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Air pollution linked to irregular menstruation
Air breathes in may be causing irregular menstrual cycles. Well documented negative health effects from air pollution exposure include infertility,
Links between high cholesterol diet and colon cancer
New UCLA research could help explain the link between a high-cholesterol diet and an elevated risk for colon cancer. In
Repurposed drug effective for Zika virus
In both cell cultures and mouse models, a drug used to treat Hepatitis C effectively protected and rescued neural cells
Smoking linked to heart disease and stroke
Smoking just one cigarette a day has a higher risk of developing coronary heart disease and stroke than expected. The
Air pollution may shorten telomers in babies
A study conducted before and after the 2004 closure of a coal-burning power plant in Tongliang, China, found children born
Links between fetal movements and musculoskeletal malformation
A team of researchers with Imperial College London and Great Ormond Street Hospital, both in the U.K., has found that
Changes in mother’s bacteria causes premature birth
A study of hundreds of women, carried out at Imperial College London, found that subtle changes to the bacteria present
Social and emotional behaviours improve learning
Students with well-developed and adaptive social and emotional behaviours are most likely to excel in school, according to UNSW researchers
Links between flu and heart attack
Chances of a heart attack are increased during the first seven days after detection of laboratory-confirmed influenza infection, according to