Sunday Newscape Magazine

Manila, Philippines - As part of its assistance to people suffering the effects of the armed conflict in Central Mindanao, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has started to release 13 million fingerlings into marsh areas to help people earn a living again.

San Diego, California - Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have identified the molecular mechanism that makes omega-3 fatty acids so effective in reducing chronic inflammation and insulin resistance. The discovery could lead to development of a simple dietary remedy for many of the more than 23 million Americans suffering from diabetes and other conditions.

Deep in the ocean, sponges of the Agelas family, or bacteria living within the sponges, emit chemicals believed to help them defend their territory. Those chemicals, called agelastatins, have also shown the ability to kill cancer cells. For that reason, chemists have been trying to find ways to synthesize agelastatins in the laboratory since the chemicals were discovered in 1993.

Washington, DC - A report issued by key environmental and scientific federal agencies assesses the increasing prevalence of low-oxygen “dead zones” in U.S. coastal waters and outlines a series of research and policy steps that could help reverse the decades-long trend. The interagency report notes that incidents of hypoxia - a condition in which oxygen levels drop so low that fish and other animals are stressed or killed - have increased nearly 30-fold since 1960, when data started to be collected.

(NAPSI) - Many of today’s most avid tailgaters are upping their grilling game this season. In fact, according to the 2010 Weber Tailgating Study, an impressive 50 percent of all tailgate cooks consider themselves to be either gourmet grillers (22 percent) or between a gourmet and a basic griller (28 percent). In addition, gourmet grillers are more likely to host a tailgate party (46 percent) than others surveyed.

(NAPSI) As the weather cools down and football competition heats up, Americans are dusting off their game-time gear and preparing for the fall tailgate season. Everyone knows tailgating is about three things - food, fun and football. So whether you are tailgating outside the stadium or hosting a game-time party in the living room, here are some tips to make any football festivity a winner.