Though it’s best known for smoothing wrinkles, Botox, which is derived from one of the most deadly toxins known to man, has repeatedly stunned the medical community for its seemingly endless applications. Though the drug is approved for nine medical conditions and several cosmetic ones, Allergan, the company that owns Botox, holds close to 800 more patents for potential uses of the drug. Since it was approved nearly 30 years ago, Botox has indeed become a staple of cosmetic enhancement, but today, more than half of its revenue comes from its therapeutic uses for conditions as varied as chronic migraines and back pain to excessive sweating and twitching eyelids. Read More...
Last September, the Western U.S. was hit witha 10-day heat wave that broke temperature records across the region, including in California. Air conditioning surged and with it, a record demand in electricity that brought the state’s grid to its brink. Experts feared that the California Independent System Operator, CAISO, which runs 80% of the state’s electric system, would be forced to resort to rolling blackouts—with potentially life-threatening consequences. Instead, California managed to barely avoid that scenario by pleading with commercial and residential electricity users to cut their demand and relying on large-scale battery storage. Read More...
Leading the cast is Omowunmi Dada, playing the titular Ada, who gets engaged to her lover, played by Tayo Faniran. But the cross-cultural love gets hit with several obstructions arising from both ends, as seen in the official trailer released on Monday, November 27, 2023. Sola Sobowale and Aigbe are at the centre of some of the chaos, as the former deals Dada a wrecking slap in the trailer. Read More...
