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April 25, 2025

Love Language Used as a Relationship Sabotage Tool

A relationship expert warns that using someone's love language against them in a negative way can be devastating. Seth Eisenberg, a PAIRS Trainer and CEO of the PAIRS Foundation, suggests that couples should discuss how to use knowledge of love languages to improve their relationships, rather than exploiting it to hurt each other.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-14636511/shocking-truth-love-languages-destroy-relationship.html

April 25, 2025

Müller's Team Finds Allergy Blocker Molecule Success

A team of researchers, led by Müller's doctoral student Ghazl Al Hamwi, has discovered a molecule that can block the MRGPRX2 receptor, which is involved in life-threatening allergic reactions. The team used cells that light up when activated to test the substance and found it effective in eliminating allergic reactions in lab mice and blocking the receptor on isolated human mast cells. The molecule only targets the intended receptor, reducing the risk of side effects. Further animal and human trials are needed before the substance can be approved as a drug, but its potential implications for patients with inflammatory conditions and those at risk of anaphylactic shock are promising.

https://gizmodo.com/this-novel-substance-might-one-day-block-severe-inflammatory-reactions-like-ibs-and-asthma-2000594454

April 25, 2025

Medetomidine Overdose Linked to Heroin and Cocaine

Medetomidine is often mixed with other substances like fentanyl and xylazine, increasing their sedative effects. The combination has been found in samples containing heroin and cocaine. Medetomidine is estimated to be 200 times more powerful than xylazine and can cause severe effects such as hallucinations, confusion, lethargy, shallow breathing, small pupils, and extreme sleepiness. Symptoms of a medetomidine overdose include uncontrollable vomiting, excessive sweating, life-threatening blood pressure fluctuations, tremors, and an elevated heart rate. The Pennsylvania Department of Health has recommended using naloxone to treat medetomidine overdoses, despite it not being an opioid.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-14647757/medetomidine-Pennsylvania-zombie-drug-death.html

April 25, 2025

Mormon Women Report Higher Spiritual Peace, Happiness

A recent study has challenged common misconceptions about Latter-day Saint women, suggesting that both single and married women in the faith are more likely to report a deep sense of spiritual peace and well-being, as well as better happiness and family life, compared to non-Latter-day Saint women. This finding contradicts popular media portrayals of Mormon women as oppressed or dysfunctional, which have been perpetuated by films like "Heretic" and TV shows like "The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives".

https://www.deseret.com/opinion/2025/04/24/popular-distortions-latter-day-saint-women/

April 25, 2025

Mother's Guilt Over Son's Brain Tumour Death

A 42-year-old schizophrenic mother, Karolina Zurawska, has been handed an indefinite hospital order after pleading guilty to manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility for killing her six-year-old son Alexander in Swansea. The court heard that her mental state had deteriorated under the "overwhelming weight" of caring for Alexander, who was recovering from a brain tumour. Experts concluded she was suffering from a psychotic illness when she used a handsaw to kill him. Zurawska also pleaded guilty to attempting to murder her 67-year-old father, Krzysztof Siwi, on the same day.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14647647/Schizophrenic-mother-killed-disabled-six-year-old-jailed.html

April 25, 2025

Odilia Cedillo Inaugurates Empowering Education Initiative

Odilia Cedillo, School Director, inaugurated the school, reiterating its commitment to helping those who face obstacles. The school's focus reflects the community's strength and emphasizes education as a collective journey that uplifts young women and invites young men to become allies in shaping an equitable future.

https://www.adweek.com/adweek-wire/nikki-ritcher-documents-the-community-and-culture-of-limitless-horizons-ixil/

April 25, 2025

Ofcom Proposes Tougher Online Safety Laws for UK Youth

Ofcom has proposed new laws to tackle legal but harmful content on websites, social media and apps, aiming to create safer online lives for young people. The plans include changing algorithms to prevent users from being sent to dangerous content, introducing effective checks to block under-18s accessing age-restricted sites, and making it easier for children to control what they see and make complaints. However, concerns have been raised that the rules may be watered down to secure a US trade deal with Donald Trump, with Liberal Democrat science spokesman Victoria Collins calling this "unbelievable".

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14645707/New-online-safety-rules-backlash-campaigners-children-danger-big-tech.html

April 25, 2025

Pakistan's Health Ministry Seeks Cancer Registry Data

Pakistan's Health Ministry is moving towards a formal agreement with NADRA to create a national cancer registry. The National Institute of Health Reorganization (Amendment) Bill, 2024, aims to catalyse the creation of this registry. Minister Mustafa Kamal stated that the bill has been sent for legal review and the government supports its objectives. A broader initiative is also underway to develop a centralised national health data system by integrating medical records with national identity cards. The committee approved several bills, including the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill, 2025, which aims to address gaps in postnatal mental health care, and the Islamabad Healthcare Regulation Amendment Bill, 2025, which seeks to standardise healthcare costs.

https://www.brecorder.com/news/40359430/govt-nadra-preparing-national-health-system

April 25, 2025

Parents Protest Meta Over Social Media Deaths

More than three dozen grieving parents, including those whose children died from cyberbullying, fentanyl-laced pills, sextortion scams, or suicide-glorifying content, held a vigil outside Meta's New York City headquarters, demanding change and protesting the company's profits. The parents, who have filed lawsuits against Meta and other social media platforms, flew in from across the US and as far as the UK to express their outrage over the deaths of their children, with some as young as 11 years old.

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/grieving-parents-march-to-meta-ny-headquarters-demanding-change