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New York, Aug 20 (IANS) Scientists have discovered that victims of partner violence and child abuse face a 20 per cent increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes later in life.According to a new study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, published by Elsevier, exposure to interpersonal violence throughout childhood or adulthood increases the chance of developing adult-onset diabetes and the risk level is similar among adult males and females.While previous research has linked exposure to interpersonal violence with a higher risk for developing type 2 diabetes, “our study is the first to confirm a consistent association among…

New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) Comprising nearly 1 per cent of all registered voters in the United States, Indian-Americans have become a potent political force, not just due to their growing numbers — around four million — but also because of their growing influence as well as affluence.Often considered to be key players in the battleground or swing states, the impact of Indian-Americans was evident on the ballot box as they turned up in huge numbers to vote in the tightly-contested November 2020 presidential race.The Republicans and the Democrats left no stone unturned to woo the community — from introducing…

Islamabad, Aug 20 (IANS) Eleven labourers were killed in a militant attack in North Waziristan district in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan caretaker prime minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar said on Sunday.Taking to social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, Pakistan caretaker prime minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar posted, “Heartbreaking to know about the terrorist attack in North Waziristan which claimed the lives of 11 innocent laborers. Strongly condemn this senseless act of violence and stand in solidarity with the families affected.”The incident occurred late Saturday night, when a private vehicle carrying the labourers hit a landmine in the Gull Meer Kor area,…

Washington, Aug 20 (IANS) Indian-American entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy has said he is not interested in becoming the vice president if he doesn’t win the Republican presidential nomination in 2024.In an interview to Fox News on Saturday, the youngest presidential candidate said that like his GOP rival Donald Trump, he would not do well in a number two position, ‘The Hill’ reported.”I’m not interested in a different position in the government,” he said in a Fox News interview Saturday.”Frankly, I’d drive change through the private sector sooner than becoming a number 2 or a number 3 in the federal government,” Ramaswamy…

San Francisco, Aug 19 (IANS) Cruise, the self-driving car subsidiary of General Motors, has agreed to reduce its fleet after the US regulators told the company to immediately cut its robotaxi fleet by 50 per cent following a crash of one of its EVs with a fire truck.Cruise said it is cutting its San Francisco robotaxi fleet by half, reports said on Saturday.The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is investigating Cruise incidents, and pending the outcome of that, it “reserves the right to suspend or revoke testing and/or deployment permits.”The regulatory agency told Cruise to have no more than…

London, Aug 19 (IANS) Amazon Alexa has been accused of sexism after the voice assistant was unable to reply to a question about the Lionesses’ semi-final victory during the Women’s World Cup.When asked for the result of the England-Australia football match, Alexa said there was no match, reports BBC.Academic Joanne Rodda, a senior lecturer in psychiatry at Kent and Medway Medical School, said it showed “sexism in football was embedded in Alexa”.”When I asked Alexa about the women’s England-Australia football match today it gave me the result,” she was quoted as saying in the report.A company spokesperson was quoted as…

London, Aug 13 (IANS) An international team, led by British researchers, has developed a simple blood test which may be able to rapidly diagnose, detect and distinguish between 18 infectious or inflammatory diseases — including group B Streptococcus (GBS), respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and tuberculosis.Using a single sample of blood, the test could enable clinicians to diagnose the cause of fever based on the distinctive pattern of genes being “switched on or off” by the body in response to specific illnesses.While current tests for some of the conditions can take several hours, days or even weeks, a test-based on this…

New York, Aug 19 (IANS) Researchers have found that a drug to fight prostate cancer may also help against Covid and its variants. At the outset of the Covid pandemic, men appeared to suffer higher rates of severe illness and death, leading researchers to suspect a link between androgen receptors — which bind to hormones like testosterone — and SARS-CoV-2 viral infection.This observation spurred researchers from the University of Michigan to look into a drug in development to treat prostate cancer called proxalutamide, which works by blocking an enzyme called TMPRSS2 (transmembrane protease, serine 2) that is regulated by androgen…

New York, Aug 19 (IANS) The popularity of weight-loss drugs among Americans has helped Denmark-based Novo Nordisk take its market value to $413 billion — more than its home country’s estimated GDP of about $406 billion.Novo Nordisk manufactures Wegovy and Ozempic, two weight-loss drugs that help patients lower their blood sugar levels and lose upwards of 25 pounds (over 11 kgs).According to a Wall Street Journal report, America’s obsession with weight-loss drugs is affecting the economy of Denmark as Novo Nordisk’s market capitalisation soared 38 per cent year-to-date and crossed the GDP of its home country.Surging demand for effective weight-loss…

New York, Aug 19 (IANS) Cancer patients hospitalised with Covid-19 and also those taking anti-cancer drugs could be at an increased risk of developing venous thromboembolisms (VTE) — potentially serious blood clots in the veins, according to a study.The study, published in the JAMA Oncology, showed that the relative risk of VTE was 33 per cent higher in those taking systemic anti-cancer treatment compared with those who weren’t.The drugs, however, were not tied to a higher risk of arterial thromboembolism, said the researchers from the universities of California, Cincinnati, Texas.”The findings highlight the need for close monitoring and perhaps personalised…