People over six feet tall are more than twice as likely to be diagnosed with the coronavirus, the results of a new survey reveal. The global team of researchers, including experts from the University of Manchester and the Open University, surveyed 2,000 people in the country, as well as in …
Read More »Scientists discover a smelly source of body odor
BO’s hateful origins have been revealed. In a discovery that will undoubtedly benefit diehard people around the world, scientists in the UK have followed the scent of body odor to a “BO enzyme” that predates modern man. The smelly study, conducted by York University in collaboration with hygiene giant Unilever, …
Read More »Eating chocolate weekly reduces risk of heart disease, study says
According to new research, there is good news for chocolate addicts, who can reduce the risk of heart disease by indulging at least once a week. A study of 336,289 people found that consuming chocolate more than once a week reduced the risk of developing coronary heart disease by 8 …
Read More »Blood test can detect signs of cancer years before symptoms: study
A blood test can detect signs of cancer four years before symptoms appear, a new “exciting” study led by Chinese researchers found. The noninvasive blood test, called PanSeer, detects cancer in 95 percent of people who have no symptoms but then receive a diagnosis, the researchers found. “We demonstrated that …
Read More »New COVID-19 mutation helps outbreaks spread faster: expert
A new coronavirus mutation has become the most dominant strain of the virus and is causing outbreaks to spread more quickly worldwide, an expert said. Professor Nick Loman of the University of Birmingham, part of the COVID-19 Genomics Consortium, told BBC Radio 4’s “Today” program that the mutation, known as …
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