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All of those who menstruate, wherever they live, experience challenges when managing their period. These might include a lack of products, toilets or disposal facilities, enduring pain, being bullied or being restricted from activities and locations. In high income countries these challenges are often referred to as “period poverty” and in low-middle income countries as […]
Mother of baby boy whose head is smaller because of the same rare condition that can be caused by the Zika virus reveals the incredible bond between him and his sister ‘who sees past the imperfections’ Grayson Taylor has microcephaly, where the head and brain are smaller Doctors thought labour complications had caused temporary problems […]
A giant teddy bear! Jason Momoa was overcome with emotion while seeing the Lion King remake with his family. The Aquaman star, 39, and his wife, Lisa Bonet, took their children, Lola and Nakoa-Wolf, to a private screening of the Disney movie to celebrate Lola’s upcoming 12th birthday, and the film touched him so much […]
The pregnancy test was positive, her belly was round, you felt healthy, there was no indication that something could be wrong with Tammie and her Baby. However, at an ultrasound appointment in the 12. Week of shock Tammie was not at all pregnant, she had cancer. As Tammie Mylan holding her positive pregnancy test in […]
Research has shown that increasing the pH level of water could help tackle obesity and health problems caused by high sugar content in drinks. Scientists at De Montfort University Leicester (DMU) have been working with University of Sheffield, Innovate UK and WET Group Ltd to find a way to create drinks that do not need […]
A group in the Department of Immunology, Microbiology and Parasitology at the UPV/EHU has conducted an in-depth study into the survival of the Acinetobacter baumannii bacterium, as well as the strategies it uses to survive. This bacterium is responsible for many outbreaks of hospital or nosocomial infections that arise in intensive care units. It is […]
Bacteria are at the center of all life forms on planet earth and are the essential building blocks that make living organisms the way they are. Both the mitochondrion —found in most organisms, which generates energy in the cell —and the chloroplast —the solar energy-harvester located in plants —can be traced to their bacterial ancestors. […]
Reusable metal straws might help save the planet, but these trendy little tubes could actually kill you. Yep, you read that right. A woman in the UK died last year after a metal straw pierced through her eye and into her brain when she fell while carrying a mason jar-styled drinking glass with a screw-top lid. Elena Struthers-Gardner, 60, was […]
A hard tackle on the football-field, a crash on your bike or a fall from a ladder in your home can easily cause a concussion, which eventually can cost your job—especially if you are in your thirties, and have a higher education. These are some of the findings in a large new register-based data research […]
Annie Lovegrove, 21, almost died after her mouth ulcer turned out to be a sign of a rare blood disease. Annie was given antibiotics for the ulcer by a GP in January and then was diagnosed with tonsillitis. After her Mum rushed her to A & E, she was diagnosed with ‘very severe’ Aplastic Anemia, […]