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La obesidad puede modificar el cerebro para reconocer la saciedad, según un estudio

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 05:04:05 GMT

(CNN) — La obesidad puede afectar la capacidad del cerebro para reconocer la sensación de saciedad y de sentirse satisfecho después de comer grasas y azúcares, según un nuevo estudio.Además, esos cambios cerebrales pueden durar incluso después de que las personas consideradas médicamente obesas pierdan una cantidad significativa de peso, lo que posiblemente explique por qué muchas personas recuperan a menudo los kilos que pierden.“No había indicios de reversibilidad: los cerebros de las personas con obesidad seguían careciendo de las respuestas químicas que indican al organismo que ha comido lo suficiente”, afirma la Dra. Caroline Apovian, catedrática de Medicina de la Facultad de Medicina de Harvard y codirectora del Centro para el Control del Peso y el Bienestar del Hospital Brigham and Women’s de Boston.¿Cómo puedes ayudar a los niños que padecen de obesidad? 2:32Según la definición médica, las personas con obesidad tienen un índice de masa corporal, o IMC...

How major US stock indexes fared Monday 6/12/2023

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 05:04:05 GMT

Wall Street closed higher ahead of a big week for central banks, carrying the S&P 500 to its highest level in more than a year. The benchmark index rose 0.9% Monday. The Dow added 189 points, while the Nasdaq rose 1.5%. Stocks have been cruising on hopes the economy may avoid a recession and the Federal Reserve may soon take it easier on raising interest rates. Wall Street hopes the Fed will leave rates alone on Wednesday, but a hot inflation report on Tuesday could jeopardize that. Central banks in Europe and Japan also meet this week.On Monday:The S&P 500 rose 40.07 points, or 0.9%, to 4,338.93.The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 189.55 points, or 0.6%, to 34,066.33.The Nasdaq composite rose 202.78 points, or 1.5% to 13,461.92.The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies rose 7.51 points, or 0.4%, to 1,873.21.For the year:The S&P 500 is up 499.44 points, or 13%.The Dow is up 919.08 points, or 2.8%.The Nasdaq is up 2,995.44 points, or 28.6%.The Russell 2000 is up 111.9...

Oklahoma softball ace Jordy Bahl announces plans to transfer after winning national title

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 05:04:05 GMT

Just days after leading Oklahoma’s softball team to its third straight national title, pitcher Jordy Bahl announced Monday on social media that she is transferring and heading back to her home state of Nebraska.Bahl is from Papillion, a suburb of Omaha, Nebraska’s largest city. She did not say which school she will play for, but there are three Division I programs in the state: Nebraska, Creighton and Omaha. Nebraska and Omaha reached the NCAA Tournament and lost in regional play this season. Creighton went 22-31.Bahl pitched 24 2/3 scoreless innings at the Women’s College World Series and was named its Most Outstanding Player. She went 4-0 in Oklahoma City and earned the save in the decisive championship series victory in Game 2 against Florida State.Bahl was a first-team National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-American this season and a Top 10 finalist for USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year. She finished this season with a 22-1 record and an 0.90 ERA I...

Biden is determined to say as little as possible about Trump’s indictment

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 05:04:05 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s rare for the leader of the free world to be rendered silent, but President Joe Biden is clearly determined to say as little as possible about his predecessor Donald Trump’s federal indictment.Biden’s White House dodges questions about the matter. His campaign doesn’t respond to them. And Biden himself wants nothing to do with it. “I have no comment on what happened,” he told reporters Friday while in Rocky Mount, North Carolina.The reticence reflects the precarious and unprecedented situation in which Biden finds himself: Just as Trump is the first former president to be charged by the federal government, Biden is the first incumbent to have his own administration indict his chief political rival.While hardly unforeseen, Trump’s indictment brought a fresh round of reminders throughout Biden world that the president does not want to be drawn into the drama with commentary of any sort. He’s wary of providing fodder for Trump and his allies’ efforts t...

Heavy rain, hail causes flooding in Boulder

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 05:04:05 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Heavy rainfall and hail fell in Boulder on Monday, causing flooding and other issues for residents.Video from multiple sources, including the Boulder Police Department and Boulder Mayor Aaron Brockett, showed hail blanketing the ground.Hail on the ground in Boulder (Credit: KDVR)Hail on the ground in Boulder (Credit: Boulder Police Department)A car stuck in a flooded road in Boulder (Credit: KDVR) A vehicle attempts to pull a car from a flooded roadway in Boulder (Credit: KDVR)A cyclist riding through a flooded roadway in Boulder (Credit: KDVR)FOX31's Courtney Fromm was in Boulder when the rain and hail came through. She said the hail was close to pea-sized. When Denver could finally start to dry out from the rain Fromm also got video of a flooded roadway near a park. At least one car got stuck when it attempted to cross the floodwaters. The road was eventually blocked off to prevent any more vehicles from getting stuck.How can you stay safe when it hails and floo...

Denver weather: Rain chances stay high Tuesday

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 05:04:05 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver's weather will be wet on Tuesday with scattered rain showers expected through the morning and midday hours. Denver has had over 2 inches of rain so far this month with more on the way. Weather tonight: Rain shifts eastThe storm activity that the Front Range saw midday Monday will continue to shift east through the afternoon and evening. The main risk with showers and storms Monday night will be heavy rain and flash flooding. Most of the Front Range will dry out after 6 p.m. with overnight temperatures falling into the low 50s. When Denver could finally start to dry out from the rain Weather tomorrow: Scattered showers Temperatures will hit the mid-60s on Tuesday with scattered rain showers through the morning and into midday. Drier weather will push into afternoon and evening. Some areas could see up to an additional half an inch of rain on Tuesday. Storms will not have a severe threat in Metro Denver and on the Front Range. There will be a marginal risk fo...

Colorado gas prices a dollar cheaper than this time last year

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 05:04:05 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Housing and food prices haven't eased up, but at least summer road trips will be cheaper for Coloradans. The U.S. Energy Information Administration tracks weekly gas prices by state and metro area. The most recent update shows the Centennial State in a much-needed break from gas prices skyrocketing since the beginning of the global COVID pandemic. Inflation cutting into Coloradans’ vacation plans Colorado and the Denver metro area saw the most expensive gasoline prices in history last June. For all grades of gasoline, the average price per gallon in June 2022 was $4.927 - nearly 150% higher than the previous June and nearly a dollar higher than the next-highest record in the summer of 2008. As of the week ending June 5, Denver's average price per gallon of gas was $3.523, down $1.22 per gallon from the same week last year. Denver's price per gallon is slightly higher than the Colorado average price, which was $3.38 in the same week. Gas prices should be a relief ...

Oakland Park Flea Market fire forces evacuation; no injuries reported

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 05:04:05 GMT

Oakland Park Fire Rescue responded to a fire that broke out at the Oakland Park Flea Market. The blaze ignited on the south side of the structure while the business was open for business, prompting the immediate evacuation of employees and customers. Crews were dispatched to the scene of the fire, located at 3161 W Oakland Park Blvd in Oakland Park, just after 5 p.m., Monday. No injuries have been reported. Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

Colorado women get surprise visit from raccoon in her kitchen eating spaghetti noodles

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 05:04:05 GMT

COLORADO (WSVN)- A Colorado woman gets a rabid surprise in the middle of the night.Her dog started barking, so she went to check it out and spotted a raccoon chowing down on some spaghetti noodles in a kitchen cabinet.She called the police to get the animal out of there.They tried to lasso it, but it jumped and took off and hopefully out the open front door.Hopefully, we don’t see any activity in that kitchen.

Police seek public’s help IDing suspicious driver in Bourne

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 05:04:05 GMT

An investigation continued Monday after officials in Bourne said a driver approached a student at a school bus stop and offered the student a ride last week. The incident happened shortly after 3:30 p.m. on Friday near the intersection of Brady Road and Clapp Lane, according to a joint statement from the Bourne Public Schools and the Bourne Police Department.Officials said the student did not get into the vehicle when asked. Authorities on Monday released a photo of the car that they said was driven by an “older white male with gray hair and a plaid shirt” involved in the incident. Officials described the car as a maroon 2020-2023 Nissan Sentra.“There is no other information indicating criminal intent,” officials said. “However, the [Bourne Police] Department is attempting to identify the operator.”Police asked anyone with information on this incident to contact them at 508-759-4420.Officials also said police will have an increased presence along bus routes for the remaind...