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Obese children 4 times more likely to develop Type 2 diabetes: New study

Obese children 4 times more likely to develop Type 2 diabetes: New study

New UK research has found that obese children are four times more likely to develop Type 2 diabetes than their…
Home blood pressure monitors may not be accurate enough

Home blood pressure monitors may not be accurate enough

 Even as doctors are increasingly relying on home blood pressure monitoring to manage patients with hypertension, many of the devices…
Study links media violence to aggressive behavior, regardless of culture

Study links media violence to aggressive behavior, regardless of culture

An American study of young people in seven countries suggests that the violence they are exposed to via media content…
‘Plastic bag’ womb could help keep premature babies alive

‘Plastic bag’ womb could help keep premature babies alive

An artificial womb resembling a plastic bag has been used to keep premature lambs alive for four weeks outside of…
To have powerful brains we need this basic superfood – fruits

To have powerful brains we need this basic superfood – fruits

Humans likely developed large and powerful brains, researchers said recently, with the help of what is today the simplest of…
Young women with this disease may also develop an eating disorder

Young women with this disease may also develop an eating disorder

Young women suffering from coeliac disease, a chronic infection of the intestine triggered by eating gluten, may be at greater…
Epilepsy drug behind up to 4,100 ‘severe birth defects’ in France

Epilepsy drug behind up to 4,100 ‘severe birth defects’ in France

The epilepsy medication valproate is responsible for "severe malformations" in 2,15
Japan to fund, construct new Abou el-Reesh hospital project

Japan to fund, construct new Abou el-Reesh hospital project

President of Cairo University Gaber Nassar signed on Wednesday an agreement with Japan for the establishment of a new Abou…
Rare tumor weighing over 2kg removed from patient in Aswan

Rare tumor weighing over 2kg removed from patient in Aswan

A female patient had a rare fatty tumor of peripheral nerves weighing 2.2kg removed from her back in a surgery by…
Global surge in clinical depression is worrying: WHO

Global surge in clinical depression is worrying: WHO

Cases of depression have ballooned almost 20 per cent in a decade, making the debilitating disorder linked to suicide the…
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