Today marks Maria Branyas Morera’s 117th birthday. Scientists are hopeful that the Spanish retiree may help them discover the keys to a long life. In 1907, Ms. Morera was born in San Francisco, during a second outbreak of the bubonic plague. After her father, Josep, became ill in 1915, during the First World War, theContinue reading “Maria Branyas Morera, 117, Is The World’s Oldest Person. The Secrets Of Long Life May Be Discovered By A Spanish Pensioner”
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Hunting For Trophies From A Psychological Perspective
To kill wild animals, trophy hunters must pay substantial sums of money—often tens of thousands of dollars—to travel the world. Who can forget the 2015 Zimbabwean lion Cecil’s death? He was pursued for several hours with a bow and arrow before a Minnesota dentist who was an avid trophy hunter skinned and killed him. WhyContinue reading “Hunting For Trophies From A Psychological Perspective”
Heartbreaking Study Finds Children In Destitution Miss Out On Education
A heartbreaking study has discovered that the number of children living in poverty has soared in the past year, with education now a luxury that numerous families can no longer afford. A new State of Child Poverty report, produced by charity Buttle UK, found 122,000 children are living in poverty, accounting for 60 per centContinue reading “Heartbreaking Study Finds Children In Destitution Miss Out On Education”
Ten Ways Brexit Impacts Your Daily Life – And What’s To Come
It may be seven years since UK voters opted to exit the EU, but that has come with new consequences and a lot more to come. The Government is working out how to deliver its bonfire of EU rules after enraging Tory backbenchers with a screeching U-turn on the timescale. But changes to travel rules,Continue reading “Ten Ways Brexit Impacts Your Daily Life – And What’s To Come”
Researchers Found That Desks Are Three Times Dirtier Than Toilet Seats, And Keyboards Harbour As Many Germs As Kitchen Bins
It’s where people spend eight hours a day working, eating and drinking, so desks are three times more contaminated than toilet seats. A study found the average keyboard harbours as numerous germs as a kitchen bin while a computer mouse is filthier than a typical door mat. Swabs were taken from ten of each itemContinue reading “Researchers Found That Desks Are Three Times Dirtier Than Toilet Seats, And Keyboards Harbour As Many Germs As Kitchen Bins”
You Can Make Your Children Violent Towards Their Partners If You Spank Them
A new study claims that children who are disciplined by spanking are more likely to be abusive towards their partners in later life. Almost 800 young adults were involved in a study which looked at whether being hit as a child resulted in more aggressive tendencies as a grown-up. It found that hurting a childContinue reading “You Can Make Your Children Violent Towards Their Partners If You Spank Them”
The CDC Issues A National Alert After A Mystery Outbreak Of Hepatitis
US health officials have sent out a national alert, alerting doctors to be on the watch for signs of unexplained hepatitis in children, after groups of mysterious cases in the US and the United Kingdom. The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention is extending its investigation after scores of young children came down with severeContinue reading “The CDC Issues A National Alert After A Mystery Outbreak Of Hepatitis”
PIG GRUNTS Are Translated Into Emotions By Scientists
Scientists say they’ve translated pig grunts into emotions for the first time, in a possible breakthrough for monitoring animal wellbeing. Researchers trained an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm with 7,414 recordings of pig noises, collected throughout the life phases of 411 pigs, including slaughter. The algorithm could potentially be used to create an app for pigContinue reading “PIG GRUNTS Are Translated Into Emotions By Scientists”
A Rare Gene Variant That’s More Common In Amish Communities
According to researchers from the University of Maryland School of Medicine, a rare gene variant that typically arises in Amish communities may hold the answer to preventing heart disease. The study found that those that have this particular gene, known as B4GALT1, seem to have lower levels of heart-damaging cholesterol, as well as a blood-clottingContinue reading “A Rare Gene Variant That’s More Common In Amish Communities”
According To Facebook Researchers, 1 In 8 Users – About 360 Million People – Are Addicted To The App
According to a report, Facebook’s researchers found that about 1 in 8 of the social network’s 2.9 billion users has an addiction like problems. The problems associated with using the platform are said to affect users’ sleep, work, parenting or relationships. The social media platform euphemistically describes the issues problematic use but in the widerContinue reading “According To Facebook Researchers, 1 In 8 Users – About 360 Million People – Are Addicted To The App”
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