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Migraine drugs may also help with weight loss

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Researchers at UT Southwestern revealed in a new study that Triptans, a common migraine drug, can also help those struggling to lose weight.

The study focused on examining obesity in mice and found that a daily dose of Triptan led them to lose weight in approximately a month.

“We’ve shown that there is real potential to repurpose these drugs, which are already known to be safe, for appetite suppression and weight loss,” said lead study author, Chen Liu PhD.

Beforehand, scientists already knew that serotonin, a chemical messenger in the brain and body, plays an important role in determining one’s appetite. But there are 15 different serotonin receptors that trigger a behavioural change in cells.

This new experiment revealed that Triptans target the serotonin 1B receptor, which hadn’t been studied closely before in analyzing appetite and weight loss.

To conduct the study, researchers fed obese mice a high-fat diet for seven weeks. After 24 days, mice given Truptan lost 3.6 per cent of their body weight while mice that weren’t given the drug gained 5.1 per cent.

“We found that these drugs, and one in particular, can lower body weight and improve glucose metabolism in less than a month, which is pretty impressive,” said Dr Liu.

The study was published in the Journal of Experimental Medicine.

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A cybercriminal is apprehended by the FIA; the accused was sharing objective photos of minors.

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The FIA’s cybercrime department in Islamabad has made an arrest of Muhammad Wasim Akram in connection with a significant operation. Akram is accused of having inappropriate children’s photos and videos on Tiktok and of spreading them online.

An investigation has been launched into Wasim Akram’s conduct of blackmailing the families of the youngsters by sharing the images with them.

The accused’s possession also included other offensive things and a cell phone.

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News anchors strongly condemn the incident and demand justice in the wake of the May 9 tragedy.

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On the eve of the May 9 tragedy that happened a year ago, news anchors from a variety of television networks got together to discuss their feelings.

Strongly denouncing the occurrence as a “Heinous Act” that should never be forgotten, the anchors included Muhammad Zafir, Javeria Ali, and Ali Sarwar.

Along with expressing support for their families, they paid respect to the martyrs who gave their lives in the catastrophe.

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Supreme Court Sends a second notice to Suri in Qasim Suri Case

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In response to his failure to show up for the hearing on his appeal of the Election Tribunal’s ruling, former Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri has received a second summons from the Supreme Court.

The three-member bench, led by Chief Justice Qazi Faiz Isa, was informed by the court personnel during the hearing that Qasim Suri is running away after his brother received the notification delivered to his residence. It was a temporary adjournment of the hearing by the court.
As Deputy Speaker and the judge who rejected the motion of no confidence, Qasim Suri has been called before the Supreme Court.

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