Day: June 22, 2026

A 28-year-old man, David Proffitt, has been found guilty of murder and other charges in connection with the death of his girlfriend, Alexandra Hemmann. The jury delivered its verdict on Thursday after deliberating for about an hour. Proffitt, who was arrested in August 2023 after friends reported a welfare check at Hemmann’s apartment, confessed to … Read more

Researchers have identified a gene, vgll3, that helps build healthy young bodies but also increases the risk of aging and cancer later in life. This discovery provides strong evidence for antagonistic pleiotropy, a long-standing evolutionary theory suggesting genes beneficial in youth can harm us as we age. The study focused on the African turquoise killifish, … Read more