3y

Cat cafe brings ‘pawsitivity’ to war-scarred Gaza

New establishment in the Palestinian city helps locals to ‘forget the pressures of life’

3y

Japanese turn to wearable tech to beat the heat

Heatstroke is especially deadly in Japan, which has the second-oldest population in the world

3y

WHO, US health authorities tracking new Covid-19 variant

BA.2.86 carries more than 30 spike gene mutations

3y

Try switching to yaupon for your caffeine fix

Yaupon is a variety of holly that grows naturally in the US

3y

Health experts voice concern about trend for ‘SPF cocktailing’

Experts advise against trying to play chemist with beauty products

3y

Swat team: making bioplastics from dead flies

Their carcasses contain chitin, a non-toxic, biodegradable, sugar-based polymer

3y

Britney Spears’ husband says marriage over, files for divorce

Sam Asghari’s divorce petition says the two have been separated since last month

3y

Morning-after pill more effective when taken with painkiller: study

Adopting it as a ‘standard treatment regimen’ would depend on professional health groups, says researcher

3y

From Botox to ‘Brotox’, more and more men are taking the plunge

Male demand, particularly from Gen Z, for aesthetic procedures has been on the rise

3y

Pig kidney functioning in human for more than a month

The NYU Langone Transplant Institute was successful in ‘knocking out’ the gene responsible for rejection

3y

Research highlights the risk of respiratory symptoms in young vapers

There is an 81% higher risk of wheezing among e-cigarette users than among those who don't vape

3y

Social media app TweetDeck placed behind paywall

X announced in July that TweetDeck would be available only to ‘verified’ account holders

3y

Legoland unveils Splash Carnival Event

Five-week extravaganza of water games, family activities, and star-studded performances