New drug makes mice lean even on a sugary, fatty diet

New drug makes mice lean even on a sugary, fatty diet

Summary: Researchers have developed a new molecule that limits the transport of magnesium into the mitochondria. The drug prevents weight gain and liver damage in mice that have been fed a high-sugar Western diet since birth. After exposure to the molecule, overweight mice began to lose weight. Source: UT Health San Antonio Researchers at the … Read more

Trout and Ohtani, the latest pair of teammates to face off

Trout and Ohtani, the latest pair of teammates to face off

ESPN staff5:31 PM ET4 minute read Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images Tuesday night’s World Baseball Classic final between the United States and Japan will feature some of the best Major League Baseball players in the world. The main attraction is American outfielder Mike Trout playing against his Los Angeles Angels teammate Shohei Ohtani. If Ohtani throws … Read more

Former Silicon Valley Bank owner FDIC braces for fight over $2 billion

Former Silicon Valley Bank owner FDIC braces for fight over  billion

March 21 (Reuters) – SVB Financial Group and the federal regulator that shuttered its Silicon Valley Bank unit said at a hearing in bankruptcy court on Tuesday that a fight looms over more $2 billion of the money from the former parent company that was seized with the lender. SVB Financial, which filed for bankruptcy … Read more

Steps have dropped since COVID-19 and the trend is concerning, study finds

Steps have dropped since COVID-19 and the trend is concerning, study finds

Estimated reading time: 3-4 minutes NASHVILLE — Americans took fewer steps during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, and they still haven’t regained their mojo, according to a new study. “On average, people are taking about 600 fewer steps a day than they were before the pandemic started,” said study author Dr. Evan Brittain, associate … Read more

Grizzlies’ Ja Morant Says He’s ‘Not Completely Better’; the coach expects the goalkeeper to play on Wednesday

Grizzlies’ Ja Morant Says He’s ‘Not Completely Better’;  the coach expects the goalkeeper to play on Wednesday

MEMPHIS – Ja Morant said he was “not completely better” after spending more than a week receiving mental health and life counseling in Florida, adding on Tuesday that it was his decision to ask board while being suspended by the NBA for brandishing a gun in public while drunk. In explaining the ongoing counseling he … Read more