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The potential cancer-fighting effects of the antioxidant quercetin – found in a variety of foods including onions, apples and durian – are partly dependent on the presence of microbes in our gut, a Chinese research team has found. Quercetin has shown promise in preventing tumour metastasis and growth in various studies, though the exact mechanism behind how the compound may inhibit cancer growth remains elusive. Through experiments in mice, the team from Shandong University found that a… Source link

Britain’s former prime minister Boris Johnson slammed an inquiry report critical of his government’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic as “hopelessly incoherent” in a social media post on Saturday. “More than three years after the end of the pandemic, they are still wrangling about what went wrong,” Johnson, 61, also wrote in an article for the Daily Mail tabloid, days after the inquiry slammed his government for its “chaotic” response to the global pandemic costing thousands of lives. The… Source link

Two bodies were recovered from Hong Kong waters in two separate incidents on Sunday, with police working to uncover their identities. Police received a report at 2.20pm that a woman was seen drifting in the waters about 2km (1.2 miles) off isolated Shek Kwu Chau, an island located 3km west of Cheung Chau. She was confirmed dead at the scene. No identification documents or suicide note were recovered. Separately, the force received a report at 3.40pm about a man floating in waters about 20… Source link