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Princess Kate revelation shines light on under-50s cancer mystery

by Daniel Lawler - April 1, 2024 - 9:25am

Across the world, the rate of under-50s diagnosed with 29 common cancers surged by nearly 80 percent between 1990 and 2019, a large study in BMJ Oncology found last year.

'More self-obsessed': Study finds song lyrics are getting simpler, more repetitive

by Daniel Lawler - March 31, 2024 - 2:36pm

Lyrics have also become angrier and more self-obsessed over the last 40 years, the study found, reinforcing the opinions of cranky aging music fans everywhere.

Climate change is messing with how we measure time — study

by Daniel Lawler - March 28, 2024 - 2:09pm

In a strange twist, global warming could even help out timekeepers by delaying the need for history's first "negative leap second" by three years, a study published on Wednesday suggested.

Surging nervous system disorders now top cause of illness — study

by Daniel Lawler - March 16, 2024 - 9:39am

More than 3.4 billion people — 43 percent of the global population — experienced a neurological condition in 2021, far more than had previously been thought, the analysis found.

Apes like teasing, meaning jokes could be ancient trait

by Daniel Lawler - February 14, 2024 - 4:04pm

The "cognitive prerequisites for joking" probably evolved in a shared ancestor millions of years ago, scientists said in a new study.

Researchers start to find clues on the trail of long COVID-19

by Daniel Lawler - February 10, 2024 - 5:55pm

Tens of millions of people across the world are thought to suffer from long COVID-19, but four years after the pandemic was declared this elusive condition still cannot be tested for -- let alone treated.

One in 10 premature births linked to plastic chemicals — study

by Daniel Lawler - February 7, 2024 - 7:37pm

One in 10 premature births in the United States have been linked to pregnant women being exposed to chemicals in extremely common plastic products, a large study said on Wednesday.

Small dogs with long noses live longest — study

by Daniel Lawler - February 2, 2024 - 3:34pm

Small dogs with long noses, such as whippets and miniature dachshunds, live for years longer than large flat-faced breeds such as English bulldogs, new research said.

Harm done by people not getting COVID-19 jabs — UK-wide study

by Daniel Lawler - January 16, 2024 - 10:59am

More than 7,000 people were hospitalized or died from COVID-19 in the UK during the summer of 2022 because they had not received the recommended number of vaccine doses, according to a study released Tuesday that...

2023 to be hottest year on record after 'extraordinary' November

by Daniel Lawler - December 6, 2023 - 2:31pm

This year will be the hottest in recorded history after an "extraordinary" November became the sixth record-breaking month in a row, Europe's climate monitor said Wednesday, piling pressure on the COP28 talks to...

Heat, disease, air pollution: How climate change impacts health

by Daniel Lawler - November 27, 2023 - 9:28am

Extreme heat, air pollution and the increasing spread of deadly infectious diseases are just some of the reasons why the World Health Organization has called climate change the single biggest health threat...

Recording helps solve mystery of weirdly large bat penis

by Daniel Lawler - November 25, 2023 - 9:42am

Scientists have solved the mystery of one of the animal kingdom's most disproportionately large penises thanks to a Dutch retiree recording bat sex in a church attic.

Coin tosses not 50/50: researchers find slight bias

by Daniel Lawler - November 4, 2023 - 10:19am

Happily achieving a fair coin flip is simple: just make sure the person calling heads or tails cannot see which side is facing up before the toss.

Anti-Covid drug may have led to virus mutations — study

by Daniel Lawler - September 26, 2023 - 9:02am

An anti-Covid drug widely used across the world may have caused mutations in the virus, researchers said on Monday, but there was no evidence that the changes had led to more dangerous variants.

Lead poisoning causes far more death, IQ loss than thought: study

by Daniel Lawler - September 13, 2023 - 11:47am

Lead pollution has been shown to cause a range of serious health problems, particularly relating to heart disease and the brain development of small children, resulting in leaded gasoline being banned worl...

AI could halve time reading breast cancer scans, study suggests

by Daniel Lawler - August 2, 2023 - 6:23pm

Artificial intelligence could help almost halve the workload of radiologists when it comes to searching routine scans for signs of breast cancer, a large Swedish study suggested on Wednesday.

Lab-grown human embryo models spark calls for regulation

by Daniel Lawler - June 20, 2023 - 6:11pm

Scientists have used stem cells to create structures that resemble human embryos in the lab, in a first that has prompted calls for stricter regulation in the rapidly advancing field.

Experts warn bird flu virus changing rapidly in largest ever outbreak

by Daniel Lawler - June 3, 2023 - 2:27pm

The virus causing record cases of avian influenza in birds across the world is changing rapidly, experts have warned, as calls increase for countries to vaccinate their poultry.

Large asteroid to zoom between Earth and Moon

by Daniel Lawler - March 25, 2023 - 5:54pm

A large asteroid will safely zoom between Earth and the Moon on Saturday, a once-in-a-decade event that will be used as a training exercise for planetary defense efforts, according to the European Space Agency.

Ozone pollution linked to increased heart disease: study

by Daniel Lawler - March 11, 2023 - 10:23am

Ozone air pollution is linked to a higher rate of hospitalizations for heart diseases, the latest warning of the health dangers posed by greenhouse gases.

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