LONDON: An online game following the journey of an elderly former sea explorer who has lost his memories has helped scientists lead a...
LONDON: An online game following the journey of an elderly former sea explorer who has lost his memories has helped scientists lead a...
GENEVA: Yemen is at risk of a significant cholera outbreak with the number of suspected cases doubling within 12 days to over 4,000,...
HAMBURG: Germany is considering ordering its poultry farmers to keep their flocks indoors following an outbreak of bird flu in the country, German...
New York: Infants who are peanut-sensitised or have peanut allergy are not necessarily allergic, suggests a new study. "This is a very exciting...
LONDON: A multidrug-resistant superbug infection that can cause life-threatening illness in people with cystic fibrosis (CF) has spread globally and is becoming increasingly...
New York: When it comes to better memory skills, the fairer sex seems to score more than men, researchers have found. However, the...
New York: Consuming sodium in the form of a dairy product, such as cheese, may protect against some of sodium's effects on the...
Paris: The antibody neutralised all known Zika strains in lab experiments, and "markedly reduced" virus levels in infected pregnant mice and their foetuses....
London: Women with vitamin B12 deficiency during pregnancy may predispose their children to metabolic diseases such as Type-2 diabetes, a team of researchers...
London: Music therapy may help to reduce depression in children and adolescents with behavioural and emotional problems, finds a study. The researchers involved...
As a complement to traditional pain relief tools like medication, listening to music may lessen acute or chronic pain related to cancer and...
Working long hours and skimping on sleep in midlife may lead to poorer physical health in old age, according to a study from...
Hospitals that implement safe patient handling and moving policies may find these practices associated with fewer injuries among healthcare workers, a small study...
LONDON: Children in Europe are bombarded with hidden digital advertising and marketing promoting fatty, sugary and salty foods that is damaging their health...
LONDON: Scientists have found that smoking a pack a day of cigarettes can cause 150 damaging changes to a smoker’s lung cells each...
New York: Positive school climate helps students not just to achieve academic excellence but also improve outcomes for students from low socioeconomic backgrounds,...
Paris: Two reports have warned of an explosion in cancer deaths among women, with a toll, mainly from breast cancer, of some 5.5...
LONDON: Health interventions costing as little as $1.72 per person could prevent hundreds of thousands of deaths from breast and cervical cancer in...
