Health
Why did Jerry Lewis and Muscular Dystrophy Association part ways
Last year the Muscular Dystrophy Association announced that Jerry Lewis was stepping down as host of its annual Labor Day telethon, the marathon TV...
Anime girl: Anastasiya Shpagina transformed herself into a living cartoon character
With her enormous, glassy eyes, purple hair and coquettish pose, Anastasiya Shpagina could have stepped from the scene of a Japanese anime film. Anime fan...
Latest means of preventing life-threatening conditions and diseases
The most ambitious goal of medical researchers is to find ways to prevent diseases. Methods to accomplish that goal do exist for certain illnesses,...
Potentially breakthrough technology in Parkinson’s disease: its early signs might be detected by a three minutes phone call
Parkinson's disease sufferers might learn about their condition years earlier by making a simple phone call. Dr Max Little, a British researcher, is recruiting Parkinson's...
Why men are obsessed with breasts?
Larry Young and Brian Alexander, who recently released The Chemistry Between Us: Love, Sex, and the Science of Attraction, have dissected the emotional, biological...
Denmark tightens sperm donation rules after donor passed rare genetic condition to 43 babies
Denmark has decided to tighten the rules of sperm donation after one donor was found to have passed on a rare genetic condition to...
Why women live longer than men? Eunuchs reveal clues to old age.
An analysis of hundreds of years of eunuch "family" records showed that castration had a huge effect on the lifespans of Korean men. They lived...
Skin virus used as acne treatment
Scientists have discovered that a harmless virus that lives on our skin could be used as a treatment for acne. The virus, called a phage,...
Jumping on trampolines puts children in danger, say specialists
Children should be banned from jumping on trampolines because they are too dangerous, health officials say. Citing nearly 100,000 injuries in 2009 alone, the American...
Jab developed to allow damaged hearts to heal themselves
A jab that allows damaged hearts to heal themselves and could be given by paramedics in the back of ambulances is being developed at...
Why children love burger and chips and how fast-food marketing is branding logos onto their brain
A new research claims the logos of companies like McDonalds, Pizza Hut and Burger King are “branded” on the youngsters' brains. MRI scans of children's...
How to beat the Desk Derriere
A recent study that scanned the buttocks of inactive people found muscle was shrinking and breaking down due to lack of exercise. The research at...
Switzerland rejects full smoking ban at referendum
Swiss voters appear to have rejected a total ban on smoking in enclosed public places at a referendum. Hotels, restaurants and bars are currently allowed...
Swiss vote on full smoking ban in enclosed public places
Swiss citizens are going to the polls to vote on a proposal to ban smoking completely in enclosed public places. Hotels, restaurants and bars are...
Mitt Romney releases his health record
Mitt Romney today overcame one hurdle on the path to the White House - he was declared healthy enough to be the President of...
Proteins Puma and Noxa cause infertility in women having cancer treatment
A discovery about how cells die could lead to ways to protect fertility in women having cancer treatment, researchers suggest. Australian scientists found two specific...
PARK2 gene linked to lower back pain
British scientists have identified a gene flaw linked to disc problems that are a common cause of lower back pain. The study, published in the...
Air pollution produced by a single hamburger is more than a truck
A new study out of the University of California, Riverside, has found that commercial charbroilers – like the ones used in the country's fast...
Snake venom may be the future drug source for human diseases
Venomous reptiles may provide a good source for new drugs for human diseases, British researchers in Liverpool say. Venom has already been used to create...
World’s first mother-to-daughter womb transplant successfully completed in Sweden
Two Swedish women could be able to give birth using the wombs in which they were carried, doctors say, hailing the world's first mother-to-daughter...
Middle age starts at 55 years
A new research suggests that middle age starts much later than previously thought - at the age of 55. And Britons do not see themselves...
Trusting in luck and fate makes you obese
Scientists claim people who believe in luck and fate are more likely to be obese. Researchers found that those who place their hands in fate...
Job strain linked to an increased risk of heart attack
Having a highly demanding job, but little control over it, could be a deadly combination, British researchers have found. They analyzed 13 existing European studies...
Breast cancer risk appear to be greater in Type 2 diabetes post-menopausal women
Post-menopausal women who have Type 2 diabetes appear to have a 27% greater risk of developing breast cancer, experts say. An international team, writing in...
Ebola outbreak kills 31 people in DR Congo
An outbreak of the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo has now killed 31 people and could threaten major towns, the World...
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