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Choir singing boosts immune system activity in cancer patients and carers, study shows
Singing in a choir for just one hour boosts levels of immune proteins in people affected by cancer, reduces stress and improves mood, which...
Supermassive black holes may be lurking everywhere in the universe
A sky survey image of the massive galaxy NGC 1600, and a Hubble Space Telescope closeup of the bright center of the galaxy where...
Good news! You’re likely burning more calories than you thought when you’re walking
Walking is the most common exercise, and many walkers like to count how many calories are burned.
Little known, however, is that the leading standardized...
Supernovae showered Earth with radioactive debris
False color image of Cassiopeia A using Hubble and Spitzer telescopes and Chandra X-ray Observatory.
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
An international team of scientists has found evidence of...
Number of adults with diabetes reaches 422 million worldwide, with fastest increases in low...
Since 1980, the number of adults with diabetes worldwide has quadrupled from 108 million to 422 million in 2014, according to a new study...
240-million-year-old fossils indicate how dinosaurs grew from hatchlings to adults
In this artist's rendering of the Asilisaurus kongwe, the animal is shown as it would walk and move about. The stripes are artistic license,...
NASA Releases 2.95 Million Thermal Emission Images of Earth Over 16-Year Period
In March 2016, ASTER captured the eruption of Nicaragua’s Momotombo volcano with its visible and thermal infrared bands. The ash plume is depicted by...
Antiarrhythmic drugs found beneficial when used by EMS treating cardiac arrest
Researchers have confirmed that certain heart rhythm medications, when given by paramedics to patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest who had failed electrical shock treatment,...
Vitamin D May Improve Patients’ Heart Health, Study Finds
A daily dose of vitamin D3 improves heart function in people with chronic heart failure, a five-year University of Leeds research project has found.
Dr...
Ancient Mars bombardment likely enhanced life-supporting habitat
Ancient impacts on Mars likely enhanced climate conditions for life.Credit: NASA
The bombardment of Mars some 4 billion years ago by comets and asteroids as...
Study examines bed bug infestations in 2,372 low-income apartments in New Jersey
In order to determine where bed bug outbreaks are occurring and the best way to prevent and control infestations, entomologists examined 2,372 apartments in...
