Molecules found on phones reveal lifestyle secrets
Molecules found on mobile phones reveal an astonishing amount about the owner’s health and lifestyle – including their food preferences and medication. Californian scientists found...
Stress ‘changes brains of boys and girls differently’
Very stressful events affect the brains of girls and boys in different ways, a Stanford University study suggests. A part of the brain linked to emotions and empathy, called the insula, was found to...
‘First flu’ affects lifetime risk
A person’s chance of falling ill from a new strain of flu are at least partly determined by the first strain they ever encountered, a study suggests. Research in Science journal looked at the...
Smoking leaves genetic ‘signatures’ far from lungs
Scientists are learning more about the effect of smoking on genes, including the DNA in organs that don’t come into contact with tobacco fumes. Smoking leaves mutations that can last decades...
Everything you ever wanted to know about migraines (but were in too much pain to ask)
one in seven people around the world suffer from migraine. In the UK, migraine has a crippling economic effect, with approximately 25m days lost every year, costing the country £2.3bn. But while the...
Are Schools Required To Notify Parents Of Contagious Diseases?
An incident in a Florida school has caused parents across the country to question just how much — or little — their children’s schools are required to tell them about contagious diseases...
Mutant mosquitoes to breed out diseases
Scientists in Brazil are preparing to release millions of factory-bred mosquitoes in an attempt to wipe out their distant cousins that carry tropical diseases. The insects’ method: have sex...
O.C.D.
Imagine yourself waking up in the morning and preparing to go to work, you go down to your car place your things and get ready to drive, all of a sudden you need to check that you brought...
