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Speaking two languages boost IQ in children

Children who speak their native language at home with their parents while growing up in a different country may have higher IQs, according to a new small-scale UK study.

Could a parasite make you more entrepreneurial?

A parasite which is carried by cats that can also affect humans could alter an individual's behaviour and make them more entrepreneurial, according to new research.

Depression could speed up brain aging

A new UK review finds that those who have depression or anxiety could also show an increased rate of cognitive decline later in life.

Kids exposed to marijuana and tobacco smoke prone to illness

New US research suggests that exposing children to a combination of secondhand tobacco and marijuana smoke could increase their risk of otitis media (an infection in the middle ear that causes inflammation and a buildup of fluid behind the eardrum) and increase the number of visits to the emergency department (ED).

Higher death risk for 'alternative' cancer cures

People who choose alternative cures for common cancers are up to five times more likely to die compared to those opting for standard treatments, says the lead scientist of a new study.

August 26, 2018
August 26, 2018

Speaking two languages boost IQ in children

Children who speak their native language at home with their parents while growing up in a different country may have higher IQs, according to a new small-scale UK study.

July 27, 2018
July 27, 2018

Could a parasite make you more entrepreneurial?

A parasite which is carried by cats that can also affect humans could alter an individual's behaviour and make them more entrepreneurial, according to new research.

May 25, 2018
May 25, 2018

Depression could speed up brain aging

A new UK review finds that those who have depression or anxiety could also show an increased rate of cognitive decline later in life.

May 9, 2018
May 9, 2018

Kids exposed to marijuana and tobacco smoke prone to illness

New US research suggests that exposing children to a combination of secondhand tobacco and marijuana smoke could increase their risk of otitis media (an infection in the middle ear that causes inflammation and a buildup of fluid behind the eardrum) and increase the number of visits to the emergency department (ED).

August 19, 2017
August 19, 2017

Higher death risk for 'alternative' cancer cures

People who choose alternative cures for common cancers are up to five times more likely to die compared to those opting for standard treatments, says the lead scientist of a new study.