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- Business
Plastic pollution from cigarettes costs $26 bn a year globally: Study
Hong Kong: A significant study has revealed that plastic pollution from cigarettes costs $26 billion a year and China, where half of the world’s cigarettes are smoked contributes around 20 per cent…
- Health
Study shows newborn babies can perceive ‘beat’ in music
London: Your newborn baby is well able to perceive the beat in the nursery rhymes that you play, confirmed a new research. The study, carried out by a team of scientists from…
- Technology
Maternal discrimination may affect baby’s brain development: Study
New York: Experiencing discrimination and acculturation during pregnancy may not only affect maternal health, but can also prove detrimental to the brain health of the baby, according to a study The study…
- Health
Broccoli may protect against inflammatory bowel disease: Study
New York: High fibre diets, like those that include broccoli sprouts or other cruciferous vegetables, may reduce disease symptoms and improve quality of life in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according…
- Business
Startup employees fled for bigger companies during Covid pandemic: Study
Toronto: Startup workers fled for bigger, more established companies during the pandemic, revealing the vulnerability of early-stage firms in downturns, new research has shown. Digging into the data for nearly 180,000 users…
- Health
1 in 3 long Covid patients may face multiple organ damage: Lancet
London: Nearly a third of patients showed abnormalities in multiple organs, particularly in the lungs, brain and kidneys, five months after Covid-19 infection, revealed a study looking at the longer-term impact of…
- World
Urban areas may spur respiratory infection risk among kids: Study
London: Young children and babies growing up in urban areas suffer more from respiratory infections than those living in rural areas, according to two studies. The study by a team at the…
- Health
Maternal exposure to air pollution may spur rise in smaller babies: Study
London: Women who live in areas with high air pollution give birth to smaller babies compared to those who live in greener areas, finds study. Women living in greener areas gave birth…
- Health
Study explains why Covid virus affects smell and taste
New York: SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing Covid-19, can infect sensory neurons explaining why many people reported losing their senses of smell and taste, finds a study. When Covid-19 began spreading in 2020,…
- India
Cancers among under-50s rose by 79% in last 30 years: BMJ study
Delhi: There has been a striking 79 per cent increase in new cases of cancer among the under 50s around the world over the last 30 years, according to a study published…
- Business
ChatGPT can help debunk myths on vaccine safety on social media: Study
London: Open AI’s ChatGPT may help to increase vaccine uptake by debunking myths on social media around jab safety, according to a study. Researchers from Instituto de Investigacion Sanitaria (IDIS)-Hospital Clinico Universitario…
- Health
Insecure jobs can increase early death risk among employees: Study
London: Precarious or insecure employment conditions can increase risk of early death, a study has warned, stressing that people without a secure job can reduce their risk of premature death by 20…
- Health
Aspirin could help cut diabetes risk by 15 per cent in over-65s: Study
Sydney: Use of low dose (100mg daily) aspirin among older adults aged 65 years and older is associated with a 15 per cent lower risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, according to…
- Health
Childhood allergies skin, lungs begin in our gut: Study
Toronto: Major childhood allergies — eczema, asthma, food allergy and hay fever — may likely begin in the community of bacteria living in our gut, according to a new study. Many factors…
- Science
Our genes may influence depression to bipolar disorder, schizophrenia: Study
London: People suffering from hospital-treated depression may have a high risk of developing conditions such as substance abuse, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and anxiety — depending on their genetic predisposition to the individual…
