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Published:Thursday | December 19, 2024 | 7:36 AMBANG Bizarre

Experts have been investigating after individuals who received a new organ noticed strange changes in their emotions, memories, and tastes. The trend was most common in those who had heart transplants, but others who had received new kidneys or...

Published:Thursday | December 19, 2024 | 7:33 AMBANG Bizarre

Scientists investigated the behaviour of more than 500 kids over three Christmases to establish who was naughty or nice and concluded that the possibility of not getting presents from Santa has no impact on a child's conduct. It was found that...

Published:Thursday | December 19, 2024 | 7:29 AMBANG Bizarre

Numerous celebrities and high-profile figures - including former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak - have used the regime to lose weight but researchers from Westlake University in China have warned that the dieting method can result in hair follicles...

Published:Thursday | December 19, 2024 | 7:26 AMBANG Bizarre

Scientists have discovered that those who drink moderate quantities of the alcoholic beverage as part of a Mediterranean diet could be protecting their heart health. Those who drank between 12 and 35 glasses per month had a 50 per cent lower risk...

Published:Thursday | December 19, 2024 | 7:20 AMBANG Bizarre

According to researchers, festive decorations are likely to cause bad seasonal colds as "80 per cent" of all infections are transmitted by hand. With people touching food and passing decorations to each other during the holidays, a cross...

Published:Thursday | December 12, 2024 | 5:47 AMBANG Bizarre

Scientists believe that astronauts may have to imitate Ozzy Osbourne – who famously bit the head off a live bat during a concert in the 1980s – because a product in the blood will allow them to "hibernate" in the same way that...

Published:Thursday | December 12, 2024 | 5:43 AMBANG Bizarre

Research suggests that people who regularly use the icons in text chats with family and friends are more in touch with their feelings. Women are more likely to use emojis but anxious and private people were often less comfortable doing so. The US...

Published:Thursday | December 12, 2024 | 5:40 AMBANG Bizarre

A new study conducted by experts at Harvard University shows that individuals who ate three squares of a large bar five times a week were 21 per cent less likely to develop the health condition that is caused by a diet full of junk food and sugar...

Published:Thursday | December 12, 2024 | 5:33 AMBANG Bizarre

Experts in Italy have found those who eat UPFs such as frozen pizzas and ready meals regularly show increased signs of biological ageing. Biological ageing is a term for how old the cells and tissues in the body appear according to how well they...

Published:Thursday | December 12, 2024 | 5:26 AMBANG Bizarre

A study has warned that Yuletide excesses such as staying up too late and eating too many mince pies all contribute to hair loss. The digital health platform Hims says that many chaps are unaware that their habits during the festive period can...

Published:Thursday | December 5, 2024 | 7:46 AMBANG Bizarre

Boffins suggest that the planet could be saved if the animals eat the green underwater plant as it would cut methane emissions by 40 per cent with no effect on their health or weight. The seaweed diet would also be straightforward for farmers to...

Published:Thursday | December 5, 2024 | 7:40 AMBANG Bizarre

The US space agency's Curiosity rover has been sent to the Red Planet to probe the structures that could be signs that the environment once supported alien life. Geologists believe that the 'spiderwebs' are a gigantic version of a type...

Published:Thursday | December 5, 2024 | 7:24 AMBANG Bizarre

Researchers say those with serious kidney problems should consider taking Wegovy and the controversial Ozempic pills as it could reduce the chances by a fifth. In total, 85,373 people took part in 11 clinical trials, with 67,769 having type 2...

Published:Thursday | December 5, 2024 | 7:03 AMBANG Bizarre

Boffins at the University of Lyon in France have found that "beauty bias" is beneficial when it comes to job applications and applying for a loan as well as in relationships. Scientists devised an experiment where 357 volunteers played a...

Published:Thursday | December 5, 2024 | 6:41 AMBANG Bizarre

The dairy snack, cheese is often associated with nightmares but new research has found that those who regularly eat it have a 28 per cent reduced risk of sleep apnoea – closing of the throat that causes severe snoring. A study of 400,000...

Published:Thursday | November 28, 2024 | 8:02 AMBANG Bizarre

Climate Cymru BAME submitted a report to the Welsh government  and wants it to come to fruition in a bid to make green spaces more inclusive. The idea was given to the government as part of the country's 2030 target to put an end to...

Published:Thursday | November 28, 2024 | 7:10 AMBANG Bizarre

A top scientist claims the eight-limbed molluscs' "stunning precision" could see them "absolutely" take over the world if the human race was to be wiped out. Professor Tim Coulson, a University of Oxford Zoologist, has even...

Published:Thursday | November 28, 2024 | 7:04 AMBANG Bizarre

Researchers from Dartmouth University and the École de Technologie Supérieure, a Canadian university in Quebec, have produced a device called Hearable, which they hope will be able to track patients' eye movements through tiny...

Published:Thursday | November 28, 2024 | 6:57 AMBANG Bizarre

Dr Arun Naik, Chief Neurosurgeon at Sagar Hospitals India, has warned that if people bend their neck too far back over a sink, it can squash or damage the vertebral arteries located in the neck, resulting in not enough blood passing to the brain....

Published:Thursday | November 28, 2024 | 6:45 AMBANG Bizarre

A new study has revealed that male fish with low status get stressed to such an extent that it has an impact on their brain. The low-status fish have increased levels of oxidative stress in their brains – a chemical imbalance that is linked...

Published:Thursday | November 21, 2024 | 7:10 AMBANG Bizarre

Scientists have found that those who are able to tolerate high levels of pain are more likely to have psychopathic tendencies. This is because they are less able to learn from painful experiences, as trials conducted on the general public showed...

Published:Thursday | November 21, 2024 | 7:06 AMBANG Bizarre

Experts have revealed that bad dreams pose a significant health risk, as the body is sent into a frenzy and releases chemicals that disrupt the normal rhythm of the heart - which can be fatal in rare cases. Professor Tiina Paunio, a sleep expert at...

Published:Thursday | November 21, 2024 | 6:59 AMBANG Bizarre

Research has revealed that kids with the lung condition perform worse at recollection tasks than those who do not have it. The memory deficit can have long-term consequences, as it puts them at risk of conditions such as dementia in later life....

Published:Thursday | November 21, 2024 | 6:52 AMBANG Bizarre

Researchers from the University of Hong Kong found those who meet the age threshold and use the Internet to surf the web, send or reply to emails or do online shopping are much happier with their lives than under-50s. It comes as data from 87,000...

Published:Thursday | November 21, 2024 | 6:43 AMBANG Bizarre

Nutritionist Tatiana Meshteryakova says the consumption of the processed pork product - a staple in a full English breakfast - can help keep off  "parasites, viruses and bacteria" in the gut, as well as play a key role in ensuring...

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