Study, which spanned a 20-year period, found that 15,870 breast cancer cases were linked to air pollution WASHINGTON – A new study in the U.S. has found a link between increased air pollution and an increased risk of certain breast cancer tumors. The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and the National Cancer Institute an...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Emirati astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi returned to Earth on Monday, completing the longest Arab space mission. In a statement, the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Center (MBRSC) said Al Neyadi had returned to Earth from the International Space Station. “The longest Arab space mission has been successfully completed,” it said. Foota...
– 8 interventions costing $1.1B by 2030 could also prevent 5.2M premature or underweight births annually, say study’s authors DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – A group of scientists in Bangladesh released findings from ground-breaking research Tuesday which they said could save the lives of over 5 million newborns and prevent over hal...
Study, published in Nature Medicine finds a link between cognitive deficits that last up to a year after infection and two blood clotting proteins, fibrinogen and D-dimer LONDON – Scientists have identified proteins that lead to blood clots during COVID -19 infections and are responsible for brain fog. Brain fog is responsible for not be...
-Mouthwash is still in the early stages of development, but it has shown promise in laboratory trials BUDAPEST, Hungary – A new mouthwash that uses the body’s own immune system is being developed to fight gum disease. Dr Zoltan Geczi, assistant professor at Semmelweis University,a research-led medical school in Budapest, Hungary sa...
Study published in Nature Communications says phenomenon suggests more frequent transmission between humans and animals than previously thought COLUMBUS, Ohio – Researchers have found evidence that white-tailed deer in Ohio are infected with the COVID -19 virus. A study published in Nature Communications says the phenomenon suggests mor...
– Tiny fragments of meteor that crashed into Earth in 2014 could be extraterrestrial in origin, says Avi Loeb TORONTO (AA) – Material recovered from the seafloor could be from an extraterrestrial spacecraft, showing a tube with traces of the material found, in an interview at his house on August 8, 2023, Harvard astrophysicist Abra...
India becomes 4th country after former Soviet Union, U.S. and China to succeed in soft landing on moon NEW DELHI, India – India made history Wednesday with the successful landing of the Chandrayaan-3 mission lander on the moon’s South Pole. This makes India the fourth country after the former Soviet Union, the U.S. and China [&hell...
-New method for upcycling plastic waste is environmentally friendly and will help reduce plastic pollution RICHMOND, Virginia – Guoliang Liu, a researcher at Virginia Tech, has discovered a new method for upcycling plastic waste into soap. The process involves breaking down the plastic’s long polyethylene chains into shorter chains...
SACRAMENTO, California – Investigators in California have discovered an illegal medical laboratory containing nearly 1,000 bioengineered mice and infectious agents. The infectious agents include microbes linked to diseases such as HIV, hepatitis, E. coli, malaria, herpes and coronavirus. The lab was located in a warehouse in Reedley, Cal...