The Romantic poet William Blake once wrote you can “see a world in a grain of sand.” At Northwestern University’s Integrated ...
But the so-called ‘Green Revolution’ has had its costs: an increase in greenhouse gas emissions, biodiversity loss and an often unsustainable use of water, according to the study published in ...
Researchers believe they have discovered a new biological mechanism for obesity, pointing to rare variants on two genes that dramatically increase the risk of carrying excess weight. Research ...
Up to 10,000 people in the UK could have rare genetic quirks that make them up to six times more likely to become obese, a study suggests. Obesity affects around a quarter of all adults in the UK ...
UK scientists say they have found a new cause ... so it's vital we continue to fund research to find new treatments that better tackle the causes of asthma." In the UK, more than five million ...
Scientists have discovered rare gene differences that could raise the risk of obesity by as much as six times. Led by Medical Research Council (MRC) researchers, the study identified genetic ...
which may help explain the vast amount of liquid water on the surface of our habitable planet. Scientists have been looking for this missing deep water for decades," he further said. To uncover ...
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Plenty of information exists about the negative impacts of poor-quality water on human health. However, less information is available on what unsafe water does to different genders when it comes ...
Water beads, the popular children’s toy, are back in the news after new safety warnings. Regulators say two brands contain a dangerous toxin. In its ongoing investigation, Consumer Reports ...