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Scandinavian countries best for working women: study

KARACHI: A foreign news agency's report has stated Scandinavian countries including Sweden, Iceland, Finland and… Read More

New study finds links between a person’s illness and birth month

Babies born in October are at a higher risk of contracting an illness than any… Read More

80 percent of world’s city dwellers breathing bad air: UN

GENEVA: Over 80 percent of the world’s city dwellers breathe poor quality air, increasing their risk… Read More

Heavier is now ‘healthier’ than in 1970s: study

MIAMI: Being on the heavier side may not be as dangerous as it was in… Read More

Data shows Zika virus stays longer in urine than blood-U.S. CDC

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its diagnostic testing guidelines for the… Read More

Teens with ADHD have special treatment needs

Drugs and psychotherapy can help teens with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) manage symptoms and… Read More

Long-form journalism lives — on mobile

WASHINGTON: If you thought long-form journalism would die from the shift to mobile news, think… Read More

Yoga may help relieve asthma symptoms: study

Yoga seems to provide small improvements in symptoms and quality of life in people with… Read More

No need to fast before cholesterol test

Most people don't need to fast overnight before getting their blood drawn for a cholesterol… Read More

Lizards may have sleeping patterns like humans

WASHINGTON: A research has revealed that reptiles including lizards may have sleeping habits and patterns… Read More

Younger than you look? Scientists identify gene that seems to age people faster

Scientists have said they have identified a variation in a gene that seems to age people… Read More

Vegetable fat not the route to a healthy heart: study

PARIS: Replacing animal fat in the human diet with vegetable oil seems not to lower… Read More

Earth could become hotter than thought, study warns

WASHINGTON: Global warming could make the planet far hotter than currently projected because today's scientific… Read More

One in five adults may be obese by 2025: survey warns

PARIS: One in five adults could be obese by 2025, said a major survey Friday… Read More

Happiness can break your heart: doctors

PARIS: Joyful events -- the birth of a child, a big win by your team… Read More

More evidence that aspirin lowers risk of cancer: study

MIAMI: People who take aspirin regularly have a significantly lower risk of cancer, particularly involving… Read More

Research indicates another common mosquito may be able to carry Zika

RIO DI JANERIO: Research by scientists in Brazil indicates that a mosquito more common than… Read More

NASA to simulate growing potatoes on Mars in Peru

LIMA, PERU: Do Peru's potatoes have the right stuff? Read More

Facebook donates servers to speed up research into AI

BERLIN: Facebook announced it was donating computer servers to a number of research institutions across… Read More

Zika research to be published rapidly, and free: statement

PARIS: Top research institutions, funders and publishers said Wednesday they would make all scientific findings… Read More