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Scientists just reviewed more than 400 cat studies and found that outdoor-roaming pets had three to five times the odds of carrying germs that can infect people, turning a common habit into a quiet public health riskA groundbreaking study reveals that outdoor-roaming pet cats carry infectious diseases at rates similar to feral cats, posing risks to huma...- Pompeii victim was likely a Roman physician who fled Vesuvius with his medical kit still in handArchaeologists in Pompeii discovered a physician who died attempting to escape Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, taking his medical kit. Modern tech...
- What is Americans’ favorite exercise? New study reveals a surprising trend in fitness habitsWalking is widely regarded as the simplest and most sustainable form of physical activity, requiring no equipment or gym access while fitti...
- The “New Species” Pipeline Is Speeding Up—and It’s Revealing What We’ve MissedScientists are identifying new species at an unprecedented rate, not due to recent evolution, but improved genetic and observational tools....
- It is not only about superfoods and exercise: Psychologist reveals the strongest predictor to live to 100 and beyondPsychologist Susan Pinker argues that the strongest predictor of living to 100 is not diet or exercise, but human connection. Drawing on re...
- Study highlights 'catastrophic costs' incurred by tuberculosis patients worldwideDespite many countries offering free treatment, tuberculosis patients still face significant costs. Hospitalisation and income loss are maj...
- Air pollution increases risk of premature death by 20%: Study
- How Covid virus mutates inside a human bodyResearchers from the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology discovered various mutations not included in existing databases and even a n...
- Air conditioning could add to global warming woes: Study
- Human ancestor 'Lucy' could walk and climb trees tooNew York, Dec 1 (IANS) Lucy -- the common name accorded to the world-famous fossilised remains of an early human ancestor who lived 3.18 mi...
- Open defecation also leads to unhealthy pregnanciesPoor sanitation can cause ill health is well-known but the new study finds open defecation leads to children with low birth weights and an ...
- Adults only catch flu about twice a decade: StudyResearchers found that while children get flu on average every other year, flu infections become less frequent as people progress through c...
- EMA nod to publishing clinical trials data of okayed drugs a welcome moveFor all those who participate in clinical trials, it may come as a shock that the data about their trials may never be published.
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