Diabetes Drug Metformin Linked to Increase in Birth Defects in Boys, Study Finds

Photo: Getty Researchers from the University of Southern Denmark and Stanford University found the use of the diabetes medication within three months of conception — or during sperm development — increased the risk for genital defects in boys. The findings showed the frequency ofbirth defectsin babies born to men who had a type 2 diabetes but were not using metformin was 3.3% but increased to 5.2% with fathers' exposure to the drug prior to conception.

Diablo Cody Says She Probably Wouldn't Write 'Juno' Today: We're in a 'Hellish Alternate Reality'

Photo: Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty In the wake of today’s political climate,Diablo Codysays she likely wouldn’t make a film likeJuno,in which the main character is dissuaded from getting an abortion. During an appearance on Thursday’s episode of theKeep Itpodcast, the Academy Award-winning screenwriter opened up about her 2007 hit and how it fits in with the currentanti-abortion effortsunderway in states like Georgia, Ohio and Alabama, which introduced a sweeping billbanning nearly all abortionson Wednesday.

Diahann Carroll, TV Trailblazer and Oscar Nominee, Dies at 84

Diahann Carroll.Photo: Everett Born Carol Diahann Johnson to subway motorman John and nurse Mabel Johnson in the Bronx, New York, Carroll grew up in Harlem, where her family moved when she was an infant. Carroll started her career at 15, modeling forEbonymagazine but her heart was in performing: “I always knew I had to do something that was in front of an audience,” Carroll told PEOPLE in 2008. Carroll’s other prominent film roles during that time period include Clara in 1959’sPorgy and Bessstarring Sidney Poitier, Dandridge and Sammy Davis Jr.

Diamond Believed to Be the World's Third Largest Unearthed in Botswana

Photo: MONIRUL BHUIYAN/AFP via Getty A 1,098-carat diamond, believed to be the third largest on the planet, has beenunearthed in Botswana. TheJwaneng mine— which opened in 1982 — typically produces between 12.5 million and 15 million carats of diamonds per year, according toDebswana. MONIRUL BHUIYAN/AFP via Getty “We are yet to make a decision on whether to sell it through the De Beers channel or through the state owned Okavango Diamond Company,” Armstrong added.

Diamond Experts Weigh In on Jennifer Lopez's 'Extremely Rare' Green Diamond Engagement from Ben Affleck

Jennifer LopezandBen Affleckmarked their engagement with a gorgeous token —a green diamond ring. The music icon once wrote in herOn the JLo newsletterthat the color is particularly symbolic.“I always say the color green is my lucky color,” Lopez, 52, previously wrote. “I’ve realized there are many moments in my life where amazing things happened when I was wearing green.“Two diamond experts talked to PEOPLE about the unique piece of jewelry’s green diamond stone.