compared with the previous quarter. Greece continues to be the most indebted country in the eurozone, with total debt at almost 160 percent of GDP. However, it is also the country that is paying it down the fastest, with a 2.1 percentage-point decrease compared with the fourth quarter of 2023. In Western Europe, it’s Belgium that saw the fastest increase in debt relative to its…
The 2024 Summer Olympics, kicking off in Paris on July 26, will be novel for more than just the first inclusion of breakdancing. The event will also be the first instalment of the quadrennial sportsfest since the International Olympic Committee (IOC) unveiled its Olympic AI Agenda. You might be wondering why the Olympics – founded in 1896 in imitation of the famous athletic contest of ancient Greece – needs an “AI agenda”. What can computers do to help the human body’s quest to reach higher, faster and stronger? The answer, according to the IOC, is quite a lot. The committee’s…
The Prime Minister and Education Secretary have announced the launch of Skills England to bring together the fractured skills landscape and create a shared national ambition to boost the nation’s skills. The Education Secretary has also today appointed Richard Pennycook CBE, former chief executive of the Co-operative Group and lead non-executive director at the DfE, as the interim Chair. Skills are crucial to economic growth, with a third of productivity improvement over the last two decades explained by improvements to skills levels. But between 2017 and 2022 skills shortages in this country doubled to more than half a million, and…