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The closer you live to a busy road, the higher your risk of developing dementia. With city-living becoming increasingly popular living near busy roads is almost unavoidable. However, a new study has revealed living in close proximity to a major roadway could increase your risk of developing dementia. The study suggests that people living within […]

Study finds relationship between hearing loss and iron deficiency anemia in adults. A new study has found an association between iron deficiency anemia and the development of a specific type of hearing loss, adding to the problems caused by lack of iron in the human body, according to livescience.com. Researchers evaluated the results from over 300,000

An hour’s nap was found to improve cognitive ability in those over 65. There’s no need to feel guilty about having that much-needed nap during the day as new research has found it could have some surprising benefits. A team of researchers from the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia conducted a study that found taking an hour-long

The mother of a 9-year-old who brought her girl in for a routine tonsillectomy is threatening to sue after she died suddenly from complications. A furious and grief-stricken mother in Detroit is threatening to sue after her 9-year-old daughter died after a routine tonsillectomy surgery. Sonia Gambrell is promising to sue Detroit Medical Center, which

This is the only time this comet will be visible from Earth for thousands of years. An object detected by NASA’s Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (NEOWISE) is set to travel close to Earth meaning we could see it with just a pair of binoculars. The object is thought to be a comet named C/2016 U1

Palm oil has been the center of controversy for many years and now it could change how you look at your favourite spread. If you’re one of the many millions of Nutella fans this may come as bad news to you. The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has highlighted an ingredient in the popular hazelnut

Women are 20 percent more likely to suffer a miscarriage if they lived with two smokers in childhood. The potential health risks of inhaling second-hand smoke has been increasingly stark but new research has found women who are exposed to other people’s smoke from an early age have more chance of miscarriage in later life.

The mysterious light patterns behind the bizarre star KIC 8462852 may have been solved, and there’s no alien megastructure involved. An alien megastar deep in space has baffled scientists with its mysterious light patterns that caused some to posit an alien civilization, but not any more: scientists think they have an explanation. Instead of being

A tapeworm parasite has been found in Alaskan-caught salmon, and it’s come all the way from Japan. An alarming new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found that a Japanese parasitic tapeworm behind about 2,000 illnesses in Japan and parts of northeastern Asia but hadn’t been a problem over in North

A new test developed by scientists in the UK could help determine just how much food you’re really eating. Scientists have figured out a rather unique way to measure just how good your diet is: by testing your pee. That’s right, researchers have created a five-minute test that measures biological markers in urine created by