Science & Health

Five Things You Didnt Know About Pregnancy

Common acid reflux drug may reduce preterm birth

While the drugs encompass a variety of modalities, the researchers said they all appear to act on biological pathways that affect the immune response, which is implicated in preterm birth.

Feb 17, 2020

How AI can predict heart attacks and stroke

Heart disease is the leading global cause of death and illness. Reduced blood flow, which is often treatable, is a common symptom of many heart conditions.

Feb 17, 2020

Green tea plus exercise may reduce fatty liver disease

The researchers found that a combination of green tea extract and exercise reduced the severity of obesity-related fatty liver disease by 75 per cent in mice fed a high-fat diet.

Feb 16, 2020

How the deadly coronavirus looks like up close

Researchers at the Rocky Mountain Laboratory (RML), US, have for the first time produced images of the virus taken from a US patient infected with COVID-19 using scanning and transmission electron microscopes.

Feb 15, 2020

Analysis of African DNA suggests humans have interbred with a ghost population

Scientists revealed that they discovered unknown gene traces in the bodies of people living in West Africa.

Feb 15, 2020

Smelling your lover's T-shirt can improve sleep

The study, published in the journal Psychological Science suggests that the scent of a romantic partner can improve your quality of sleep. This is true regardless of whether or not you are consciously aware that the scent is even present.

Feb 15, 2020

Here's how having sex with 10 or more people ups cancer risk

The research, published in the journal BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health, found that among women, a higher number of sexual partners is also linked to heightened odds of reporting a limiting long term health condition.

Feb 15, 2020

Could mattresses solve world hunger

In a unique project, scientists are helping families displaced by war to grow healthy, fresh food using the most unlikely of material-discarded mattresses.

Feb 14, 2020

NASA asteroid alert: One-kilometer space rock heading towards Earth, will it hit?

This giant asteroid dubbed 2002 PZ39 is currently screeching across space at a speed of 35,500 miles per hour

Feb 14, 2020

Visit natural spaces for better physical, mental health

The findings, published in the Journal of Environmental Psychology, indicate that reconnecting with nature could be key to achieving synergistic improvements to human and planetary health.

Feb 14, 2020

Breast milk boosts brain development in babies

The amount of 2'FL in breast milk in the first month of feeding was related to significantly higher cognitive development scores in babies by 2 years of age.

Feb 14, 2020

Taller men may have lower dementia risk in old age : Study

Height may be a risk factor for dementia, but much of this research was not able to take into account genetic, environmental, or other early-life factors that may be linked to both height and dementia.

Feb 13, 2020

Women tend to drink more alcohol as they age

According to Australian health authorities, drinking more than two standard drinks on any day increases the risk considerably of premature death over a woman's lifetime.

Feb 13, 2020