Chewing gum after heart surgery may help relieve gut problems, says...
Chewing gum after heart surgery may kickstart the digestive tract, helping patients feel better and potentially be discharged sooner than those who don't use this generally safe and...
Study: Long-lasting Disinfectant Promises to Help Fight Pandemics
UCF researchers have developed a nanoparticle-based disinfectant that can continuously kill viruses on a surface for up to seven days – a discovery that could be a powerful...
New study shows a link between cell identities and childhood cancer...
Neuroblastoma is a type of childhood cancer that develops in infants and young children. Whilst it is a relatively rare form of cancer, it is still responsible for...
Proteins can help each other bind to DNA, says study
Scientists from Tokyo Metropolitan University have uncovered a unique mechanism where two transcription factors stabilize each other’s binding to DNA in fission yeast. They found that Atf1 and...
Walgreens Covid Testing: How can I make an appointment online
Walgreens Boots Alliance is expanding its COVID-19 drive-through testing capabilities beyond Chicago and will use Abbott Laboratories' fast-results test at its sites.
Last month, Walgreens selected Chicago as its...
Research reveals that immune cells cooperate to trap and kill bacteria
Like a spider trapping its prey, our immune system cells cooperate to capture and “eat” bacteria.
The newly identified antibacterial mechanism, reported Sept. 10 in Science Advances, could...
Research reports the impact of genetics on epigenetic factors
Understanding what causes epigenetic variation could be a step closer thanks to a new atlas of genetic effects on epigenetic factors. The atlas, which has been established by...
Study: Only a minority of those with alcohol use disorders receives...
Only a minority of Swedes with alcohol use disorders are prescribed alcohol medication, a situation that has remained largely unchanged in the country since the mid-2000. That is...
Gut bacteria accumulate many common medications and may reduce their effectiveness,...
Common medications can accumulate in gut bacteria, a new study has found, altering bacterial function and potentially reducing the medications’ effectiveness.
These interactions - seen for many drugs including...
Study: Eating peanuts may lower risk of ischemic stroke, cardiovascular disease...
Asian men and women living in Japan who ate peanuts (on average 4-5 peanuts/day) had a lower risk of having an ischemic stroke or a cardiovascular disease event...
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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...