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There appears to be yet another reason to wait to have children later in life. A new study published by researchers at the Boston University School of Medicine...
Study: Imaging collagen – a new technique for therapeutics?
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Study: Stem cells used to regenerate damaged heart tissue after heart...
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Emotionally sensitive people have different genes
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Anger outbursts can be dangerous, trigger heart attacks
Researchers found anger outbursts can heighten an individual’s risk of heart attacks and strokes (cardiovascular events). People who have existing risk factors such as heart disease are more...
Role of Parental Occupation in Autism Diagnosis and Severity
Children of fathers in healthcare and finance have greater risk of having offspring with ASD while children of parents with technical occupations exhibit greater ASD severity, according to...
New research set to guide the treatment of critically ill patients...
New research on intravenous fluids used in intensive care shows that commonly used saline is as effective at keeping people alive and their organs functioning as more expensive...
Study: Children with Comorbid Autism and ADHD More Severely Impaired
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are neurodevelopmental disorders with onset of symptoms in early childhood. Research, practice and theoretical models suggest that these...
Narcolepsy: New Findings Show That Disorder Is From Misguided Immune System
Narcolepsy has always been a mystery disorder, but scientists have always had assumptions that it may be related to a problem with the immune system. New findings in...
Study: Nanotherapy offers new hope for the treatment of Type 1...
Individuals living with Type 1 diabetes must carefully follow prescribed insulin regimens every day, receiving injections of the hormone via syringe, insulin pump or some other device. And...
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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...