Vegan diets can improve insulin production in people with diabetes
Diabetics may soon have a new way to improve insulin production, a study says.A plant-based diet can improve insulin secretion and incretin hormones for people with type 2 diabetes, according to a study published Tuesday in Nutrients. “With diabetes rates rising and insulin costs soaring, this study offers hope that a solution could be close […]
Apple removes VoIP app clones from the App Store
Following my report from yesterday, Apple has removed many of the apps I pointed out. When you try to find them on the App Store, they are no longer available. App Store Review Guidelines are very clear when it comes to app duplicates. According to rule 4.3, you can’t release the same app multiple times […]
Ex-lawyer Cohen assails 'conman' Trump, gives no direct evidence of collusion
U.S. President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer Michael Cohen accused him of breaking the law while in office and said for the first time that Trump knew in advance about a WikiLeaks dump of stolen emails that hurt his 2016 election rival Hillary Clinton. In a dramatic televised hearing in Congress on Wednesday, Cohen said […]
Ohio man breaks three-pointer Guinness record
An Ohio man might be a new Guinness World Record holder after he sank 31 basketball three-pointers in one minute. Anthony Miracola made 31 three-point shots in a row at his private gym in Toledo, breaking the previous Guinness record of 26 shots in one minute. “It’s just kinda of like playing real basketball,” Maricola […]
This 18,000mAh battery has a phone in it
I told you MWC 2019 would be a show where things got weird, but even I didn’t anticipate a company being wild enough to build a phone with an 18,000mAh battery. But here I am, in awe of the mighty girth of the Energizer Power Max P18K Pop. France’s Avenir Telecom licenses the Energizer brand, […]
Google Duo video chat is now available on the web
As noticed by Android Police, Google has begun widely rolling out the web version of its Google Duo video chat service. Duo is already available on Android, iOS, and Chromebooks, but expanded support for the web will make it easier for users of the service to chat with friends and family members on many different […]
Buhari re-elected as Nigeria's president
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has been re-elected for a second four-year term, the election commission says. The 76-year-old defeated his main rival, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, with a margin of nearly four million votes. Mr Abubakar’s People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected the result. Turnout was 35.6%. Delays and violence marred the run-up to […]
Mohammad Javad Zarif: Iran's foreign minister submits resignation
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said he is stepping down, in a surprise announcement posted to his Instagram account.He apologised for “shortcomings” during his time in government. Mr Zarif played a prominent role in negotiating the landmark 2015 nuclear agreement between Iran and major international powers.But the future of the deal has been […]
Living near green space lowers risk for children to develop mental disorders
Living near a park, forest or other green space may protect your children’s mental health later in life, a new Danish study suggests. Children who grow up in these natural surroundings have up to a 55 percent lower risk of developing a mental disorder as an adult, researchers found. Further, the protective effect grows stronger […]
'Unbelievable scene' as plane crashes into Florida home, killing flight instructor
A newly-released recording of a 911 call reporting a plane’s crashing into a home in Florida gives a sense of what a sheriff said was an “unbelievable scene.” A flight instructor, James Wagner, 64, was killed in the crash on Saturday, in Winter Haven, Florida. A trainee pilot on board walked away with minor injuries […]
