Study: Need to control blood sugar? There’s a drink for that
With more people with diabetes and pre-diabetes looking for novel strategies to help control blood sugar, new research from UBC’s Okanagan campus suggests that...
Emily Goss suffers liver failure after taking a $50 herbal supplement
A 23-year-old woman needed a liver transplant on Christmas Day after hers stopped working because of a herbal supplement, according to her doctor.
Emily Goss,...
Study: Possible dementia vaccine closer
A vaccine to ward off dementia may proceed to clinical trials after successful testing in mice.
The US-led research is looking to develop effective immunotherapy...
Study: Obesity ‘buffer’ in lung cancer therapy
Above average or high BMI – often linked to cancers, diabetes, cardiovascular and other diseases – may in some cases improve the chance of...
Report: Man’s penis turns black after partner bites during sex
Over the years, we’ve come across a lot of sex-related mishaps — but this one is probably one of the worst.
A 43-year-old man was...
New study targets stem cells that drive aggressive blood cancer
Griffith University researchers played a key role in identifying that particular enzymes are critical for regulating leukemic stem cells.
In collaborative research published in Nature,...
Study: Take long naps? Sleep more than nine hours a night? Your stroke risk...
People who take long naps during the day or sleep nine or more hours at night may have an increased risk of stroke,...
Study: Even infants at low risk of peanut allergy should eat peanut early
Children who do not consume peanut during their first year of life are more likely to be allergic to peanut at age three, according...
Report: Healthy man dies weeks after being licked by his dog
The 63-year-old man from Bremen, in northern Germany, visited hospital after developing symptoms including fever, breathing problems and a severe rash on his face...
Scientists identify protein that governs human blood stem cell self-renewal
UCLA scientists have discovered a link between a protein and the ability of human blood stem cells to self-renew. In a study published today...
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Hey ISIS, You Suck: Local Muslims Post Anti-ISIS Billboard
A new billboard on Manchester Road in Missouri reads, "HEY ISIS, YOU SUCK!!! From: #ActualMuslims."
A group of Muslim-Americans have put up a blunt billboard...
