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What is aspartame and what do the new WHO rulings mean?
  + stars: | 2023-07-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +4 min
Discovered in 1965 by American chemist James Schlatter, aspartame is about 200 times sweeter than regular table sugar. One group of experts, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), said aspartame is a "possible carcinogen". For aspartame, this limit is 40 milligrams of aspartame per kilogram of body weight per day. Aspartame's use in food products has been debated for decades and has also prompted some companies to remove the compound from their products. PepsiCo (PEP.O) removed aspartame from Diet Pepsi in 2015 but brought it back a year later.
Persons: James Schlatter, Gunter Kuhnle, Mills, Yoplait, JECFA, Elissa Welle, Savyata Mishra, Deborah Sophia, Caroline Humer, Catherine Evans Organizations: World Health, U.S . Food, Drug Administration, WHO, International Agency for Research, Cancer, FAO, United Kingdom's University of Reading, PepsiCo, Pepsi, FDA, IARC, National Library of Medicine, Thomson Locations: Diet, saccharin, United Kingdom, Spain, France, Italy, Denmark, Germany, Australia, New Zealand, New York, Bengaluru
CNN —If TikTok and Reddit influencers are to be believed, the plant-based compound called berberine can be a replacement for such popular diabetes and weight loss drugs as Ozempic and Wegovy. Is berberine’s weight loss effect meaningful? Berberine may enhance the body’s natural production of GLP-1, or glucagon-like peptide 1, a gastrointestinal hormone that’s used in Ozempic and other new weight loss drugs. However, in terms of its weight loss benefits, they are modest at best,” he said. “Metformin lowers blood sugar, and berberine lowers blood sugar,” Levitt said.
Persons: Berberine, , , Caroline Apovian, Justin Ryder, Ryder, Joshua Levitt, Ashurbanipal, ” Levitt, Gaston Ernesto Gonzalez Avila, Levitt Organizations: CNN, US Food and Drug Administration, Harvard Medical School, Center, Weight Management, Wellness, Brigham, Women’s Hospital, Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, BMI, National Library of Medicine, FDA, American Chemical Society Locations: Boston, Chicago, Ayurveda, Hamden , Connecticut
WHAT PRODUCTS CONTAIN ASPARTAME? Aspartame's use in food products has been debated for decades and has also prompted some companies to remove the compound from their products. PepsiCo (PEP.O) removed aspartame from some U.S. diet sodas. General Mills' (GIS.N) Yoplait also removed aspartame from its yogurts in 2014. Saccharin, sucralose and neotame are among five other artificial sweeteners alongside aspartame authorized by a WHO expert committee on food additives.
Persons: James Schlatter, Mills, Yoplait, Savyata Mishra, Deborah Sophia, Sriraj Kalluvila, Aurora Ellis Organizations: World Health Organization, Reuters, U.S . Food, Drug Administration, PepsiCo, FDA, National Library of Medicine, Thomson Locations: Diet, Spain, France, Italy, Denmark, Germany, Australia, New Zealand, Bengaluru
Sam Altman is a man on a mission: Sell the world on AI. Insider spoke to people who met or saw Altman during his tour, who say the CEO was a convincing preacher. Sam Altman knows he's at an inflection point. On June 9, at a fireside chat in Seoul, Korea, the OpenAI CEO acknowledged he was on a "diplomatic mission." "Sam replied that he did not know and asked the student to tell him in ten years," Mathew said.
Persons: Sam Altman, Altman, Isaac Herzog, He's, Narendra Modi, Yoon Suk, Emmanuel Macron, Rishi Sunak, ChatGPT, Varshal Gupta, Gupta, OpenAI, Sam, Frances, , Jacob Mathew, Mathew, Felfoul Organizations: Knights, Innovation, Google, Health, OpenAI, Qatar National Library, European Union, EU, WISE Locations: Seoul, Korea, Israel, Jordan, Qatar, UAE, India, Tel Aviv, South Korea, France, Delhi, Doha, European
It is the sound, from hundreds of fans cooling hundreds of computer servers, of the digital past being kept alive. This is the Internet Archive, the largest collection of archived web pages in the world and a constant reminder of the fragility of our digital past. As a scholar of digital data, I know that not all data loss — the corrosion and destruction of our digital past — is tragic. But much data loss today occurs in ways that are deeply unjust and that have monumental implications for both culture and politics. Understanding these forces is a critical step toward managing, mitigating and ultimately controlling data loss and, with it, the conditions under which our societies remember and forget.
Persons: Brewster Kahle, Kahle Locations: San Francisco
Lobotomies used to be a horrific way that doctors tried to treat patients with mental illness. Different doctors performed lobotomies differently, but one of the primary approaches was to drill a hole in the side of the skull to access the brain. Doctors thought that severing certain connections in the brain could help treat mental illness. By the 1950s, lobotomies were on their way out, but not before doctors performed over 40,000 of them in the US alone. A drill, shown on the right, is cranked by hand to help doctors access the patient's brain.
Persons: Lobotomies, , Howard Dully, Dully, Walter Freeman —, National Library of Medicine Lobotomies, lobotomies, Egas Moniz, Mical Raz, Raz, Freeman Organizations: Service, NPR, National Institutes of Health, National Library of Medicine, Singapore Medical, University of Rochester, Library of Medicine Locations: Portugal, Singapore, Europe, North America, California, Tennessee, Colorado, Delaware
An American Airlines flight attendant said she was accused of fraud after taking medical leave. Jeannine Schumacher said she took medical leave for reconstructive surgery after a mastectomy. An American Airlines flight attendant said she was accused of taking fraudulent medical leave linked to a cancer diagnosis. Following successful treatment, Schumacher said she requested medical leave for reconstructive surgery, which her attendance manager appeared to informally approve over the phone for four consecutive months. Up to half of breast-cancer survivors in the US undergo reconstructive surgery after a mastectomy, according to the National Library of Medicine.
Persons: Jeannine Schumacher, Schumacher, who's, she'd, There's Organizations: American Airlines, Association of Professional, American Cancer Society, National Library of Medicine, Department of Labor, Airlines Locations: Phoenix
But she knows — from experience — that probably won't be possible if she has to stop taking the drug once her manufacturer-issued coupons expire. But the injections don't work once people stop taking them. Li Ran/Xinhua via Getty ImagesMany health insurers and employers have long declined to pay for weight-loss drugs. He has resumed taking weight-loss medication but said he hoped to go down to a lower dose. Want to tell us about your experience with health insurance and weight-loss drugs?
Persons: Tara Rothenhoefer, Rothenhoefer, Eli Lilly's, Insider's Gabby Landsverk, , Wegovy, Rothenhoefer Novo, we're, Dr, Martin Lange, Novo, Eli Lilly, Li Ran, Sean Duffy, Omada, Duffy, hungrier, Nisha Patel, it's, " Lange, Bill, Gabby Landsverk, Shelby Livingston, Hilary Brueck Organizations: Rothenhoefer Novo Nordisk, Novo Nordisk, Getty, National Library of Medicine Locations: San Francisco, Novo, Xinhua, slivingston
Researchers conducted a study to find out how different human body odors can attract mosquitoes. The research used a 20-meter by 20-meter screened cage that contained hundreds of African malaria mosquitoes, according to the study. Despite the name, the mosquitoes were not infected with malaria, according to CNN, which first reported on the study. These tents are connected to the cage in a way that the human body odor can be safely fed to the mosquitoes. Researchers found that mosquitoes gravitated to human body odor with "increased relative abundances of the volatile carboxylic acids," including butyric acid.
Flavored milk, like chocolate milk, could be limited to high schoolers under the new guidelines. A second proposed rule change would allow allow flavored milk for all grade levels, but the added-sugar levels would be limited. "I feel very strongly that flavored milk should continue to be offered in all grades k-12. Chocolate milk has been banned in San Francisco for elementary and middle schoolers since 2017. Correction: May 16, 2023 — An earlier version of this story misstated which organization published a study regarding added sugar.
South Korea Wants More Babies, Just Not in These Places
  + stars: | 2023-05-16 | by ( Jin Yu Young | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +1 min
Last year, South Korea had a birthrate of 0.78, according to government figures. There are hundreds of no-kids zones throughout South Korea. The National Library of Korea, for example, prohibits anyone under the age of 16 from entering without special permission. This is the second time Ms. Yong has appeared at the National Assembly with her child. The National Assembly prohibits anyone other than assembly members and authorized personnel from entering, and is itself considered a no-kids zone.
Why Monumental Cream Puff Towers Are on the Rise
  + stars: | 2023-05-04 | by ( Ella Riley-Adams | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +2 min
THE CHEF MOST often credited with inventing the croquembouche, the French-born confection that towers haughtily over any table it graces, was, unsurprisingly, an architecture enthusiast. He’d spend his afternoons in the national library across the street, mesmerized by images of architectural marvels. But it was the croquembouche in particular — a conical tower typically rising several feet high and constructed out of cream puffs (a.k.a. choux à la crème) bound together with caramel — that became a staple of French wedding banquets and, eventually, his legacy. Its name translated as “crunch in the mouth,” the pastry, when made properly, should deliver a gratifying crackle with every bite.
The process to sever ties with the British monarchy is underway, following in the footsteps of another former Caribbean possession, Barbados. Maziki Thame, a political scientist at the University of the West Indies, agreed the coronation was of little significance. It gained independence in 1962 but retained the British monarch as head of state and stayed in the Commonwealth. Breaking ties with the monarchy is essential for Jamaica, said Steven Golding, president of the UNIIA-ACL, a Black nationalist organization founded in Jamaica by activist Marcus Garvey. "I'd like to hear what Charles has to say about the subjects in the Isle of Jamaica," she said.
I tried intermittent fasting for a month, and I felt less tired and more productive at work. I talked to the fitness coach Farren Morgan, who explained that intermittent fasting focuses on when — not what — you eat. "Most people find it easy to stick to this particular fasting plan because it's achievable and sustainable long-term," he said. He advised anyone considering intermittent fasting to first consult their doctor, especially if they have a preexisting medical condition. A study published in the National Library of Medicine actually found that, for some people, intermittent fasting reduced fatigue.
Elon Musk said last year he lost weight through intermittent fasting and lifting weights. I talked to the fitness coach Farren Morgan, who explained that intermittent fasting focuses on when — not what — you eat. "Most people find it easy to stick to this particular fasting plan because it's achievable and sustainable long-term," he said. He advised anyone considering intermittent fasting to first consult their doctor, especially if they have a preexisting medical condition. A study published in the National Library of Medicine actually found that, for some people, intermittent fasting reduced fatigue.
Eli Lilly 's (LLY) attempt to receive accelerated regulatory approval for its Alzheimer's drug donanemab has been rejected. Eli Lilly said it will keep working with the FDA to "evaluate the fastest pathway" for donanemab to reach patients. Indeed, analysts at Barclays wrote in a note to clients Thursday that "we now see [accelerated approval] off the table." LLY 1Y mountain Eli Lilly (LLY) 1-year performance "It's definitely not a thesis-breaker," Bank of America analyst Geoff Meacham told CNBC on Friday. David Ricks, CEO, Eli Lilly Scott Mlyn | CNBC
The resin from its roots is used in Indian cooking – usually after it’s ground into powder and mixed with flour. At the Khari Baoli market in old Delhi, for instance, hing even manages to ‘out-smell’ all the other spices. Despite the culinary diversity of India, hing is a constant.”Jains, for example, eschew onion, garlic and ginger in addition to not eating meat. The history of hingSome scholars credit Alexander the Great for first bringing hing to India. Nevertheless, Indians have had their encounter with hing now; it came, it saw, and it stayed.”The professor adds that hing was used in some Greco-Roman cooking but didn’t last long.
Persons: ‘ Asa ’, it’s, hing, Hing, Siddharth Talwar, Rhea Rosalind Ramji, Ramji, Talwar, Alexander the Great, , Ashish Chopra, , umami, asafoetida Organizations: CNN, The, Showbiz Chefs, hing, National Library of Medicine Locations: Afghanistan, Iran, Uzbekistan, India, Delhi, Worcestershire
Former Denver Broncos running back Ronnie Hillman, who helped the team win Super Bowl 50, died from a rare form of cancer, his family said Wednesday in a statement on Instagram. “It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved son, brother & father, Ronnie K Hillman Jr.,” the family said in the post. “Ronnie quietly and peacefully transitioned today in the company of his family and close friends. “As a family, we hope beyond hope, and we have faith that can move mountains,” the statement said in part. He played the first four seasons of his career with Denver, helping the team win the Super Bowl in the 2015 season.
Google is working on an AI model to translate hard-to-read handwriting, like on doctors' notes. The company announced it's working with pharmacists on the AI model that will be in Google Lens. Doctors' handwriting can potentially lead to deadly consequences for patients, Time reported, citing a 2006 study from the National Academies of Science's Institute of Medicine. However, a 1996 study published in the National Library of Medicine found that doctors' handwriting is no worse than that of people who aren't doctors. "This study fails to support the conventional wisdom that doctors' handwriting is worse than others'," the study's authors concluded.
Pepto-Bismol, the familiar pink over-the-counter medicine, might be expected to ease diarrhea symptoms in people with or without COVID-19. The claim that “big pharma” is hiding the benefits of Pepto-Bismol as a treatment for COVID-19 is part of a narrative that COVID-19 was manufactured for the pharmaceutical industry as a source of profit, previously debunked by Reuters (here). Bruce Yacyshyn, an adjunct professor at the University of Cincinnati and co-principal investigator of the Pepto-Bismol clinical trial, told Reuters via email that there was a valid scientific reason to test the medication in the context of COVID-19. But it remained as yet an “unproven treatment” for the virus because “no placebo controlled, randomized clinical trial data is yet available for this drug in this indication.”WHY PEPTO-BISMOL? There is no scientific evidence that Pepto-Bismol provides any benefit as a treatment for COVID-19, and a clinical trial testing that question has not yet produced results.
Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test kits for COVID-19 use what’s known as gene cloning – not reproductive cloning – to detect the presence or absence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, but social media posts claim that humans are being cloned using COVID-19 PCR tests. The claim appears to originate from an Aug. 18 segment of the Stew Peters Show titled, “Patent PCR Test Linked To Human Cloning Video Shows Animal Experiments, Cross Species Genetics” (here). The 2015 paper by Hoseini and Sauer explains methods for gene cloning with PCR and used a gene encoding a red fluorescent protein as its example. PCR tests for COVID-19 cannot be used for human cloning. Molecular cloning, or gene cloning, that is described in a 2015 paper about using PCR to copy individual genes is an entirely different process.
Turkey isn’t the reason you’re sleepy – really
  + stars: | 2022-11-24 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +3 min
The US Department of Agriculture recommends planning for one pound of turkey meat per person when preparing a holiday meal. “Tryptophan from turkey is unlikely to enter the brain and make enough serotonin to make us sleepy,” Malin said. “Turkey doesn’t really make us sleepy,” Knutson said. “Remember all the delicious side dishes surrounding the center piece of turkey, such as sweet potato pie, casseroles and yummy desserts,” he said. “Alcohol slows down your brain and relaxes your muscles so after a few drinks you’ll likely feel sleepy.”
Why we feel sleepy after a big Thanksgiving mealSerotonin is one of the “feel-good” hormones, which can calm and relax the body. The US Department of Agriculture recommends planning for 1 pound of turkey meat per person when preparing a holiday meal. “Tryptophan from turkey is unlikely to enter the brain and make enough serotonin to make us sleepy,” Malin said. “These tasty dishes contain a high amount of carbohydrates, which also contribute to post-meal sleepiness.”Another reason you feel sleepy after a meal is a change in blood flow from the head to the digestive system. “Alcohol slows down your brain and relaxes your muscles, so after a few drinks you’ll likely feel sleepy.”
Persons: , Raj Dasgupta, Steven Malin, ” Malin, Kristen Knutson, ” Knutson, ” Overeating, Dasgupta, ” Dasgupta Organizations: CNN, University of Southern California’s Keck School of Medicine, National Library of Medicine, Rutgers University, Adobe Stock, US Department of Agriculture, Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine Locations: New Jersey, Turkey
«Наше искусство — это ослепленность истиной: истинен только свет на отпрянувшем с гримасой лице, больше ничего». Что и кого рисовал Франц КафкаНациональная библиотека Израиля оцифровала и разместила в открытом доступе рукописи, письма и рисунки Франца Кафки. Коллекция документов Кафки, в том числе его рисунков, досталась Национальной библиотеке Израиля от друга писателя Макса Брода. Он оставил коллекцию документов Кафки своему секретарю Эстер Хоффе и попросил ее обеспечить их доставку в Национальную библиотеку. После смерти Хоффы Национальная библиотека обратилась к ее дочерям с просьбой выполнить последнюю волю Брода и передать учреждению оставшиеся рукописи.
Persons: diez, Max Brod, Франц КафкаНациональная, Франц Кафка, Кафка, Жан Огюст Доминик Энгр, Винсент Ван Гог, Макс Брод, Брод, Эстер Хоффа, Хоффы, Хоффа Organizations: National Library of Israel, Национальная библиотека, Верховный суд Locations: Израиль
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