Protein pill could prevent fat buildup and reduce blood sugar

Scientists have found a protein that prevents fat buildup and reduces blood sugar levels, which could cut soaring obesity rates worldwide.  The protein, named BAM15, acts as an ‘energy uncoupler’ and could be an effective drug for treating obesity and related diseases, US researchers say.  BAM15 makes the mitochondria, the ‘power plants’ of living cells, less efficient, … Read more

40p indigestion pill Pepcid could help ease Covid-19 symptoms and speed up recovery, study claims 

A 40p indigestion pill may help ease Covid-19 symptoms and speed up recovery, a study has claimed. Famotidine – branded as Pepcid AC – is an over-the-counter drug taken by millions of people to relieve heartburn and acid reflux.  Researchers in the US looked at ten people who started taking the medication each day while … Read more

Bright ideas to make your eyes sparkle…A massager for puffiness and a pill to soothe screen damage

Hay fever, excess screen time, even some medications can affect our eye health.  Here, Elizabeth Hawkes, a consultant ophthalmic and oculoplastic surgeon at the Royal Berkshire Hospital NHS Trust and the Cadogan Clinic in London, assesses a range of eye health products. We then rated them.  A massager for puffiness, eye wash to ease hay … Read more

Grimes’ mom slams Elon Musk for tweeting right-wing ‘take the red pill’ meme

Grimes’ mother Sandy Garossino has apparently slammed her daughter’s boyfriend, Elon Musk, in now-deleted tweets, accusing him of ‘blaring men’s rights activist bulls***’.  It comes after billionaire entrepreneur Musk, who recently had a baby with Grimes, cryptically tweeted ‘Take the red pill’ in a seemingly right-wing message to his 34 million followers on Sunday evening.  In reference … Read more

Elon Musk tweets ‘take the red pill’ linked to alt-right awakening congratulated by Ivanka Trump

Elon Musk tweets right-wing ‘take the red pill’ meme and is praised by Ivanka Trump before both are slammed by creator of the Matrix films On Sunday morning, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk posted a cryptic tweet, saying ‘Take the red pill’ with an emoji of a red rose The reference is from … Read more