Science & Health

Australian bushfires hit coal output, hazardous conditions to return

The warning from the world's biggest miner showed how an unusually long bushfire season that has scorched an area one-third the size of Germany is damaging.

Jan 22, 2020

Prenatal smoking, drinking increases SIDS risk: Study

SIDS is the sudden, unexplained, death of an infant under one year of age.

Jan 22, 2020

Adulthood linked to lower amount of physical activity

Many people tend to put on weight as they leave adolescence and move into adulthood and this is the age when the levels of obesity increase the fastest, the study said.

Jan 21, 2020

Space rock twice the size of Big Ben to skim past Earth

Flying towards the planet at a speed of over 61,500 miles per hour, the Near-Earth Object (NEO) is big enough to destroy an entire city if collides with the Earth.

Jan 21, 2020

Electric nose' to monitor health and environment: Study

The sensor device is an improvement on existing wearable sensors because it uses a self-heating mechanism that enhances sensitivity.

Jan 18, 2020

Eat walnuts daily for better gut, heart health

Substantial evidence shows that small improvements in diet greatly benefit health. Eating two to three ounces of walnuts a day as part of a healthy diet could be a good way to improve gut health and reduce the risk of heart disease

Jan 18, 2020

How soybean oil diet may trigger genetic changes in brain

They believe this discovery could have ramifications not just for energy metabolism,but also for proper brain function and diseases such as autism or Parkinson's disease.

Jan 18, 2020

Whose blood vessels age faster, men or women? Study finds

The research report suggested that elevated blood pressure usually affects women at a much earlier age when compared to men.

Jan 17, 2020

Drinking low-fat milk linked to less aging in adults

The study found that people who drink low-fat milk experience several years less biological ageing than those who drink high-fat (two per cent and whole) milk.

Jan 17, 2020

Stroke patients more likely to suffer heart attack: Study

According to the research after a stroke, they were more than 20 times more likely than those who didn't have a stroke (23-fold in women and 25-fold in men) to have a first-in-life major adverse cardiovascular event.

Jan 17, 2020

Here's how having less sex is linked to earlier menopause

But for women who aren't having sex frequently in midlife, an earlier menopause may make more biological sense, the study said.

Jan 16, 2020

Burnout linked to potentially deadly irregular heartbeat

"Vital exhaustion, commonly referred to as burnout syndrome, is typically caused by prolonged and profound stress at work or home, it differs from depression, which is characterised by low mood, guilt and poor self-esteem.

Jan 15, 2020

How parents can curb teenage drinking and driving

The study, published in the journal Pediatrics, found that the protective effect of parental monitoring and teen awareness of parents' attitudes about alcohol lasted as much as four years after leaving high school.

Jan 15, 2020

This protein may help cut flab without moving a muscle

Called 'Sestrin', the protein might harness the benefits of a good workout without ever moving a muscle, say researchers from University of Michigan.

Jan 14, 2020

Sad people more prone to become chain smokers

A team of researchers based at Harvard University discovered that sadness plays an especially strong role in triggering addictive behaviour relative to other negative emotions like disgust.

Jan 14, 2020