By Molly Knudsen, M.S., RDN Published: September 14, 2026 Main Facts For decades, the global health and wellness community has embraced stevia primarily as a natural, zero-calorie botanical alternative to refined sugar. Derived from the leaves of the Stevia rebaudiana plant—native to South America—it has earned a stellar reputation for sweetening coffee, tea, and baked…
DUBLIN — In a discovery that could reshape nutritional approaches to oncology and metabolic health, a collaborative team of researchers from Trinity College Dublin and University College Dublin (UCD) has found that a common, commercially available dietary supplement can effectively repair immune system damage caused by obesity. Published in the esteemed journal Cell Reports, the…
SRINAGAR — Authorities in Indian-administered Kashmir have instituted a rigorous, multi-tiered audit of all public libraries, universities, colleges, and school-level educational institutions. The directive mandates the immediate identification, removal, and destruction of digital and physical archives deemed "anti-national," "secessionist," or "glorifying terrorism." Issued earlier this month by the Jammu and Kashmir administration—which operates under the…
