To mark World Cancer Day, the World Health Organization urges the adoption of healthy life styles as a way to lower cancer risks. WHO also emphasizes that early diagnosis and …
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Screening for Alzheimer’s May Become Cheaper
Finding a cure for Alzheimer’s is an extremely complex task. Scientists still do not know what causes the disease. Once the symptoms appear, the gradual memory loss is inevitable and …
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Researchers using a high-tech aerial mapping scanner have discovered the ruins of tens of thousands of ancient Mayan structures that have been hidden and preserved for centuries under northern Guatemala’s …
your ads here!Bear-Cams Show Polar Bears Going Hungry as Arctic Ice Shrinks
A rare glimpse inside the everyday lives of polar bears may give scientists clues about their decline. With bear-cams and activity trackers around the necks of nine polar bears, researchers …
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Egypt’s Antiquities Ministry says archaeologists are starting radar scans of the tomb of famed pharaoh Tutankhamun in the southern city of Luxor. The ministry said Thursday the scans will …
your ads here!NASA Turns Selfies by Mars Rover Into Stunning Self-portrait
NASA has transformed selfies taken by its Mars rover Curiosity into a stunning self-portrait. Released this week, the photo shows Curiosity in the middle of the dusty, red Martian terrain, …
your ads here!Doctors Warn of Heart Risk From Some Breast Cancer Therapies
Save your life but harm your heart? Health experts are sounding a warning as potential side effects of a growing number of breast cancer treatments come to light. In its …
your ads here!Will a Major Sporting Event Help Spread Flu?
American-style football’s championship game, the Super Bowl, is being held in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Sunday. It’s the biggest football event of the year. Millions of people will watch it on TV, …
your ads here!US Environment Agency Puts Clean-Water Rule on Hold
The Environmental Protection Agency is putting a two-year hold on an Obama-era clean-water rule to give the Trump administration more time to come up with a replacement. The EPA decision, …
your ads here!University Researchers Face Increasing Obstacles in Applying for Grants
Vaccines. Popular sports drinks. Computers. They share one quality: They were invented by researchers working at a college or university. Victoria McGovern says research leads to greater discovery and better …
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Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, has been rocked by explosions for years set off by Al-Shabab militants battling to overthrow the weak U.N.-backed government. The frequent bombings have killed or injured thousands …
your ads here!Shark Hunting Having an Indirect Impact on Fish Species
A recent estimate by researchers at the University of Miami suggests that 100 million sharks are killed every year. That overfishing is putting many species at risk of extinction. But …
your ads here!UN Environment: China’s Plastic Trash Ban is Spur to Recycle
China’s crackdown on imports of plastic trash should be a signal for rich nations to increase recycling and cut down on non-essential products such as plastic drinking straws, the head …
your ads here!US Senate Blocks 20-Week Abortion Bill
U.S. Democratic senators have blocked a bill that would have banned abortions after 20 weeks, ensuring that the procedure stays legal through the later terms of a woman’s pregnancy. Republican …
your ads here!Scientists Use Pocket-size Device to Map Human Genetic Code
Scientists have assembled the most complete human genome to be mapped with a single technology using a new pocket-size portable DNA sequencer, which they say could one day make genome …
your ads here!Iodine Deficiency May Contribute to Women’s Fertility Problems
Women who are deficient in iodine and trying to get pregnant may have half the chance of conceiving compared to women with healthy iodine levels, according to a recent U.S. …
your ads here!Violence, Insecurity Blocking Polio Eradication
After three decades and 15 billion dollars, just three countries still harbor polio. Those three countries, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria, all suffer from violent insurgencies. A new study is one …
your ads here!Violence, Insecurity Blocking Polio Eradication in Pakistan
Polio cases in Pakistan rose by 73 percent during the most intense periods of civil conflict there in recent years, according to a new study. The report, in the journal Proceedings …
your ads here!Blue Moon, Supermoon, Total Lunar Eclipse Rolled Into One
The moon is providing a rare triple treat this week. On Wednesday, much of the world will get to see not only a blue moon and a supermoon, but …
your ads here!Global Public Health Threatened by Growing Antibiotic Resistance
New data from 22 high- and low-income countries show antibiotic resistance to a number of serious bacterial infections is growing at an alarming rate. The World Health Organization surveyed one-half …
your ads here!Early Diagnosis and Treatment Can Prevent Disability from Leprosy
To mark World Leprosy Day, the World Health Organization is calling for the eradication of this ancient disfiguring disease by combating the stigma and discrimination that discourages people from seeking …
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