Excessive and insufficient sleep are similarly detrimental to your brain’s functioning, a new study has revealed.
The world’s largest sleep study found that people who are asleep between seven to eight hours per night performed better cognitively than those who...
World Mental Health Day (10 October) is a day for global mental health education, awareness and advocacy against social stigma. It was first celebrated in 1992 at the initiative of the World Federation for Mental Health, a global mental...
Moms who breastfeed their first child for at least five months are likely to have more kids than women who stop sooner or bottle-feed, a new study suggests.
The finding comes from an analysis of data on nearly 3 700...
An outbreak of acute watery diarrhoea in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region has killed 10 people over the past two weeks and more than 1,200 people have the illness.
Those affected are being treated at the main hospital in the regional...
Finally we can now tell what is wrong with us from the shape of our poop and it isn't rocket science, it's just gastroenterology.
Researchers at the University of Bristol devised a visual reference called the Bristol Stool Scale that...
Ahead of the World Environment Day to hold on June 5, the Rwanda Ministry of Environment has decided to stop the usage of disposable plastics such as water bottles, cups and straws in the institution.
This information was revealed by...
A new study has just 'settled' the debate: Eating up to one egg per day is actually associated with a lower risk of heart disease and stroke.
So yes, Eating eggs everyday might just be good for your heart
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BBC - The World Health Organization is planning to send Ebola vaccines to the town of Bikoro in north-western Democratic Republic of Congo, which is grappling with an outbreak of the deadly virus, news agency Reuters reports, quoting a...
Parents are introducing their children to booze too early, experts say.
According to a new study by Researchers at the Centre for Longitudinal Studies at the UCL Institute of Education, and Pennsylvania State University, it was found that, one in...
What is soot?
Soot is the common term for a type of particle pollution called PM 2.5 — particulate matter that is 2.5 micrometers in diameter or smaller. Such fine particles are even smaller than dust and mold particles, or approximately 1/30...
