Scientists discover a way to increase the effectiveness of antibiotics
A multi-disciplinary project driven by EMBL Australia researchers at Monash University and Harvard University has found a way to make antibiotics more effective against antibiotic-resistant bacteria - also...
Study for safer pain relief advances with new compounds
Scientists at Scripps Research in Florida have created a collection of new pain-relieving compounds that, like morphine and other drugs, provide relief via activation of opioid receptors, but...
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...
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...
Does Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Cause Weight Gain?
Yes! Like many disorders, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome can cause weight gain. However, unlike many disorders treating cause of the weight gain is not as simple as a changing...
Kids can learn to prefer carrots to candy at school, say...
In addition to learning to read, write and do sums, kids can learn to make healthier snack choices at school, reported Michigan State University researchers.
“When healthful food options...
Surrendering to this may just save your life
Many people who suffer with mental illness are in denial or unaware and refuse to get help but surrendering to treatment may be the difference between life and...
Study: New biomarkers could predict rheumatoid arthritis susceptibility
Cells from a cheek swab revealed biomarkers for rheumatoid arthritis that could lead to a way to diagnose and begin treatment before the disease develops, according to a...
Walgreens COVID-19 Vaccine Scheduling: Pharmacy to Offer Third Shots
Walgreens said it is offering the Pfizer COVID-19 booster shot nationwide to people who are eligible to receive it.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized booster doses for...
How pregnancy changes woman’s brain?
The body isn’t the only thing that changes during the pregnancy. Besides gaining weight, having cravings, and feeling the gentle kicks in your baby bump, your brain also...
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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...