A provocative fresh study has unearthed a correlation between left-wing convictions and both elevated intelligence quotient (IQ) scores and genetic markers thought to be linked with heightened intelligence. As elucidated by psychology researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities in their novel paper, published in the journal Intelligence, a plethora of intelligence assessments revealed […]
Researchers at the University of Edinburgh say we're only slightly more likely to share personality traits with our parents than we are with a random stranger.
A new study from UCLA School of Law’s Williams Institute has made the shocking discovery that people who identify as LGBT are more likely to be rich and reside in regions likely to be affected by climate change. According to the study on LGBT couples and climate change, “LGBT people in same-sex couples are at […]
Although the research was conducted in Alberta, researchers say the findings likely apply to emergency department visits across Canada.
People in routine and repetitive jobs found to have 31% greater risk of disease in later life, and 66% higher risk of mild cognitive problemsIf work is a constant flurry of mind-straining challenges, bursts of creativity and delicate negotiations to keep the troops happy, consider yourself lucky.Researchers have found that the more people use their brains at work, the better they seem to be protected against thinking and memory problems that come with older age. Continue reading
We depend on our cells being able to divide and multiply, whether it's to replace sunburnt skin or replenish our blood supply and recover from injury. Chromosomes, which carry all of our genetic instructions, must be copied in a complete way during cell division. Telomeres, which cap the ends of chromosomes, play a critical role in this cell-renewal process—with a direct bearing on health and disease.
More deprived women were found to be at higher risk of lung, kidney, head and neck, bladder, oesophageal and stomach cancers
Although for many people who become vegetarian or vegan, the rationale relates to not wanting to be complicit in the cruelty to animals, there is now alarming evidence that the corporations that provide alternatives to meat products are not also providing them as healthier options. They are merely allowing the consumer to believe that they […]
Findings point to ‘comparable cognitive capacities’ for both modern humans and Neanderthals
PORTLAND, Ore. – A new study from the Oregon Health Authority finds no link between the COVID-19
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Locations around the globe are experiencing climate disasters on a regular basis. But some of the most marginalized populations experience disasters so often it has come
Locations around the globe are experiencing climate disasters on a regular basis. But some of the most marginalized populations experience disasters so often it has come to be normalized.