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Oct 19, 2013 10:30 AM EDT

WHO: Lead Poisoning Takes a Toll on 143,000 Young Lives Every Year

With International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week round the corner, the World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday called for discarding the use of lead paint and opt for safe alternatives in order to protect the lives of young kids who are highly susceptible to risk of health problems caused by lead...

Oct 19, 2013 10:29 AM EDT

Study Links Tanning Gene to Elevated Risk of Testicular Cancer

The study led by U.S. scientists highlight the association between tanning gene in humans and the increased risk of testicular cancer.

Oct 19, 2013 08:27 AM EDT

Amazon Rainforest Home to 227 Tree Species and About 390 Billion Individual Trees

A team of researchers have finally generated the first basin wide estimate of the abundance, frequency and spatial distribution of the Amazonian tress based on 10 years of data stating there are over 390 billion individual trees in the greater Amazonia and over 16,000 tree species in which half of a...

Oct 19, 2013 07:53 AM EDT

Astronomers Discover 410-Meter Huge Asteroid That Will Hit Earth in 2032

A team of Ukarine astronomers have discovered a potentially catastrophic asteroid that they say could pass by or collide with Earth in 2032 generating a blast that is 50 times more powerful than the nuclear bomb ever used.

Oct 19, 2013 07:41 AM EDT

Home Schooled Kids Leaner Than Traditionally Schooled Kids: Study

Children that are home schooled are leaner than the kids attending traditional school, states a new study that challenges the theory that claims children spending more time at home are susceptible to high risk of excessive weight gain.

Oct 18, 2013 10:02 AM EDT

Study Links High Blood Pressure During Pregnancy to High Risk of Stroke in Future

A latest study presented at the Canadian Stroke Congress claims that women with high blood pressure during pregnancy suffer from a high risk of stroke in future.

Oct 18, 2013 10:01 AM EDT

Mediterranean-Style Diet Boosts Fertility: study

A latest study highlights the benefits of following a Mediterranean style diet suggesting diet rich in vegetables, vegetable oils, fish and bean boosts the chances of women becoming pregnant.

Oct 18, 2013 09:39 AM EDT

Discovery of 1.8-Million-Year Old Skull Suggests Single Lineage for Human Species

A 1.8-million-year old hominid skull unearthed at the Republic of Gerogia eight years ago, has refueled the debate over the ancient human ancestors. Complete analysis of the ancient human ancestor skull implies that all homo species were one.

Oct 18, 2013 09:07 AM EDT

Archaeologists Unearth Evidence of Last Neanderthals on British Island

A team of archaeologists rediscovered the lost home of the last Neanderthals from a site that has preserved geological deposits which they thought to have long lost through excavation.

Oct 18, 2013 08:43 AM EDT

Marmoset Monkeys Can Engage in Polite Conversations Similar to Humans: Study

Humans are not the only primates in the world that can carry on polite conversation, according to a new study that reveals marmosets monkeys too engage in polite conversations.

Oct 18, 2013 07:56 AM EDT

NASA's Kepler Telescope Discovers First Known Tilted Star System

Space never fails to amaze us. One latest amazing find made by a team of international astronomers includes a distant planetary system that has multiple planets orbiting at severe tilt to their host star.

Oct 17, 2013 08:46 AM EDT

Rare Saber Tooth Whale Beached Ashore at Venice Beach

A rare whale with a dolphin shaped head and saber like teeth who has an affinity with the cold subarctic waters was seen dead on the Los Angeles' Venice Beach, the most improbable spot.