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‘Doomsday’ nearer as climate change rises
Doomsday’ is nearer as climate change rises, a group of prominent scientists and Nobel laureates said Thursday. “It is now three minutes to midnight,” said Kennette Benedict, executive director of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, as the group moved […]
AAA invests $12 million in study of older drivers’ needs
US$ 12 million invested by AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety has been invested into the research of the needs of older drivers. Researchers will soon be tracking 3,000 senior drivers as part of an unprecedented project to better understand the […]
Pregnant women okay to eat green fish
Researchers from the University of Rochester Medical Center say eating fish during pregnancy could be beneficial after all. They had voyaged to the Seychelles to study the benefits of nutrients found in fish and the risk associated with mercury exposure. […]
Alcohol ads influence teens ‘ drinking behaviour
Young people who are easily influenced by alcohol ads on TV may be at higher risk of problem drinking over the next few years, according to a new study. “If you compare low- to high-receptivity kids, their risk of transitioning […]
Huge variety of e-cigarette flavours hinder research
The huge variety of flavours of e-cigarettes such as Apple Pie to Bubbly Bubble Gum may make smokers of the item rejoice, but it’s hindering researchers in finding out at just how safe e-cigarettes are. Researchers have counted 7,764 varieties […]
New innovation in testing brain cancer drugs just in
Lori Simons took the bright orange pill at 3 a.m. Eight hours later, doctors sliced into her brain, looking for signs that the drug was working. She is taking part in one of the most unusual cancer experiments in the […]
Those with ‘lazy eye’ may benefit from a mobile game
Those with lazy eye syndrome, or its medical term amblyopia can rejoice. Children who had their “lazy” eye treated with an experimental mobile game continued to benefit for an entire year, according to a new study. Amblyopia, occurs when the eye […]
Cultivate good social life for better health
If you would like to be healthier, physically and mentally, consider cultivating a good social life, new study from Concordia University in Canada says. Good friends can actually make you healthier in the physical sense in addition to improving your […]
Drink 4 cups of coffee to prevent malignant melanoma
A new study have found that drinking four cups of coffee may protect you from malignat melanoma, a deadly skin cancer. Study participants who drank four or more cups of coffee daily were 20 per cent less likely to develop […]
Women tend to feel more pain when in check-up with partners present
Men, are you thinking of accompanying your female partner during medical procedures? Don’t. A research has found that the presence of partners during medical procedures could make them feel worse, not better. A study involving 39 couples found this increase […]
