A UK-based man named Kyle Casson has become world’s first man to have his mother become surrogate for his baby after he desperately wanted to be a father. Casson, who is gay,…
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Inhaling supplemental oxygen can boost cancer treatment effect: Study
In a major breakthrough, scientists have found that inhaling supplemental oxygen could boost the growth of tumour-fighting cells, thereby improving cancer treatment. Researchers claim that inhaling 40 to 60 percent oxygen as…
Research finds a link between heavy smartphone use and lower intelligence
Smartphones may have helped us a great deal by providing us with access to the Internet at our finger tips, but they have turned us into lazy thinkers, a new research has…
Drinking patterns revealed in latest study
A new study published in the open access journal, BMC Medicine, has shed light on how drinking patterns change from adolescence to old age – with peaks during the age of 25…
Smoking rates of workers in various industries revealed
A new research has put forward new statistics revealing industry wise smoking rates with people working in the food service and accommodation industries topping the charts at 31 per cent as most…
Heart patients advised to stay positive to halve future heart attack risk
Heart patients have been advised to refrain from harbouring negative thoughts and stay positive to fend off future heart problems and reduce the risks of heart attacks in future by as much…
Majority of British men start drinking regularly as they get old
A new study sheds light on how irregular yet heavy episodes of drinking during teenage years evolves into a habit of drinking nearly everyday as we grow old. According to a research…
Autism attributed to genetic influence in most cases
Autism is mostly genetic in origin, a new study by researchers from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN), King’s College London claims. In the study of 516 twins, conducted by…
Controversial LSD study sees 20 volunteers undergo brain scans
Twenty Brits have volunteered in a controversial study being carried out at Cardiff University aiming to track the impact of LSD on the brain. Fifteen men and five women agreed to be…
NICE: Plumbers, engineers should report colder homes
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice) has, through a new guidance aimed at cutting winter deaths, recommend that plumbers, boiler fitters and engineers should report to the council those…
Gout patients less likely to develop Alzheimer’s
Researchers have found that gout may have a protective effect on brain and those suffering from this most common inflammatory arthritis may be less likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers say that…
Have just one drink to look beautiful, new study says
Researchers have established that having just one drink makes one look more attractive and could help you stand out from a crowd comprising of heavily boozed individuals. The findings are result of…
Study reveals why you are more like your father
Researchers, in a first of its kind study, have shown how mammals inherit genetic variants from their parents and have revealed that mammals are genetically more like their dads. “This is an…
Smoking bans won’t help smokers quit, new study finds
Researchers have said that smoking bans do not help smokers quit as rules governing enclosed public places don’t motivate smokers to smoke less or quit altogether. The findings were a result of…
Adults get flu just once every five years, new research finds
According to a new study, flu is much less common in adults than people think and those of age 30 and above catch it only once every five years. The findings of…