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Angelina Jolie Undergoes Double Mastectomy
May. 14 | Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie has revealed that she proactively underwent a double mastectomy in order to reduce her chances of developing breast or ovarian cancer. Jolie, 37, has said that she carries a gene, known as known as BRCA1, which means...
Baldness Increases Heart Disease Risk
Apr. 4 | New research in Japan claims that men who develop baldness before they are 50 have an increased chance of coronary heart disease. The study, published in the journal BMJ, was a combination of six studies looking at over 37,000 people and concluded that...
Deep Brain Stimulation Could Fight Anorexia
Mar. 9 | An offshoot of Deep Brain Stimulation could be used to treat anorexia according to new research. In a study, electrical pulses delivered to the brain helped to reduce further weight loss in long term anorexics. However it is thought the treatment would...
Heading A Football Could Cause Brain Damage
Feb. 28 | New research conducted at the University of Texas has concluded that the result of heading a football is a minor sub-concussive blow and could lead to brain damage. The research published in the journal PLOS ONE, outlined the results of tests carried...
Shoeshine Man Gives $200K To Hospital
Feb. 24 | A hospital shoeshine in Pittsburgh has donated $200,000 to the foundation run by the hospital, all of which he earned as tips shining shoes over the last three decades. Albert Lexie has been a regular fixture around the halls of the Children’s Hospital...
Pollution Link To Lower Birth Weight
Feb. 7 | New research published in Environmental Health Perspectives journal has shown that women who are exposed to certain types of pollution during pregnancy are increasingly likely to give birth to babies with lower weight. The study, which was the largest...
Deafness Reversed In Mice
Jan. 11 | Researchers at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts Eye and Ear have used drugs to regenerate tiny hairs in the ears of mice which have helped to overcome deafness in the animals. The research shows however that the reversal was not total but experts...
Irish Autism Jobs Initiative Launched
Dec. 13 | A new initiative by Danish company Specialisterne aims to create over 50 new jobs in Ireland during the next five years for people with autism. The company, who have been behind similar successful initiatives in other countries, helps to prepare people...
Food For Thought
Dec. 7 | New research has shown that how you remember your last meal can have a big affect on how much you eat at your next one, even if that memory is incorrect. Research published in the journal Public Library of Science One, has shown that the memory of a recent...
