A scientific team is developing a new anti-smoking treatment that is based on a "Pac-Man" bacterial enzyme that eats nicotine before it gets to the human brain. The chemical substances in the therapy can be produced in a lab, and could be used to develop new medications to treat smoking addiction.
New research by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that most middle and high school students in the United States wake up too early because of their schools' early school days. Such start times increase their risk of suffering from sleep deprivation, health problems, and dangerous behavior. Most high school pupils do not get enough shut-eye.
Although the wide variety of over-the-counter (OTC) dietary supplements on today's market promise their users a perfect body, many body-builders are hospitalized because of their abuse of the items. In fact, the misuse or overuse of bodybuilding products in for the form of protein powders, pills, and bars can cause several side effects and is the top cause of eating disorders among bodybuilders and fitness enthusiasts. The reason is that the products burn fat but fail to meet daily requirements of vitamins, minerals, nutrients, and enzymes.
Guitarist Lenny Kravitz's wardrobe malfunction on Monday while performing in Sweden as part of his Strut World Tour more than showed the musician's genital. Its unintentional public exposure also revealed a body piercing Kravitz has that few people knew existed.
The China Season of the 2015 China-U.K. Year of Cultural Exchange was launched in London, revealing several events in the coming months that will expose U.K. residents to Chinese culture.
IBM Corp. has announced that the tech company plans a $1 billion acquisition of the medical imaging company Merge Healthcare. The big deal would combine the company's newly created analytics department with its powerful Watson supercomputer, to improve the diagnosis and treatment of various health conditions and diseases.
Taiwanese comic artist Yeh Ming-hsuan's "The Lord of Master - Li Bai 2" was the biggest winner during the recently held 6th Golden Comic Awards. The piece won the Best Comic Grand Prize and the Best Young Male Comic Award.
Maintaining a daily diet that is high in processed carbohydrates such as sugary soft drinks, white bread, and snack foods instead of whole grains including wheat bread, oatmeal, brown rice, and corn on the cob does not just cause weight gain and obesity. A new study suggests that refined carbs and added sugars can also increase risks of depression in women who are post-menopausal (PM).
Legionnaires' disease, which has infected 90 people in New York City (NYC) is an illness that can trigger symptoms such as coughing, high fevers and pneumonia; and result in death. The recent NYC outbreak has been caused by a type of bacteria called Legionella that usually lives in amoebas found in warm water, but sometimes infects human hosts after contaminating H20 pipes and air conditioning systems.
Mukuyiwumu, a 12-year-old student from the Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan Province, has written an essay dubbed by numerous Web users as “the saddest essay ever written.” Entitled “Tears,” the essay talks about the struggle and eventual death of Mukuyiwumu’s mother after her father died.
The United States' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warns that antibiotic-resistant "superbug" bacteria could cause illnesses and deaths to increase. That is unless coordination improves among facilities within the country's public health care system and Congress provides the funds for those reforms to combat the deadly microbes.
The 18th Beijing Music Festival is scheduled to run from Oct. 8-24. The highly anticipated event will feature a total of 18 performances, including opera, symphonies and piano recitals.
The Japanese National Institute of Population and Social Security Research has determined that the populace of Japan by 2060 would decrease to 87 million
A large study has concluded that consuming spicy foods such as curry and chili peppers as part of people's daily diet could help them to live a long life. Researchers found a link between the frequent eating of hot dishes, and human longevity and lower risk of death due to diabetes, heart disease, and cancer. It is a result of nutrients such as Vitamin C and antioxidants.
The annual World Breastfeeding Week, which falls on Aug. 1 to Aug. 7 celebrates with the theme "Breastfeeding and Work: Let's Make It Work!" This is based on the decision of the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA) to reminisce the program's 1993 theme that focuses on empowering women to breastfeed and work at the same.
