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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 […]
Ten minutes of walking is good after prolonged sitting
Researchers from the University of Missouri’s School of Medicine have found that when a person sits for six straight hours, vascular function is impaired — but by walking for just 10 minutes after a prolonged period of sitting, vascular health […]
New study identifies four types of millennial news readers
A new study groups millennial news readers as Unattached, Explorers, Distracted, or Activists. The study, a deeper analysis of a survey conducted earlier in 2015 by the Media Insight Project, finds that as it relates to their information use and […]
CT-scan follow ups improve lung cancer survival rates
A new study shows that regular CT-scan follow ups improve a patient’s chances of surviving lung cancer. The findings, presented at the ERS International Congress 2015 in Amsterdam, are the first to show improved overall survival after surgery for a […]
Two new cases of polio recorded in Ukraine
Two children in Ukraine are paralysed after contracting polio. The four year old and 10-month old children are the first cases of polio in Europe since 2010. The World Health Organization said that polio recurred because the immunization rates in […]
