Thu 07 August 2025: We wash our hands, sanitise shopping trolleys and wipe down cafe tables. But what about our phones? We touch these devices dozens of times a day, and take them everywhere from the kitchen to the dining table, and even the bathroom. Phones can be contaminated with many kinds of potential germs. When was […]
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Fri 01 August 2025: Researchers based at the University of Tokyo and Shinshu University have developed a new skin cancer treatment drug based on a genetically modified virus, public broadcaster NHK reported Thursday. Cancer “viral therapy” uses the genetically engineered virus to attack cancer cells in skin cancer patients by replicating only in cancer cells. […]
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Wed 30 July 2025: A new study, contributed to by doctors from the UK’s National Health Service (NHS), has found that AI chatbots like ChatGPT can trigger psychotic symptoms in vulnerable individuals. Researchers caution that large language models may blur the perception of reality, potentially initiating or worsening psychosis. “CHATBOT PSYCHOSIS” IS A REAL PHENOMENON Neuropsychiatrist Hamilton Morrin from King’s College […]
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Sat 26 July 2025: New research has shown that brain ageing grew faster during the COVID-19 pandemic even for people who did not catch the virus. The research by British scientists showed that lockdowns, fear, and isolation endured during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic could have lasting impacts on people’s cognitive function. Researchers examined brain scans from nearly 1,000 healthy […]
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Thu 24 July 2025: The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday warned that the world could face a repeat of the 2005 chikungunya epidemic unless urgent action is taken to contain the virus’ spread. “Chikungunya is not a widely known disease, but it’s already circulating in 119 countries, placing 5.6 billion people at risk,” Diana Rojas Alvarez, WHO’s team […]
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Thu 24 July 2025: The growing use of nicotine pouches and vaping products in the US has led to a significant rise in accidental poisonings among children under six, a study published Monday in the journal Pediatrics revealed. Between 2010 and 2023, US poison centers received 134,663 reports of nicotine ingestion in toddlers and infants, […]
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Wed 23 July 2025: Patients prescribed drugs to help them lose weight may experience a rebound in weight gain after stopping their prescription, according to a study published on Tuesday. The study, published in BMC Medicine, found people lost a significant amount of weight while taking anti-obesity medications (AOMs). However, researchers found a broad trend in associated […]
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Tue 22 July 2025: The kettle is a household staple practically everywhere – how else would we make our hot drinks? But is it okay to re-boil water that’s already in the kettle from last time? While bringing water to a boil disinfects it, you may have heard that boiling water more than once will somehow make […]
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Sat 19 July 2025: While symptoms of Parkinson’s disease typically appear in advanced stages, Chinese researchers have made a significant discovery showing that this process can be detected much earlier. A study conducted on mice determined that changes in hunching, rearing, and walking behaviors are directly related to the loss of specific dopamine neurons in a particular brain region. Researchers from the Chinese […]
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Fri 18 July 2025: Food intended to feed 27,000 starving children in Afghanistan and Pakistan will soon be incinerated in the wake of President Donald Trump’s closure of the United States’ aid agency. A senior US official on Wednesday said nearly 500 tonnes of high-energy biscuits, to be used as emergency food for malnourished young […]
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