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Refugees and staff from the Center for Victims of Torture play soccer and celebrate human rights, Minneapolis, USA, June 2023. Credit: CVTOpinion by Simon Adams (perth, australia)Thursday, June 11, 2026Inter Press Service PERTH, Australia, June 11 (IPS) – This planet’s biggest sporting event—the FIFA Men’s World Cup—will soon kick off. Millions of people around the world will sit up, bleary eyed, watching matches at unreasonable hours and inventing feeble excuses for why we won’t be at work in the morning. More than one billion are expected to watch the finale on TV in mid-July. That’s a bigger audience than any Olympic…

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Orange juice for breakfast or a leafy green salad for lunch will net you a healthy dose of vitamin C — which could be boosting your brain health.A new study found that older adults with higher levels of vitamin C in their blood had a greater volume of gray matter in their brains and stronger connectivity in important brain regions tied to cognitive functioning.[1]Gray matter is the brain and spinal cord tissue that supports thinking, memory, and movement, and helps us process information and manage actions.[2]“Our most significant finding is that older adults with higher levels of vitamin C in…

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As people grow older, their cells gradually become less efficient at producing energy and responding to changing demands. Scientists have long known that mitochondria, often called the cell’s powerhouses, play a central role in this decline. Now, researchers at the Leibniz Institute on Aging (FLI) in Jena, Germany, have identified an important contributor to the process: a membrane lipid known as phosphatidylcholine. Their findings show that lower levels of phosphatidylcholine reduce the flexibility of mitochondria, accelerating age-related deterioration. The researchers also found that supplying phosphatidylcholine through diet helped restore mitochondrial function in aging laboratory organisms. The results suggest that some…

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Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema decided to shake up the political world on Friday by becoming an independent. The former Democrat is still caucusing with the party in the Senate, so the Democratic caucus still has 51 members. Now, instead of 49 Democrats and two independents within their ranks, the caucus has 48 Democrats and three independents. But that simple math hides a more clouded picture for Democrats and for Sinema herself. Sinema’s interests are no longer necessarily the Democrats’ best interests in the next Congress, and the 2024 Senate map became even more complicated for Democrats with Sinema’s decision. To…

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Latino voters shifted sharply toward President Trump in each of the last two presidential elections, a trend that shocked and confounded Democrats.Many in the party have been asking: Why did this happen, and what can we do about it?Those questions are even more urgent now for Democrats, with Latino voters set to play a key midterm role in deciding who wins control of Congress. They make up at least 20 percent of the population in a majority of the most competitive House districts. And Latinos also account for a significant slice of voters in two crucial Senate races — North…

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Wednesday, June 10, 2026UN NewsNearly four months after the latest Middle East crisis erupted and despite a fragile ceasefire between the United States and Iran, tensions continue to reverberate across the region and beyond. The UN Security Council is holding a high-level debate on advancing political solutions in the Middle East, amid continuing conflicts, humanitarian emergencies and concerns over regional stability. Follow live in-depth meetings coverage here.Broadcast of the Security Council session (10169th meeting)© UN News (2026) — All Rights Reserved. Original source: UN NewsWhere next?Related newsBrowse related news topics:Latest newsRead the latest news stories:Central Asia Bets on a New…

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Antidepressants can improve symptoms of major depressive disorder (aka depression), but not all options work well for everyone.[1] “Depression is biologically complex, and people differ in brain chemistry, genetics, metabolism, [co-occurring] medical conditions, stress exposure, and symptom patterns,” says Simon Faynboym, MD, a psychiatrist in private practice in Beverly Hills, California.These drugs can also take time to work, says Bhawani Ballamudi, MD, a child and adolescent psychiatrist and the regional medical director of behavioral health for SSM Health in Wisconsin.[2] “It may take up to six weeks when you first start an antidepressant to see the benefit, and two to three weeks…

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Millions of people worldwide live with obstructive sleep apnea, a common disorder that repeatedly interrupts breathing during sleep. New research in mice suggests that gut microbes and the compounds they produce may play a surprising role in protecting against some of the condition’s most serious consequences, including heart disease. The findings, presented at ASM Microbe 2026, point to a potential new target for preventing and treating cardiovascular complications linked to sleep apnea. How Sleep Apnea Affects the Body Obstructive sleep apnea causes repeated pauses in breathing throughout the night. These interruptions reduce oxygen levels and increase carbon dioxide in the…

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