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Hypoglycemia is always a concern for diabetics whose sugar may tend to drop hard fast. It is clinically defined as when the blood glucose level falls below approximately...
Scientist to lead North American study on a new treatment for...
Pediatrician and University of Calgary researcher, Dr. Stephen Freedman, MD, the Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation Professor in Child Health and Wellness, will lead a 26-site study investigating a...
New research: Early psychosis program makes recovery a reality for young...
New research by Orygen, Australia's centre of excellence in youth mental health, has shown that early psychosis programs delivered in Australian headspace centres significantly improved the clinical and...
Genetic mutation discovered that gives scorpions their sting
Dr. Shunyi Zhu and colleagues from the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing, China published the first derivation of the evolution of the toxin in scorpion stings.
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Research reveals how bacterial pathogen adapts to nutritional stress
In order to cause disease, the human pathogen Staphylococcus aureus must adapt to the changing host environment. Many of these adaptations are mediated through two-component signal transduction systems...
Survey: 1 in 10 cardiology trainee doctors in UK say they...
One in 10 junior doctors training to be cardiologists in the UK, say they have been bullied, reveal the results of a survey published online in the journal...
Discovery of four stranded DNA might be answer to better cancer...
Researchers have discovered that four-stranded DNA exists within the human genome, according to Science Daily. This finding may provide scientists with the necessary tools to combat cancer more...
Researchers explain why neurons consume so much fuel even when at...
Pound for pound, the brain consumes vastly more energy than other organs, and, puzzlingly, it remains a fuel-guzzler even when its neurons are not firing signals called neurotransmitters...
Scientists find surprising benefit to the immune system following infection
The human body’s immune system weakens over time, making older adults more susceptible to infections and leaving scientists with the puzzling dilemma of how to maintain health across...
Scientists link new gene variant in Amish population to lower risk...
University of Maryland School of Medicine scientists, working with researchers from the Regeneron Genetics Center (RGC), discovered a new gene variant associated with lower levels of heart-damaging LDL...
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Star Dan Walker quits BBC’s Football Focus after 12 years
Dan Walker has announced he is quitting Football Focus after 12 years presenting show.
The BBC Breakfast star, who has been a staple of the sports show, shared the news on Twitter.
Walker has expressed...
Music icon Cher apologises for George Floyd tweets that sparked backlash
Cher has apologised for a tweet she made about George Floyd on Friday (April 2), in which she suggested she could have prevented his death.
Expressing her feeling that the events leading to Floyd’s death...
Star Britney Spears Says She’s ‘Embarrassed’ by New Documentary
Britney Spears lamented how she is portrayed in the recently released New York Times documentary “Framing Britney Spears,” admitting that she found it embarrassing.
The documentary which explored her life in detail premiered in February...
Yaphet Kotto, Jewish actor who was first Black Bond villain, dies aged 81
Actor Yaphet Kotto, who is best known for his role in Alien and James Bond villain Mr. Big, has passed away at age 81.
“I’m saddened and still in shocked of the passing of my...
Corinne Masiero: French actress strips for culture during Cesar Awards ceremony
French actress Corinne Masiero protested naked at the César Awards (March 12th) to demand the government do more to support culture during the coronavirus pandemic.
Corinne Masiero, best known for her lead role in the...