## Male Birth Control Pill YCT-529 Passes Human Safety Test

Authored by scientificamerican.com

Now a male birth control pill with an entirely new kind of contraceptive mechanism has been tested for the first time in humans.

In the first clinical trial of its kind, a nonhormonal oral contraceptive that reversibly stops sperm production has just been deemed safe for human use.

Safety results from the early phase 1 clinical trial were published on Tuesday in Communications Medicine.

The trial did not assess the pill’s efficacy in reducing sperm, and the drug’s developer, YourChoice Therapeutics, is currently running trials to collect that data.

Several other reversible male birth control methods are now in the clinical trial pipeline as well.

Like the YCT-529 pill, the gel targets sperm production, but it does so by circulating testosterone and progestin—hormones that tell the brain to halt the production process.

Sperm production would resume about three months after a user stopped taking the medication. »

### Jeffrey Epstein’s Sex Trafficking Operation Might’ve Been Bigger Than We Think

Authored by esquire.com

“I don’t know why Trump wants this to go away, but we’re not letting it,” Wyden said.

I have a guess why the president wants this to go away under the rug but, then again, I am possessed of a suspicious mind.

Wyden revealed that the Treasury Department has a report describing over 4,700 money transfers connected to Epstein totaling over $1.1 billion-with-a-b. »

### Lauren Boebert's Son Charged With Misdemeanor Child Abuse

Authored by westword.com

Congresswoman Boebert characterized the incident as "a miscommunication on monitoring my young grandson that recently led to him getting out of our house.

"It's the latest in a string of law enforcement encounters for the twenty-year-old over the past few years.

He is due in Weld County Court at 1 p.m. on September 8.Tyler has one child, a son born in June 2023, making Lauren Boebert a grandmother at 36. »

### "Microsoft is thriving," claims CEO, doubling down on AI after 9000 employees lost jobs in latest layoffs

Authored by eurogamer.net

The statement, shared publicly and with Microsoft employees, reiterates the company mission, with Nadella doubling down on the importance of AI.

By every objective measure, Microsoft is thriving - our market performance, strategic positioning, and growth all point up and to the right.

"We are doubling down on the fundamentals while continuing to define new frontiers in AI," he said. »

### Family sues after funeral home sends son’s brain in unmarked leaking box

Authored by theguardian.com

At Nix & Nix Funeral Homes, Abbey Butler tried but could not open the red box, said the Butlers’ attorney, L Chris Stewart, at the news conference.

Several days later, the red box, which was in the Butlers’ car, began to smell and leak fluid, Stewart said.

Nix told local news that his team believed the box held personal effects and that other funeral homes usually only send intact remains. »

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