11 JAN 2024 Imagine being able to tell an AI details about your life – your job, your eating habits, that time you broke an arm aged 4 – and have it predict the most likely health risks for people like you. It sounds like pure sci-fi, but a new …
Read More »BLOOD TYPE AFFECTS YOUR RISK OF EARLY STROKE, SCIENTISTS DISCOVER
10 JAN 2024 People with one of the type A blood groups are more likely to have a stroke before the age of 60 compared with people with other blood types, research shows. Blood types describe the rich variety of chemicals displayed on the surface of our red blood cells. …
Read More »5 THINGS THAT CAN HELP YOU LIVE A LONGER LIFE
09 JAN 2024 At this time of year many of us resolve to prioritise our health. So it is no surprise there’s a roaring trade of products purporting to guarantee you live longer, be healthier and look more youthful. While an estimated 25% of longevity is determined by our genes, …
Read More »EVIDENCE IN HUMANS SHOWS STRESS REALLY CAN TURN HAIR GRAY. BUT IT COULD BE REVERSED.
08 JAN 2024 For most of us, hair naturally loses pigment as we get older. We often think that stress may also play a role, but until recently, that hadn’t actually been demonstrated in humans; a 2021 study finally brought some evidence to the table. Gray and white hair is …
Read More »CREW KIDNAPPED FROM TANKER IN ONGOING INCIDENT IN THE GULF OF GUINEA
03 JAN 2024 The security services are reporting an ongoing incident in the Gulf of Guinea where at least two crewmembers have been taken from a tanker operating in the area. Unconfirmed reports are suggesting that the captain might be among those taken from the vessel which was in the …
Read More »‘USELESS’ ORGAN THAT DOCTORS OFTEN REMOVE COULD ACTUALLY FIGHT CANCER
07 JAN 2024 There’s a small fatty gland that sits behind your sternum and is often said to be ‘useless’ in adulthood. A recent retrospective study, however, suggests the thymus gland is not nearly as expendable as experts once thought. US researchers found that those who get their thymus removed …
Read More »DANISH UNIONS SECURE HAZARD PAY FOR MARINERS NAVIGATING THE RED SEA
01 JAN 2024 The shipping industry in Denmark, home to some of the world’s largest firms, agreed to double wages for crew sailing through the Red Sea to compensate for the danger posed by the recent attacks. The hazard pay kicks in for the time spent in two defined high-risk …
Read More »BRUSHING TEETH APPEARS TO PROTECT AGAINST PNEUMONIA
06 JAN 2024 Keeping teeth squeaky clean can spare people from contracting pneumonia in hospital, a new analysis of more than 2,700 patients has found, with fewer cases of the common lung infection linked to daily toothbrushing. Selina Ehrenzeller and Michael Klompas, two epidemiologists specializing in infectious disease at Brigham …
Read More »LITHIUM-ION BATTERY FIRE CONTAINED ABOARD BULKER OFF DUTCH HARBOR
01 JAN 2024 The U.S. Coast Guard reports that the battery fire aboard the bulker Genius Star XI has been extinguished and that the crew are safe, days after the blaze began. The outcome was successful, but the fire illustrated the serious challenges inherent in fighting a cargo fire at …
Read More »RUSSIA CLAIMS NEW RECORD FOR CARGO ON THE NORTHERN SEA ROUTE
31 JAN 2023 As of the last week of 2023, Russian officials were claiming to have reached a record level of cargo moving along the Northern Sea Route while expecting to continue to increase the total to the end of the year. The reports are saying that volumes recovered from …
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