A 10-year-old girl with prosthetic limb just received a gift that has left her happy for her lifetime – an American Girl doll with a prosthetic leg. The little girl cried cheerfully after seeing her gift because of the striking similarities of the doll with that of her.
There could possibly be a link between an increased risk for high blood pressure and the presence of dirty air or pollutants in the air such as dust particles and smog. These are the findings of a review of 17 studies conducted by researchers at the Guangdong Provincial Institute of Public Health in Guangzhou, China.
Apart from adult athletes, professionals and recreational players, children, too, can be at a risk of concussions too, regardless of whether they play a sport or not. However, the number of pediatric concussions is currently highly underestimated in the United States (US).
Women who suffer from migraine may be at an increased risk of suffering from heart disease and stroke too. These are the findings of a new study conducted by a team of researchers from the Institute of Public Health at Charite-Universitatsmedizin in Berlin, Germany.
Parents are sending their kids overseas to camps organized by professional organizations to have them gain new life experiences, according to top travel agency Ctrip. This is a current trend that breaks away from the common reasons of students going abroad, such as language studies or short tourist visits.
The death of Harambe, the 17-year-old gorilla, on May 29, Sunday, has fueled outrage among animal rights activists and online users. Harambe was killed in order to save the life of the four-year-old boy who fell into the gorilla exhibit moat in Cincinnati Zoo and critics say the boy's parents Deonne Dickerson and Michelle Gregg should be held accountable for the incident.
A black man that turned out to be a fair-looking Asian man in a detergent ad has drew racist criticisms from the international media. The Chinese detergent company has apologized, but claimed that the foreign media is too sensitive for fueling the controversy.
Narcotic painkiller addiction kills thousands of people each year because of fatal drug overdoses and opioid addiction. Now, a new research led by researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder suggests that opioids could actually have far-reaching implications in humans that previously expected.
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.
