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Babies born to mothers with anaemia have smaller brains, particularly in key regions linked to movement, learning and the regulation of emotion, according to a study.Researchers said the differences, first detected at the age of one, could lead to cognitive problems when children started school.More than a third of pregnant women worldwide have anaemia – a condition typically caused by iron deficiency in which the number of red blood cells in the body is lower than normal. Symptoms include fatigue, shortness of breath and dizziness. Rates are highest in sub-Saharan Africa and south Asia.Researchers from King’s College London in the…

Brown limped off slowly and went to the locker room for X-rays Sep 9, 2026 at 11:07 pm ET • 1 min read A.J. Brown’s much-anticipated Patriots debut came to a crashing halt early in the third quarter when the standout wide receiver suffered an ankle injury trying to pluck a low throw from Drake Maye. Brown was initially ruled questionable to return before being ruled out.As shown on this replay, Brown’s ankle bent awkwardly when trapped between the ground and Seahawks cornerback Nehemiah Pritchett. Brown had three catches for 26 yards at the time of his departure, a modest…

[This story contains MAJOR spoilers from The Shards finale, “Stairway to Heaven.”] The Shards just pointed its finger at everyone. After nine episodes of a serial killer dubbed “The Trawler” terrorizing Los Angeles in 1981, the FX adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis‘ classic novel of the same name, from Ryan Murphy, ended its first season by putting its main characters in a room to be questioned by police, who deem them all suspects. In the room are obvious options Bret (Igby Rigney) and Robert (Homer Gere), as well as Debbie (Hayes Warner) and her mother (Evan Rachel Wood), Steven (Jordan…

Ace Nigerian comedians Seyi Law, Oni Lukuman -Olanrewaju, popularly known as Ambassador Waahala, Funny Razaq and Wale Baba are among ensemble artistes for the highly anticipated comedy show,“The Pensioner” in Abuja on September 20, 2026. Speaking with newsmen on Tuesday Ambassador Waahala, who hosts the annual comedy fiesta, said the show is scheduled for 5pm at the Congress Hall of the Transcorp Hilton Hotel. According to the popular On-air personality (OAP) and event anchor, other artistes slated to perform at the show include Aboki for Christ, Waffy, amongst others. He said this year’s event would be an evening for music,…

Five people were confirmed dead ⁠in early counting and ​more than 80 were missing after a ferry caught fire ⁠off Palawan island in the western Philippines on Wednesday night, the Philippine coast ⁠guard said.Forty-three people were ​rescued from the MV ‌June Aster in waters off Coron, Palawan, the coast guard said. Footage showed flames engulfing parts of the vessel and responders placing victims ‌in body bags.Coast guard spokesperson Commodore Noemie Cayabyab told DZXL radio the vessel’s manifest listed 117 passengers and 17 crew members.Based on the reported number of survivors and fatalities, more than ⁠80 people were unaccounted for, and…

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nentawe Yilwatda, has commenced a two-week vacation outside of the country following an exceptionally demanding and eventful first year of his tenure as leader of the ruling party. The vacation is a well-deserved period of rest and personal rejuvenation after months of intense party engagements, consultations, travels and strategic activities undertaken by the national chairman in the course of repositioning and strengthening the APC. Since assuming office, Mr Yilwatda, a professor, has devoted himself to the task of building a stronger, more cohesive and electorally competitive party, working closely with the…

Just a day after three Anthropic researchers warned that artificial intelligence could kill off humanity within the decade, lawmakers have begun lashing out about the risks of the burgeoning technology.Ted Cruz, a republican senator from Texas, said in an interview on ABC’s The View, that AI poses a “catastrophic risk” and that he “read that whole tweet thread that that developer put out. It was highly concerning.“It reminded me, last year I had Elon Musk on my podcast … and one of the questions I asked him, I said, ‘OK, what are the odds that AI destroys humanity?’ And he…

Dr Samantha Burgess, strategic lead for climate at Copernicus, described August as “a remarkable month in the global climate record”, and its impacts had been “increasingly being felt by communities, economies and ecosystems across the world”.The combination of record air temperatures, record ocean heat and Europe’s exceptional summer showed how climate change was now driving extremes across “both the atmosphere and the oceans”, she said.UN climate chief Simon Stiell said the record clearly showed humanity’s impact on the climate.”The evidence is irrefutable: this is the spiralling price of humanity’s fossil fuel addiction, and the global climate crisis it is fuelling,”…

Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold went to the locker room after suffering a hip injury on a sack taken on Seattle’s first drive of the season. Drew Lock entered the game for Seattle’s second drive, and Darnold was officially listed as out just before halftime. Darnold was getting further tests on his hip off-site. Here’s a closer view: The knee hitting the ground so hard is the primary concern here.Darnold was clearly hobbled as he headed to the sideline, and according to the NBC broadcast, he initially waived off medical staff. But eventually he was examined and taken back to the…

Barry Melrose, who coached the Wayne Gretzky-led Los Angeles Kings team that helped put the NHL and hockey on the map in the U.S., and who later became ESPN‘s signature hockey analyst for almost two decades, died Wednesday. He was 70. Melrose retired from ESPN after an almost two-decade broadcasting career after he revealed just before the start of the 2023-24 NHL season that he had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. “I’ve had over 50 extraordinary years playing, coaching and analyzing the world’s greatest game, hockey,” Melrose said in a statement at the time. “It’s now time to hang up…