We’re One Step Closer To A Blood Test That Predicts When A Person Will Die
While death is inevitable, knowing when it will come isn’t necessarily, and scientists have been trying to develop a test that could reliably and easily predict how long a person will live — The latest effort is described in a new paper published in Nature Communications, by a team led by Joris Deelen, postdoctoral researcher at the Max Planck More...
Smoking ‘Damages Eyes As Well As Lungs’
Millions of people in the UK are putting their sight at risk by continuing to smoke, warn specialists. Despite the clear connection, only one in five people recognise that smoking can lead to blindness, a poll More...
San Francisco Becomes First US City To Ban E-Cigarettes
San Francisco has become the first US city to ban e-cigarette sales until their health effects are clearer. Officials on Tuesday voted to ban stores selling the vaporisers and made it illegal for online retailers More...
Chester Hospital Baby Deaths Probe: Nurse Lucy Letby Rearrested
A nurse has been rearrested by police investigating the deaths of babies at the Countess of Chester Hospital’s neo-natal unit. Lucy Letby was first arrested in July last year on suspicion of the murder of More...
How The Brain Calls For Salt And Water Needs
Even swallowing quenches the first thirst – and the salty taste the desire for salt. We thirst for water, and we demand salt, sodium chloride. What its effect and taste are the sodium ions (Na +), their concentration More...
Woman In Carinthia Died Of Malaria After Surgery
The woman is said to have received in Klagenfurt at a hip surgery infected with malaria blood. A sample of donor blood will now be examined. It was really just a routine operation that a woman in Klagenfurt underwent More...
Damaged Organs Results In Death Of Patient
Donors organ damaged, recipient died. Graz hospital offered 12,000 euros and asked the widow to be silent. Blanka Stelcer is sad. And angry. Very angry. “These were no complications during surgery. These More...
Plant Material Could Extend Life
Researchers at the University of Graz have discovered a substance that stimulates cell purification. Who eats less and fasting, has chances for a longer life, is a theory. The reason: The cell cleaning is stimulated More...
Risk Of Autism After Artificial Insemination
However, treatment with progesterone may increase the risk of autism disorders. Again and again there was an increased risk of autism due to artificial insemination in the room. An international research group More...
New Year’s Eve Party: With These tips, No Chance To Get Hangover
How to properly prevent hangover symptoms – and get going the next morning. The sparkle of champagne pearls has given way to a furry feeling on the tongue, the clink of the glasses a dull roar: Every year More...
