Your blood group could increase risk of heart attack and stroke
Recent research out of The Netherlands suggests that people with a non-O blood group have a slightly increased risk of heart attack and stroke. Experts believe that this could be because higher levels of a blood-clotting More...
Plastic-eating caterpillar could hold key to tackling plastic pollution
CAMBRIDGE – Plastic waste fouls the ocean, poisons marine life, defaces the environment and clogs gutters and landfills; sticking around for years without breaking down and with no viable solution in sight. That More...
Study: diet drinks triple risk of stroke and dementia
MASSACHUSETTS – The consumption of just one can of a diet soft drink daily risks tripling the chance of suffering from a stroke or dementia, a new American study has found. Scientists from Boston University School More...
Study: Babies and toddlers exposed to touchscreen devices sleep less
LONDON – The use of touchscreen devices in the home has skyrocketed in recent years, but understanding their impact on early childhood development has been lacking. Partially filling the gap was a new University More...
One in 10 deaths worldwide caused by smoking
LONDON – Smoking causes one in 10 deaths worldwide, a major new study shows, with half of them in just four populous countries: China, India, the United States and Russia. There were nearly one billion smokers More...
Ice caps worn during chemo help prevent hair loss in cancer patients
NEW YORK – In most parts of the world, hair loss is considered an inevitable part of chemotherapy, and one of the most emotionally distressing aspects of cancer treatment. But advances in scalp-cooling technology, More...
Promising zika vaccine moves to next phase of human trials
WASHINGTON DC – With projections putting the regional cost of the ongoing spread of the Zika virus at billions of dollars, the news that we are one step closer to a vaccine against the mosquito-borne disease is More...
Smoking ganja increases risk of stroke and heart attack, new study warns
WASHINGTON DC – New research has revealed that cannabis is harmful to cardiovascular health and increases the chance of early death irrespective of related factors such as smoking tobacco. Data taken from the More...
Autism Speaks launches international Light It Up Campaign for understanding and acceptance
Sunday, April 2, landmarks, businesses and homes will be lit on World Autism Awareness Day Light It Up Blue Quiz tests understanding of autism spectrum disorder NEW YORK – To increase understanding and acceptance More...
Human trials of revolutionary new anti-aging drug to begin this year
NEW SOUTH WALES – Australian scientists have made a revolutionary breakthrough that comes close to the effects of the mythical fountain of youth. The researchers, from the University of New South Wales, developed More...
