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Blood test may help predict which breast cancers will recur

Abloodtestfiveyearsafterbreastcancertreatmenthelpedidentifysomewomenwhoweremorelikelytorelapse,longbeforealumporothersignsappeared,apreliminarystudyfound.Itwast

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Study: White men with economic stress more attached to guns

Whitemaleswitheconomicanxietyaremorelikelytogivemoralandemotionalimportancetofirearmsthanothergroups,aUSuniversitystudysaidMonday.AccordingtoanewsreleaseonMonda

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Artist donates faeces to gut-busting research

Faecesappearstobeasuniqueasfingerprints,accordingtoNewZealandresearchreleasedSundaywhichcouldimpactonthegrowingpushtowardspersonalisedmedicineandtailoredtreatme

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Study to look at long-term health risks of playing soccer

AmajorstudyintowhethersoccerplayersareatriskofdegenerativebraindiseasewascommissionedonThursdayamidconcernsthatthesport'sauthoritiesinEnglandhaven'tdoneenoughto

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Energy-saving LEDs boost light pollution worldwide

ThepopularityofLEDlightsisdrivinganincreaseinlightpollutionworldwide,withdireconsequencesforhumanandanimalhealth,researcherssaidWednesday.ThestudyinthejournalSc

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Study: Mom's pregnancy diet may help protect babies against food allergy

Breastfeedingmotherswhoateallergenicfoodsduringpregnancymayprotecttheirbabiesagainstfoodallergies,anewstudysuggestedMonday.ConductedbyresearchersatBostonChildre

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Rise in teen suicide, social media coincide; is there link?

AnincreaseinsuicideratesamongU.S.teensoccurredatthesametimesocialmediausesurgedandanewanalysissuggeststheremaybealink.Suicideratesforteensrosebetween2010and2015

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Study suggests women less likely to get CPR from bystanders

AnewstudysuggestswomenarelesslikelythanmentogetCPRfromabystanderandmorelikelytodie,andresearchersthinkreluctancetotouchawoman’schestmightbeonereason.Only39%ofwo

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Chinese researchers uncover genetic secrets behind aging rate

AresearchteamfromChinahasdiscoveredageneticmechanismthataffectsanimal'sagingrate,sheddinglightonthebiologicalbasisandregulationofhealthyaging,accordingtoastudyp

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Scientists 'develop' program to identify suicidal thoughts

Researchershavedevelopedacomputerprogramthatcanidentifyanindividual'ssuicidalthoughtswithover90percentaccuracy,ajust-publishedstudyhassaid.Thestudy,publishedMon

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Cash incentives help smokers quit, study finds

AstudyintheUSsaidonMondaythatsmokerswhoareofferedcashincentivesarefarmorelikelytogiveupcigarettesthanthosewhoaresimplyofferedtipsonhowtoquit.Theapproachcouldoff

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Study: Self-driving cars could cut traffic, but encourage urban sprawl

AnewstudyinspiredbyBoston’searlyexperimentswithself-drivingcarsfindsthatthetechnologycouldeasecongestion,butmightalsoleadtomorecarsontheroadandfurtherincreaseur

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Child obesity up ten-fold since 1975: WHO study

‍Thenumberoffive-to-19-year-oldswhoareobesehasgrown10-foldinthelast40yearsandcouldsoonovertakethenumberofthoseunderweight,theWHOwarnedinanewstudypublishedonWedn

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Scientists create surgical "glue" for sealing wounds in minute

Repairingwoundsduringsurgerycanbecomplicatedandofteninvolvessuturesorstaples.Yetwiththedevelopmentofasurgical"glue,"thejobcanbedoneinjustaminute.Agoodsurgicalse

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Scientists edit gene for blood disease in human embryos

(CNN)Inthefuture,itmightbepossibletopreventinheritedillnessesbymakingachangetoasinglefaultygene.Thatwasrecentlydemonstratedinanewstudy.Forthefirsttime,scientist

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Six Brazilians are as rich as half of country's population: study

ThesixrichestmeninBrazilhaveasmuchmoneyasthepoorerhalfoftheBrazilianpopulationhas,showedastudyreleasedbyBritishNGOOxfamonMonday.ThestudyshowsthatthefortuneofCar

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CRISPR gene-editing could result in more successful birth rates

Gene-editedhumanembryosareofferingnewinsightsintotheearlieststagesofdevelopment,andcouldreducetheriskofmiscarriageattheoutsetofpregnancy.Inanewstudy,researchers