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Yet more strife for server-maker sees its share price slump by 15 percent

Supermicro shares slumped 15 percent in after-hours trading as the company warned next week’s quarterly results will see it miss forecast revenue by up to $1.5 billion.…

An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Hill: Daily exposure to certain chemicals used to manufacture household plastics may be connected to more than 356,000 cardiovascular-related deaths in 2018 alone, a new analysis has found. These chemicals, called phthalates, are present in products around the world but have particular popularity in the Middle East, South Asia, East Asia and the Pacific -- regions that collectively bore about 75 percent of the global death total, according to the research, published on Tuesday in the Lancet eBioMedicine. Phthalates, often used in personal care products, children's toys and food packaging and processing materials, are known to disrupt hormone function and have been linked to birth defects, infertility, learning disabilities and neurological disorders. The NYU Langone Health team focused in the analysis on a kind of phthalate called di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP), which is used to make items like food containers and medical equipment softer and more flexible. Scientists have already shown that exposure to DEHP can trigger an overactive immune response in the heart's arteries, which over time can be linked to increased risk of heart attack or stroke. In the new analysis, the researchers estimated that DEHP exposure played a role in 356,238 global deaths in 2018, or nearly 13.5 percent of heart disease mortality among men and women ages 55 through 64. [...] These findings are in line with the team's previous research, which in 2021 determined that phthalates were connected to more than 50,000 premature deaths each year among older Americans -- most of whom succumbed to heart conditions. But this latest analysis is likely the first global estimate of cardiovascular mortality resulting from exposure to these environmental contaminants [...]. In a separate report from the New York Times, author Nina Agrawal highlights some of the caveats with the data. First of all, the study relies heavily on statistical modeling and assumptions, drawing from prior research that may include biases and confounding factors like diet or socioeconomic status. It also uses U.S.-based risk estimates that may not generalize globally and focuses only on one type of phthalate (DEHP). Additionally, as Agrawal points out, this is an observational study, showing correlation rather than causation. As such, more direct, long-term research is needed to clarify the true health impact of phthalate exposure.

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Joe Exotic has shared wild details about his wedding with a fellow inmate in prison.

Follow Daily Mail's live coverage of accused triple murderer Erin Patterson's trial here.

Neighbours star Nicky Whelan was unrecognisable on Sunday evening at a star-studded charity benefit in Los Angeles.

Ashy Bines has been slammed after she was spotted riding a scooter without a helmet.

Meghan Markle has found an unlikely ally in an Australian podcast host. 

Devoted fans of the 39-year-old singer have expressed surprise after she debuted a new song with lyrics about her whirlwind wedding during her Stagecoach performance.

The Met Office said the warm weather will continue today, with highs of 27C (81F) in London - before temperatures could rise to 30C (86F) in some places on Thursday.

Donald Trump totally humiliated disgraced Democrat Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in a made-for-TV moment in Michigan.

Louise Shackleton is being investigated for taking terminally ill Anthony, 59, to Switzerland to assist his suicide, after he had suffered from motor neurone disease for six years.

The new outfits are on sale now in all Primark stores

The grandfather-of-three was riding with a group of bikers to a memorial event in Staffordshire when he was thrown from his motorbike along the A43 in Walgrave, Northamptonshire.

Kirsty Noem argues cyber-agency's job is defending America, not becoming 'Ministry of Truth'

RSAC  Uncle Sam's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, aka CISA, has gone off the rails by trying to dispel disinformation, according to US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.…

Leonardo vanished last July from his home in Cumbria. Andhen his owner Rachel Etches realised he'd disappeared she kicked off a social media campaign to hunt her beloved reptile down.

The high society stylist invited her nearest and dearest at the family's to come together at the 15,000-acre estate in Leicestershire for a Midsummer Night's Dream .

The holidaymaker in her 20s is stable in hospital after the dramatic delivery in the early hours of Tuesday at the Puente Real Hotel in Torremolinos.

A report that identified more than 330 young women at risk from Asian grooming gangs was deemed 'toxic' and suppressed by the Home Office , according to a Channel 4 documentary.

The terrified young woman began screaming and jumped away, saying afterwards that 'those seconds felt like my life was over'.

The seven dead puppies were found at the allotment site after they were dug up by a wild animal at the Grovebury Walk allotments, in Beaumont Leys, Leicester.