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McDonald's launching meatless 'McPlant' burger

McDonald's had already tested out a plant-based burger in Canada in cooperation with the company Beyond Meat, which specializes in vegan meat substitutes.

Nov 10, 2020

By AFP News

Coronavirus news: Brazil halts trials of Chinese Covid-19 vaccine

Both the Pfizer and Sinovac vaccines are in Phase III trials, the final stage of testing before regulatory approval.

Nov 10, 2020

By AFP News

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18th century Chinese cannon worth £100,00 found in UK home garden

Auction experts traced the relic's origins to the Quianlong period dating all the way back to 1789

Nov 9, 2020

By Nina Siena

NASA seeks partners to document their journey to Moon during Artemis 3 mission

NASA's Orion spacecraft is targeted to launch in 2024 on Moon's surface as part of Artemis program with two astronauts.

Nov 9, 2020

By Jaskiran Kaur

NASA

Nick Kyrgios reveals battle with depression, shows true colours

The "Bad Boy of Tennis" really isn't so bad after all.

Nov 9, 2020

By Nina Siena

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Height and diet co-relation: Study attributes children shorter by 20 cm to poor nutrition

In 2019, the tallest 19-year-old males reached 183.8 cm or six feet, living in the Netherlands, while the shortest was at 160.1 cm living in Timor Leste.

Nov 9, 2020

By Snow Digon

Mental health: Controversial magic mushroom can help ease depression?

Two doses of psilocybin can produce rapid, large, and sustained anti-depressant effects in major depressive disorder patients.

Nov 9, 2020

By Snow Digon

More virus complications: Patients reveal Covid-19 made their tinnitus worse

Some participants revealed that they initially did not have tinnitus, but they first experienced COVID-19 symptoms before they felt the ear symptom.

Nov 9, 2020

By Snow Digon

Scientists on guard over 'mutant' mink coronavirus

Viruses such as the one that emerged in China late last year mutate constantly and new variants are not necessarily worse than the previous ones.

Nov 8, 2020

By Amelie Bottollier-Depois

Secret to living longer revealed; study says 'be optimistic' for long life

The link between optimism and longevity may have something to do with the way optimists handle stressors and difficult situations.

Nov 6, 2020

By Snow Digon

Extracurricular Activities and Mental Health

Teens and mental health: Extracurricular activities sharpen mind of young people

The researchers evaluated the recreational screen time of teens, including watching television, browsing the internet, along with extracurricular activities.

Nov 6, 2020

By Snow Digon

To improve heart health, go for red wine and leafy greens, says new research

A diet that contains high amounts of red and processed meat, sugary beverages, and refined grains, has been associated with increased levels of inflammation.

Nov 6, 2020

By Snow Digon

Coronavirus latest: Fresh curbs for England and Italy as US sets new case record

More than 9.4 million people have been infected and 233,000 have died in the United States since the disease was first detected in China late last year.

Nov 5, 2020

By AFP News

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Scientists discovered lost twin of our moon trailing Mars

The scientists studying Trojan of Mars discovered an asteroid which turned out to be similar in composition to our natural satellite.

Nov 5, 2020

By Jaskiran Kaur

Woman works overtime to honour Covid-19 victims; 'the story behind numbers'

Jessica Murray feels heartbroken at the thought that there are so many people who have died of COVID-19, and who were being remembered as a mere "number."

Nov 5, 2020

By Snow Digon

Positive Affect Can Reduce Memory Decline

Smiling often reduces not only wrinkles but also risk of memory decline, says study

While memory indeed declines with age, those who are more cheerful had a lower risk of memory decline.

Nov 5, 2020

By Snow Digon

How to burn fat: Scientists discover cold months and vitamin A could help

The increase of vitamin A in the body brought about by cold temperatures results in "browning," a process of converting white fat into brown fat.

Nov 5, 2020

By Snow Digon

Nasa probe reveals Mars has metal in its atmosphere that can unearth ‘previously invisible activity’

Voyager 2: NASA reestablishes contact after lengthy radio antenna upgrade

When the DSS34 was taken offline for maintenance, NASA confirmed that Voyager 2 regularly sent back data, but operators could not transmit commands.

Nov 4, 2020

By John Diente

NASA

#15minutes4me TikTok challenge goes viral as it claims to measures stress, depression

Many TikTok users are taking an online stress test and thereafter sharing their results under #15minutes4me hashtag as part of this viral challenge.

Nov 4, 2020

By Snow Digon

Yoga for insomnia: How breathing, practicing mindfulness can help achieve restful sleep

Doing the right yoga poses can help bring an inward calm to the nervous system and could teach you to relax.

Nov 4, 2020

By Snow Digon

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