Ultra-processed foods, such as processed meat, fizzy drinks, ice cream and sugary cereals are linked to a higher risk of early death, according to a recent study.
Higher consumption of most ultra-processed foods is linked to a slightly higher risk of death, with ready-to-eat meat, poultry, and seafood based products, sugary drinks, dairy based desserts, and highly processed breakfast foods showing the strongest associations, finds a 30-year US study in The BMJ today.
Tallahassee - After Florida lawmakers this year barred local heat protections for workers, a new study cites “strong and robust evidence that excessive heat increases the frequency of injuries” to workers — with risks particularly in the South.
Automakers use telematics programs to track and share drivers’ behavior on the road — sometimes without their knowledge — which could impact insurance premiums.
Automakers use telematics programs to track and share drivers’ behavior on the road — sometimes without their knowledge — which could impact insurance premiums.
A 30-year study found that eating ultraprocessed foods is linked to a higher risk of early death. The study, published Wednesday in the BMJ journal, examined the eating habits of 115,000 people and
The Oxford study comes as concern about the impact of internet use prompts laws in many countries.
Artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots which simulate the language and personalities of dead people risk distressing loved ones left behind through “unwanted digital hauntings,” a researcher has warned. A Cambridge University study suggested that the AI chatbots – known as deadbots – need design safety protocols to prevent causing psychological harm. Some companies are already offering services, which allow a chatbot to simulate language patterns and personality traits of a dead person using the...
PFAS chemicals present in air, rain, atmosphere and water in basin, which holds nearly 95% of US freshwaterToxic PFAS “forever chemicals” are ubiquitous in the Great Lakes basin’s air, rain, atmosphere and water, new peer-reviewed research shows.The first-of-its-kind, comprehensive picture of PFAS levels for the basin, which holds nearly 95% of the nation’s freshwater, also reveals that precipitation is probably a major contributor to the lakes’ contamination.This story was amended on 18 May...
A University of Miami research found a carcinogenic contaminant in the blood samples of 86% of the people who participated in the study. It is also the first confirmation that the chemical substance is also in the air.
The U.S. Coast Guard says it is studying if other bridges across the nation are at risk after Baltimore collapse in March which resulted in the deaths of six people..
A recent study from McGill University sheds light on the disconcerting reality of modern human diets and how it affects our health.