Active DeFi loans hit all-time high at $23.7B as TVL nears pre-tariff levels

Active loans across decentralized lending applications climbed to a record $23.723 billion on May 21, based on Token Terminal data. Meanwhile, the DeFi ecosystem’s total value locked (TVL) sits 6.4% below the level recorded on Jan. 31, the day before President Donald Trump formalized his proposed import tariffs.  The surge in outstanding loans extends an…

Scientists can detect junk food consumption in blood and urine tests

Blood and urine tests have been found to detect the amount of ultraprocessed foods (UPFs) a person eats, according to new research. Using machine learning, scientists at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) identified hundreds of metabolites (molecules produced during metabolism) that correlated with processed food intake. The team developed a “biomarker score” that predicts…