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Hormonal contraceptives taken by adolescents may influence development of the brain in a way that alters the recognition of risks, a new study in rats suggests. Scientists at The Ohio State University are exploring how common synthetic hormones used for birth control affect the prefrontal cortex, an area of the brain that continues to develop throughout adolescence. The researchers found that myelination, the formation of protective coating on axons projecting from the main body of brain cells, increased in rats given hormonal birth control compared to untreated rats, while the number of immune cells of the brain decreased. In behavior…

Location : The M6 southbound between junctions J6 and J5 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 21:45 and 22:00 on 14 November 2023. Delay : There are currently delays of 15 minutes against expected traffic. Source link

Image Credit: ABC Barry Williams is still in the running to be the next Dancing with the Stars champion with partner Peta Murgatroyd. Barry and Peta have made it to Week 8 and will be dancing a rumba to Whitney Houston’s “Didn’t We Almost Have It All.” Hollywood Life spoke exclusively with the actor about his next dance and the stamina it takes to compete on a show like this. “I don’t think it would be overstating to say that it’s the most demanding project I’ve ever been a part of in my rather lengthy career,” Barry, 69, said. “I’m…

Anu Hariharan, who led YC Continuity before the storied accelerator scrapped the program, has partnered with two of her former colleagues and former Brex executive Lucas Fox to launch a new fund that is targeting raising about $350 million and operating a program that some peg as “YC for growth,” four sources familiar with the matter told TechCrunch. The new fund, whose name is Avra, plans to operate an eight-week program with a cohort of about a dozen post-Series A startups each quarter. The invite-only program will pick startups with strong product market fit and generating at least a few…

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Crypto exchange OKX has launched a testnet for an upcoming Ethereum layer-2 network named “X1,” according to a Nov. 14 announcement. The network is being developed using the Polygon chain development kit (CDK) and will use zero-knowledge proofs to validate deposits and withdrawals between layers.OKX exchange interface. Source: OKXOKX is the sixth-largest centralized crypto exchange by volume, with over $1.8 billion in trading volume per day, according to data from CoinMarketCap. Its token, OKB, has a current market cap of over $3.6 billion, making it one of the top 30 cryptocurrencies. When a mainnet version of the new network is launched,…

[LONDON/DOUALA/LAGOS] Vaccine developers must share the know-how behind a groundbreaking new malaria jab so it can be rolled out efficiently to poor populations in Africa that need it most, according to a senior malaria advisor to the continent’s main healthcare agency. “We need to start having this conversation around tech transfer and IP,” said Nicaise Ndembi, advisor to the director general of Africa CDC, based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. “All these pharmaceutical companies are not based in Africa and the problem is in Africa.” In 2021, 619,000 people died from malaria, 96 per cent of them in the Africa region,…

Braverman was sacked by Sunak as Home Secretary only yesterday, November 13. A No 10 source said the Prime Minister “asked Suella Braverman to leave Government and she has accepted”. Ms Braverman’s position had come under increasing scrutiny following an article she wrote in the Times, published last Thursday. In the article, Ms Braverman criticised what she called “pro-Palestinian mobs”, and said protest scenes were “disturbingly reminiscent” of those seen in Northern Ireland. Mr Sunak then began a cabinet reshuffle which “strengthens his team in Government to deliver long-term decisions for a brighter future”.  My letter to the Prime Minister pic.twitter.com/7OBzaZnxr2 — Suella…

Location : The M27 eastbound at junction J12 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:45 and 18:00 on 14 November 2023. Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic. Source link

Image Credit: Shutterstock Gone but not forgotten. Matthew Perry’s friends and former co-stars released heartfelt messages about the actor after his tragic death at age 54 on October 28. The actor was found dead in a jacuzzi at his Los Angeles area home after his assistant returned from running an errand, according to TMZ. His official cause of death is still pending. Matthew was best known for his role as Chandler Bing on Friends, which ran from 1994 to 2004. The ensemble cast, which included Courteney Cox, Jennifer Aniston, Lisa Kudrow, David Schwimmer, and Matt LeBlanc, was one of the…