Trump administration's national preparedness report ignores climate change
FEMA’s 60-page report mentions disasters, wildfires, and hurricanes omits the role of climate change. And this is despite multiple reports last year warning how climate change and global warming are intensifying natural disasters, making floods and hurricanes stronger and more intense.
Jan 8, 2020
Diet pills, laxatives cause eating disorders in people in one to three years, says Harvard study
Eating disorders represent a significant public health problem. As per a 2018 CDC report, in 2013-16, almost one-half of US adults or 49.1% tried to lose weight within the last year.
Nov 22, 2019
Utah amputee could ‘feel’ his wife’s touch when they shook hands, thanks to motorized prosthetic arm
Researchers have developed a way for the prosthetic arm with fingers to mimic the way a human hand feels objects by sending the appropriate signals to the brain
Jul 25, 2019
Deadly fungal infection may have emerged due to global warming, cases reported from over 30 countries
The researchers suggest this is the beginning of fungi adapting to higher temperatures, and call for better surveillance systems
Jul 25, 2019
Stronger earthquakes in US could be caused by high-density wastewater from oilfields
Researchers used computational modeling and earthquake data analysis to find that earthquakes near oil fields could continue long after drilling stops
Jul 24, 2019
White police officers are not more likely to shoot minority citizens, says new study debunking popular view
According to researchers from Michigan State University and the University of Maryland, white police officers are not more likely to shoot minority citizens than black or Hispanic officers
Jul 23, 2019
Cosmic Cannibal: Milky Way slammed into dwarf galaxy 10 billion years ago and devoured its stars
10 billion years ago, after a violent collision between the primitive Milky Way and dwarf galaxy Gaia-Enceladus, the stars of both went into “chaotic motion” and eventually formed the halo of the present Milky Way
Jul 23, 2019
Half of all harm to patients owing to medical error can be prevented, say researchers
According to the research, preventable patient harm not only causes public health concerns but also incurs a considerable opportunity cost
Jul 22, 2019
Easing of salt rules ‘responsible’ for more than 10,000 cases of stomach cancer and heart disease
In 2011, England introduced the Public Health Responsibility Deal, a public-private partnership, which gave greater freedom to the food industry to set and monitor targets for salt intakes
Jul 22, 2019
‘Dentistry is in a state of crisis’: Big Sugar, alcohol and smoking are fuelling tooth decay and mouth cancer, warns study
According to a Lancet study, over 3.5 billion people worldwide are now suffering from various oral diseases
Jul 19, 2019
Highly toxic nanoparticles put urban young at high risk of heart diseases, say researchers
This is the first study to establish a direct link between the presence of iron-rich nanoparticles in peoples’ hearts to significant cardiac damage even in children as young as three.
Jul 19, 2019
Red wine compound can help astronauts going to Mars stay strong by preventing their muscles from weakening
A new study found that the antioxidant substantially preserves muscle mass and strength in rats which were exposed to the 'wasting effects' of simulated Mars gravity
Jul 18, 2019
Jeffrey Epstein is a predatory sociopath who feeds on vulnerabilities of the young without fear of consequence, says expert
Millionaires like Epstein think they are superior and thus have the right to exploit others for their desires and needs, says Dr. Steven Berkowitz, an expert in child and adolescent psychiatry
Jul 18, 2019
Early death among people with mental illness mostly due to poor physical health and can be prevented
The Lancet Psychiatry Commission found that a range of mental illnesses are associated with a lifelong burden of obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease, which can cause premature deaths
Jul 17, 2019
Millions of Americans to face dangerously hot days in coming decades as climate change may shatter heat index
Florida, Louisiana, and Mississippi will experience the largest rise in extreme heat, a new analysis by the Union of Concerned Scientists warns
Jul 17, 2019
Radiation on Marshall Islands up to 1,000 times higher than Chernobyl or Fukushima
From 1946 to 1958, 67 nuclear weapons were tested in the Marshall Islands, a remote constellation of atolls in the Pacific Ocean, which was then a US trust territory.
Jul 16, 2019
Nutrient pollution was killing coral reefs long before climate change, claims study
The analysis shows nitrogen loading from the Florida Keys and greater Everglades ecosystem caused by humans, rather than warming temperature, to be the primary driver of coral reef degradation at Looe Key Sanctuary Preservation Area
Jul 16, 2019
Risk of dementia can be significantly reduced with regular exercise and proper diet no matter what your genes say
The research found that the risk of dementia was 32% lower in people with a high genetic risk if they follow healthy behaviors such as regular physical activity, healthy diet, no smoking, and moderate alcohol consumption
Jul 15, 2019
Scientists develop 'therapeutic food' that can repair gut microbes of malnourished children and boost healthy growth
Gut microbes of kids who were given the food - a mixture of nutrients from chickpea, soy, bananas, and peanuts - underwent a complete transformation, resembling microbial communities found in healthy children of the same age
Jul 12, 2019
Facial plastic surgery might actually make men more attractive, likeable and trustworthy
A new study states that subtle changes in facial appearances are powerful enough to alter judgments of personality.
Jul 12, 2019