The Tacheng Accordion Museum, which opened in December, is the only accordion museum in Xinjiang and the only one of its kind in the country. So far, the collection includes 330 accordions from 10 countries, such as China, Russia, Germany, Italy and Ukraine, and the oldest is 103 years old.
With the arrival of the summer season, a majority of people are getting themselves ready for baring their skin at a beach or besides a pool. However, taking care of the skin and protecting it against the ultraviolet (UV) radiation is of utmost importance, according to researchers from Penn State Melanoma and Skin Cancer Center.
Despite years of medical research, schizophrenia remains one of the most mysterious, severe and chronic illnesses of all times with no definite cure so far. Now, a recent research indicates the self-repair ability of the brain in patients suffering from schizophrenia, a property that can potentially help design a new treatment strategy.
Esteemed Chinese author Yang Jiang passed away in Beijing on May 25, Wednesday.
A National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences research found that cell phone radiation increases cancers risk among rats.
A new study shows that more United States adults now get their news from social media than traditional media outlets. The Pew Research Center found that a majority of US adults are getting news updates from social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. In fact, 62 percent of American adults get their news from sources such as social networks and photo/video-sharing platforms.
The Ministry of Culture urges museum operators to sell more souvenir items. Museums can use the additional revenue to improve their service and to acquire more items to add to their collections.
The generation of obese individuals surely knows that it is bad for them to have an excessive body weight. However, they are still unaware of the fact that they are at an increased risk of certain health conditions, including chronic kidney disease (CKD).
Anti-depressants are prescribed to millions of people each year to help ease the symptoms associated with depression. However, a new study has found that it is not just for the sake of depression that these drugs are prescribed for, but a multitude of other health conditions as well.
Moving away from Beijing is a challenge for expats and their families, according to a report by the Global Times. Adjusting to a new school, meeting new teachers, and making new friends can be tough for children.
Facebook has apologized after blocking an ad of an Australian feminist group whose advertisement features the plus-sized model known professionally as Tess Holliday wearing a bikini. The social media giant told the women's rights group that the image was rejected because the company's guidelines do not permit health and fitness ads to show a certain body weight as being either perfect or very undesirable.
The prescriptions for painkillers and opioid drugs are finally declining in the United States after years of efforts and awareness. These are the findings of a new study conducted by a relatively new body of research called IMS Health.
Shanghai Disney Resort has begun its six-week pre-opening series of trial operation since May 7. So far, around 960,000 people have visited the park.
The Laomiao Library was modified from several abandoned cave dwellings, an ancient way of living in northwest China's Loess Plateau, and has a collection of nearly 10,000 books for the moment.
520, or May 20, sounds like "I love you" in Chinese. Want to know the unique ways people used to propose on this romantic date? Here are some original ideas they used pop the question on China's Internet Valentine's Day.
