Scientists develop wireless implantable vascular monitoring system
Vascular diseases are public enemy number one: the leading killers worldwide, accounting for nearly a third of all human deaths on the planet.
Continuous monitoring...
Early life exposure to traffic-related air pollution linked to higher hyperactiv
There is increasing concern about the potential effects of traffic-related air pollution (TRAP) on the developing brain. The impact of TRAP exposure on childhood...
UNC-Chapel Hill researchers detect common fungicide in pregnant women and children
For the first time, UNC-Chapel Hill researchers have measured the concentration of a biomarker of the commonly used fungicide azoxystrobin (AZ) in the urine...
Researchers uncover genetic cause of port-wine birthmarks and rare disorder
In a new study published in the May 8 New England Journal of Medicine, researchers point to a random mutation in a single gene...
MIT research finds cells take out the trash before they divide
MIT researchers have discovered that before cells start to divide, they do a little cleanup, tossing out molecules that they appear not to need...
Genetic mutations linked to kids’ heart defects
A study published in the online journal Nature reports that 10 percent of severe congenital heart defects are caused by new gene mutations that...
Researchers seek uniform patient confidentiality policies for adolescents
When it comes to health care for adolescents, patient autonomy and parental responsibility are at times forced into opposition, and when adolescent patients in...
Research: No link found between bras and cancer
Over 90% of North American women wear a bra and despite the widespread use of bras and concerns in the lay media that bra...
New study: Remote work doesn’t negatively affect productivity
A research team from the Texas A&M University School of Public Health found that employee and company resiliency may be enhanced through the opportunity...
The Difference Between “Depression” and “Lyme Depression”
There is severe depression, and then there is Lyme depression -which, for many with Lyme, is not actually depression at all. It is emotional...
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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.
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Music icon Cher apologises for George Floyd tweets that sparked backlash
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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...
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...
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...