17 SEP 2018 A regimen of low-dose aspirin offers healthy, older people no benefit in staving off cardiovascular disease, dementia or disability and increases their risk of bleeding in the digestive tract and brain, according to a large study released Sunday. Millions of healthy people take small doses of aspirin …
Read More »16 SEPT 2018 Hurricane Florence has left at least 15 dead and tens of thousands of homes damaged across North and South Carolina after making landfall on Friday. Florence had weakened to a tropical depression by Sunday, but is forecast to bring up to 10 inches (25 cm) of rain …
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16 SEP 2018 We know that comparatively disadvantaged people, even in rich countries, have worse health and shorter life expectancy than others. But what is it exactly about socioeconomic disadvantage and other environmental difficulties that affects our biology? And at what age are we most vulnerable to these effects? While it is …
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15 SEP 2018 Apple just announced three new iPhones this week: the iPhone XS, the iPhone XS Max, and the iPhone XR. The iPhone XS and XS Max will be available to preorder starting Friday before going on sale a week later, on September 21. The iPhone XR won’t be available until …
Read More »14 SEP 2018 Nerves that carry information from the inner ear to the brain were assumed to come primarily in two forms, called type I and type II nerves. But now an analysis of the RNA of each of these cell types in mice has revealed one of those cells …
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14th sept 2018 In addition to the many existing concerns about the IMO 2020 sulfur regulations – fuel availability, quality and cost – shipowners can now add one more: who is liable when something goes wrong? BIMCO’s contract-standards division has warned that the IMO 2020 sulfur regulations could lead to …
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