Sunscreen could reduce melanoma risk by 40 percent in young people
Melanoma is the most common cancer diagnosed in Australian men aged 25-49 years and the second most common cancer in women aged 25-49 years,...
A healthy heart may lower your dementia risk
Currently there is no definitive evidence about what can prevent Alzheimer’s disease.
However, most experts believe that healthy behaviors that are good for your...
What you should know about diet and eczema
Eczema is a common problem suffered among people of all ages, from baby to adult.
There are many causes, but in this Infographic, we focus...
NASA’s storm chasers on Mars search for dusty secrets
Storm chasing takes luck and patience on Earth -- and even more so on Mars.
For scientists watching the Red Planet from NASA's orbiters, the...
Bacterial armor could be a new target for antibiotics, Stanford scientists find
For over a century, scientists have studied E. coli, one of the bacteria that cause food poisoning, as a model for fighting infections.
Such research has...
Armored dinosaur from Utah reveals intriguing family history
Fossils of a new genus and species of an ankylosaurid dinosaur--Akainacephalus johnsoni-- have been unearthed in the Kaiparowits Formation of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument...
Scientists develop new way to store renewable energy on a large scale, affordably and...
A new type of flow battery that involves a liquid metal more than doubled the maximum voltage of conventional flow batteries and could lead...
New tech could print electronic devices like newspapers
A new manufacturing technique uses a process similar to newspaper printing to form smoother and more flexible metals for making ultrafast electronic devices.
The low-cost...
Smartphone reduce the benefits of taking a break in nature
Being in nature helps restore your brain's ability to focus attention on a task.
But if you are checking social media on your phone or...
‘Good cholesterol’ may not always be good
In a new study led by University of Pittsburgh, researchers find that heart-protective qualities of high-density lipoproteins (HDL) - also known as 'good cholesterol’...
Healthy lifestyles can prevent 80% of lung cancer
In a new study from UNSW Sydney, researchers find most lung cancer can be prevented by healthy lifestyle behaviors, such as quitting smoking, boosting...
Eating more fruit and vegetables may reduce breast cancer risk
A new Harvard study shows that women who eat a high amount of fruits and vegetables each day may have a lower risk of...
