Kenya reassures public after Ebola false alarm Kenya sought to reassure the public and foreign visitors on Monday after a suspected Ebola case, which turned out to be negative, was detected near the border with Uganda. Jun 17, 2019 0 26
What does the dust in your home mean for your health? You vacuum it, sweep it and wipe it off your furniture. But do you know what it actually is—and how it may affect your health? Jun 17, 2019 0 51
Music therapy improves the health of premature babies and boosts parental bonding Singing and playing music to your baby or young child may seem to be a no-brainer. We all have strong associations with nursery rhymes or childhood ditties sung to us by our parents and grandparents. We associate these with ... Jun 17, 2019 0 37
Emotional violence in childhood, adolescence associated with suicidal thoughts Early exposure to emotional violence "significantly" increases the chances that youths will contemplate suicide, according to new research from three countries conducted by Washington University in St. Louis' Brown School. Jun 17, 2019 0 106
Why it's hard to stop Ebola spreading—between people and across borders Ebola has claimed around 1400 lives in the Democratic Republic of Congo, while there are reports that two people have lost their lives in western Uganda. The Conversation Africa's Ozayr Patel asked Janusz Paweska about how ... Jun 17, 2019 0 33
Pomegranate compound with anti-aging effects passes human trial Urolithin A, a metabolite of biomolecules found in pomegranates and other fruits, could help slow certain aging processes. EPFL spin-off Amazentis, in conjunction with EPFL and the Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, has published ... Jun 17, 2019 2 7260
Study urges doctors to be on alert for deep vein thrombosis General practitioners and physicians are being urged to keep a careful eye on the potentially deadly condition of deep vein thrombosis because the signs and symptoms of DVT are non-specific and often difficult to diagnose, ... Jun 17, 2019 0 66
Vest helps athletes keep their cool Strategies to cope with body heat in sports is a pressing issue. The Tokyo Olympics will be held in the hot and muggy Japanese summer where the ambient temperature is expected to be above 33°C. Athletes have to worry about ... Jun 17, 2019 0 34
Here are the best parents to have around, according to youth sport coaches Youth sport is part of the fabric of family life for many families. Jun 17, 2019 0 56
Immune system can slow degenerative eye disease, mouse study shows A new study shows that the complement system, part of the innate immune system, plays a protective role to slow retinal degeneration in a mouse model of retinitis pigmentosa, an inherited eye disease. This surprising discovery ... Jun 17, 2019 0 59
