Have you ever wondered why mosquitoes are mainly attracted to human blood over other animals? The scientists from Princeton University in the US believe that it has a lot to do with our citrusy scen… [+1707 chars]
In the push to get more people active, we can be guilty of overthinking exercise. Something as simple as a daily brisk walk has a myriad of mental and physical health benefits.Photo by Allen McInni… [+6585 chars]
It doesn't matter if you are 27 or 72, adopting certain eating habits can help you lose weight and, in the process, trim abdominal fat at any age. The critical word in that statement is "habits." Whe… [+7811 chars]
Even before the COVID crisis, excessive use and misuse of lifesaving antibiotics had contributed to the emergence of resistant strains of disease-causing organisms. This has rendered many of the most… [+5813 chars]
New research being presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Maastricht, Netherlands (4-7 May), suggests that rates of obesity in Danish adults have trebled over the past 34 year… [+3227 chars]
According to a major study that investigated dairy consumption and cancer risk in Chinese adults, greater intake of dairy products was associated with higher risks of liver cancer and female breast c… [+8059 chars]
Hugh PymHealth editor@BBCHughPymon Twitter Image source, Getty Images Coronavirus infections may be receding in the UK - but that does not mean that the virus has suddenly become yesterday's proble… [+7262 chars]
Eight cases of severe hepatitis of an unknown origin have been detected in children in the Argentinian city of Santa Fe. The country's ministry of health has denied that it is an outbreak and report… [+1831 chars]
The 57-year-old patient who survived two months after undergoing a landmark pig heart transplant died of a pig virus, his transplant surgeon announced last month. In January, David Bennett, a handym… [+4676 chars]
Just when we thought we were out of the Covid woods, researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev are sounding the alarm. Omicron, the variant that evolved to be somewhat less deadly than previ… [+2744 chars]
A revolutionary weight loss drug could get users the effects of bariatric surgery without the permanent changes that it entails. Weight loss supplements have become a big market in recent years. This… [+2951 chars]
ByUniversity of CambridgeMay 8, 2022 According to a team of scientists, cognitive impairment as a result of severe COVID-19 is similar to that sustained from the 20 years of aging between 50 and 70 … [+8052 chars]
