A study links the consumption of ultra-processed foods with the shortening of the body’s telomeres. Share on PinterestThe accelerated shortening of telomeres, a marker of cell aging, may be linked to the consumption of ultra-processed foods.Telomeres are structures located at the ends of our chromosomes. Although they contain no genetic information themselves, they preserve the…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…