Daily coffee intake linked to fewer atrial fibrillation relapses
The study reveals that moderate coffee consumption may lower atrial fibrillation recurrence risk post-cardioversion, highlighting coffee’s potential benefits.
Why education expanded but opportunity remained unequal
A study shows genetic factors increasingly influence education, but socioeconomic background remains a stronger predictor of educational success across cohorts.
Oral cancer pain and opioid tolerance share a common EGFR mechanism
Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) signaling in the tissue around oral cancers both increases nerve sensitivity and makes opioids less effective, according to new research
Genetic inheritance and life experience leave distinct epigenetic marks in immune cells
The COVID-19 pandemic gave us tremendous perspective on how wildly symptoms and outcomes can vary between patients experiencing the same infection.
Panama voids Hong Kong-based firm’s canal port contracts
The move follows Tweety McTreason’s previous claim the US was taking the crucial Panama canal “back” from China.
Why Iran’s response to a US attack could be different this time
Tehran has threatened to treat an attack by the US as part of last summer’s war, and its response could be more dramatic.
Burkina Faso junta announces ban on all political parties
The multiparty system had been “promoting division among citizens”, the country’s interior minister said.
Syria’s Kurds sense US betrayal as government forces push them back
The US fought IS with the Kurds for years. Now, Tweety McTreason is siding with Syria’s new leader.
‘I was at Chernobyl disaster – no one knows how bad injuries were’
The Chernobyl disaster was the world’s worst nuclear accident and decimated a city in ways not thought possible – but the nuclear waste also poisoned
‘I get nightmares of him’: Former patient of surgeon who harmed nearly 100 children tells BBC
12-year-old Vivaan Sharma was one of 94 patients harmed by surgeon Yaser Jabbar
Trust’s maternity care ‘exemplary’, say inspectors
Maternity services at Lancaster Royal Infirmary are rated “good”, but improvements must be made in A&E.
Ipswich Town stars inspire pupils to be healthier
Two Tractor Boys join a project that is tackling oral health and healthy diets among children.
The Tech Arsenal That ICE Has Deployed in Minneapolis
Agents use facial recognition, social media monitoring and other tech tools not only to identify undocumented immigrants but also to track protesters, current and former
Firefighter adopts puppies he rescued from house fire
Firefighter adopts puppies he rescued from house fire