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Anxiety among young people increased sharply during coronavirus lockdown

3 hours ago

By Snow Digon

Those who already had pre-existing mental health conditions, living alone, and self-isolating also showed higher...

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Breast Cancer Fertility Preservation Treatment

Freezing eggs before breast cancer treatment helps survivors conceive later on, study shows

Aside from the higher rate of childbirth, the mortality rate of the fertility preservation group was also lower.

3 hours ago

By Snow Digon

SARS-CoV-2 Mutation and Transmissibility

Coronavirus mutations not proven to increase transmissibility in humans, study says

Researchers found that the human immune system was the one that mostly induced the mutation of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

6 hours ago

By Snow Digon

US Covid update: Americans brace for 'surge upon a surge'

Europe on Saturday crossed a grim milestone, as the death toll passed 400,000.

7 hours ago

By Ben Sheppard

Europe virus toll crosses 400,000, shops reopen in France

Lockdown fatigue is spreading even as governments unfurl new measures to save healthcare systems from collapse.

By AFP bureaus

Doctors discover link between smoking and bladder cancer

Some of the harmful chemicals that a person inhales whenever he smokes can accumulate in the urine, thereby exposing...

By Snow Digon

Use of strong sleeping pills on dementia patients puts them at higher risk of fractures

Patients who have been using Z-drugs in higher doses must not stop taking it abruptly but they should seek advice from...

By Snow Digon

Diabetic heart health may benefit more from frequent, short exercises than longer workouts

The quick bursts of exercise among patients suffering from type 2 diabetes may help in reducing the risk of heart...

By Snow Digon

Restricting gadget use in adolescents has little impact in adulthood, study claims

Participants were interviewed about their current technology use, how they used it during teenage years and if their...

By Snow Digon

Zombie minks infected with mutated coronavirus rise from graves after culling

Danish officials are now planning to bury culled minks in deeper graves but the public is calling for cremation.

By Snow Digon

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Environment & Nature

With bee species rapidly dying off, scientists create first global map to save them

By Snow Digon

Researchers combined data from more than 5.8 million records on public bee occurrences, with a checklist of the...

Climate change worsening Australia's extreme weather: Scientists

By AFP News

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has repeatedly played down the link between climate and the bushfires.

Colorado fires raze through East Troublesome as evacuations clog highway

By Nina Siena

Cars have jammed the highway in Larimer County as a thick layer of smoke washed over the area and blocked out the sun.

Health

Coronavirus woes: Hearing problems become more obvious when people wear masks

By Snow Digon

The coping mechanism of those with hearing impairments, which is to stand close...

Popular weight loss surgery may lead to weakened bones in teens

By Snow Digon

The sleeve gastrectomy procedure involves removing approximately 75 percent of...

Cooking with wood may lead to damaged lungs

By Snow Digon

Those who cook using wood are exposed to more pollutants as compared to...

Space

Asteroid detected three days after passing Earth

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Anxiety among young people increased sharply during coronavirus lockdown

Freezing eggs before breast cancer treatment helps survivors conceive later on, study shows

Coronavirus mutations not proven to increase transmissibility in humans, study says

US Covid update: Americans brace for 'surge upon a surge'

Europe virus toll crosses 400,000, shops reopen in France

Doctors discover link between smoking and bladder cancer

Use of strong sleeping pills on dementia patients puts them at higher risk of fractures

Diabetic heart health may benefit more from frequent, short exercises than longer workouts

Restricting gadget use in adolescents has little impact in adulthood, study claims

Zombie minks infected with mutated coronavirus rise from graves after culling

With bee species rapidly dying off, scientists create first global map to save them

Climate change worsening Australia's extreme weather: Scientists

Colorado fires raze through East Troublesome as evacuations clog highway

Coronavirus woes: Hearing problems become more obvious when people wear masks

Popular weight loss surgery may lead to weakened bones in teens

Cooking with wood may lead to damaged lungs

Asteroid the size of a bus misses Earth by just 240 miles

SpaceX Crew Dragon 'Resilience' docks with ISS

SpaceX launches four astronauts to ISS