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World leaders meet and ate food scraps
UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon and 30 world leaders met for a Sunday lunch prepared by world famous chefs Dan Barber and Sam Kass. The menu, though, features leftovers in every course. For appetizers, there’s landfill salad made of vegetable scraps […]
Theatre classes make kids with autism more sociable
Children with autism became more sociable after a round of theatre classes, according to a Vanderbilt study published in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. Kids who joined a 10-week, 40-hour theatre-based program were better in groups and communicated […]
Prosthetic brain implants help with memory loss
A new prosthetic brain implant is designed to help patients with short term memory loss. The device mimics how the brain stores memories and acts as a bridge to bypass damaged parts of the brain. The prosthesis, which includes a […]
Diabetes risk for South Asians start at birth
A new study shows South Asians are at risk of getting type 2 diabetes even at birth. Researchers suggest that pregnant women avoid weight gain and gestational diabetes to lessen the risk on their children. The research from the South […]
Should you be jealous of your partner’s phone?
Partner phone snubbing (or Pphubbing) can cause strain in a relationship and can eventually cause depression in the snubbed partner. Pphubing is described as being distracted by your cellphone while with your relationship partner. James A. Roberts, Ph.D., The Ben […]
New test diagnoses your shopping addiction
The Bergen Shopping Addiction Scale is a seven-item test to check if your shopping habit is a full-blown shopping addiction. All items are scored on the following scale: (0) Completely disagree, (1) Disagree, (2) Neither disagree nor agree, (3) Agree, […]
Secondhand smoke causes behavioral problems in kids
Children who were exposed to secondhand smoke either while in the womb or while they were babies were more likely to have behavioral problems. Researchers from Inserm and Pierre and Marie Curie University (UPMC), in collaboration with the university hospitals […]
Malaysian scientist develops malaria vaccine
US-based Malaysian scientist Dr. Betty Sim Kim Lee developed an experimental malaria vaccine with a 100% success rate. The vaccine called PfSPZ is made from sporozoites (SPZ), a stage in the life cycle of the malarial parasite Plasmodium falciparum (Pf). […]
“Healthy smokers” may hold key to health
Smokers reach old age may hold the key to better lung health for all, according to a study funded by the Medical Research Council (MRC) The new findings, which used the first analyses of genetic data from participants in UK […]
WHO welcomes Sustainable Development Goals
WHO welcomes the launch of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and commits to work with partners around the world to achieve the new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Building on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the SDG agenda demonstrates unprecedented […]
