Wouldn’t it be nice if you could stave off the miserable effects from a night out drinking by simply popping a pill? Researchers are now one step closer to that reality, developing a gel that helped mice quickly and safely break down alcohol.
The gel is a combination of iron atoms and the milk protein beta-lactoglobulin. When it encounters alcohol in the digestive system, this combo mimics the behavior of an enzyme that converts ethanol into acetate, food scientist Jiaqi
Mary Earps is best known for keeping the ball out of the net, but the England goalkeeper has completed a hat-trick on Tuesday by becoming the third successive female winner of the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award.
Earps had been the overwhelming favourite to scoop the annual gong in Salford, as she followed tennis star Emma Raducanu and England team-mate Beth Mead in receiving the accolade.
The award furthered confirmed the growth of women’s football with back-to-back winners,
The Melbourne Cup kicked off on Tuesday as Australia’s most stylish celebrities gathered at Flemington Racecourse to watch the race that stops the nation.
And leading the glamorous arrivals was pop princess Delta Goodrem, who was a vision in yellow at the Birdcage.
Putting on a very busty display, the Born To Try hitmaker sported a plunging yellow frock and matching fascinator, paired with a yellow top-handle bag and gold earrings.
Her look was completed with a pair of gold
Any encounter between police and civilians has the potential to go awry (SN: 11/17/21). Stop and frisk, where police pat down pedestrians suspected of carrying contraband, can be particularly fraught, leading to some efforts to limit the practice.
But simply curbing foot stops may not reduce the likelihood of such contentious encounters, suggests a case study of Chicago. A steep decline in pedestrian stops in the Windy City eight years ago coincided with a lasting spike in traffic
U.S. bank JPMorgan has stopped processing payments for the Russian Agricultural Bank, Russia’s Foreign Ministry said on Friday.
The Russian Agricultural Bank, or Rosselkhozbank, was cut off from the SWIFT international payments system by the European Union last year following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. According to Reuters, JPMorgan had been handling some Russian grain export payments in recent months.
“The Western capitals and the U.N. tried to present the direct channel established between Rosselkhozbank and American JPMorgan as an alternative
A fresh-faced grandmother with wrinkle-free skin has confessed she is “feeling amazing” in her 60s after saying she has discovered a way to “drink” her skincare routine.
Lydia Nixon is a 62-year-old health content creator from Texas who has shared that her “secret” to staying young and looking amazing was drinking collagen every day.
On her TikTok account @fitness.health.longevity, Lydia said that one year ago she was at her “worst” as she was “depressed and extremely obese”.
After deciding to
A social media influencer has highlighted a trick that many motorists do not know their car key is capable of.
The TikTok user Cong, who goes by the username @conggeshuoche, regularly posts tutorials on how drivers can get the most out of their vehicles.
In one of his latest videos, Cong explained how drivers can safely open their cars when their key fob suddenly stops working.
He said: “There is a mechanical key hidden inside. It can be taken out
Children’s Hospital Colorado has confirmed that it will no longer perform transgender surgeries on transgender-identifying adults.
The hospital claims doctors never performed transgender surgeries — which can include double mastectomy procedures on healthy breasts and vaginoplasty and penectomy surgeries — on minors. Now, however, these surgeries will be unavailable to those 18 years and older, as well.
Controversial puberty blockers and hormone therapies will still be given to children, said Rachael Fowler, a spokesperson for Children’s Hospital Colorado.
Fowler said
Glamorous racegoers were keen to let their hair down and start the party at Ladies Day on the third day of the Royal Ascot this afternoon.
Revellers were snapped wearing stunning outfits boasting a rainbow of colours today, as they made the most of the glorious Berkshire sunshine during Ladies Day.
The British royal family has been out in force at the event this week, with King Charles, Camilla, Princess Anne, 71, the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh and Princess
Glamorous racegoers donned their finest frocks and most elaborate fascinators as they descended on York racecourse for Ladies’ Day this morning.
A host of guests donned all their finery as they poured through the gates for the four-day Yorkshire Ebor Festival, one of the highlights of the racing calendar and a chance for racing fans to show off their best outfits.
The high-profile race meeting attracts racing enthusiasts from all over the country and Ladies Day offers female guests a
