Aspirin Use Among American Adults Remains High Despite Warnings From Experts; Why Is It No Longer Recommended For Preventing Cardiovascular Disease?

Medicine & Technology Jun 27, 2024

A significant number of older adults in the US continue to take aspirin to prevent cardiovascular diseases despite evolving guidelines. Learn more about it in this article.

Childhood Lead Exposure in Americans in 1960-1970 Results to Below Average IQ

Mar 11, 2022

A percentage of Americans born in the 60s and 70s are found to have lower IQ due to childhood lead exposure. Know more about the effects of this toxic material.

Study Finds Americans Don’t Eat Adequate Fish

Nov 14, 2020

Americans consume only less than half of the 26 pounds each year.

Do You Want an iPhone 12? Study Says You Need to Work for at Least 6.1 Days!

Oct 21, 2020

Planning to get the new iPhone 12? You only need to work an average of 6.1 days to save up and buy Apple's smartphone!

New Survey Discovered More Than Two in Five American Adults (45%) Doubt Safety of Vaccine

Jun 27, 2019

The Harris Poll conducted a recent online survey of more than 2,000 U.S. adults on behalf of the American Osteopathic Association and showed that more than two in five American adults (45 percent) say something has caused them to doubt vaccine safety.

Burnout among Healthcare Professionals a Source of Concern for Three-Quarters of Americans

Jun 18, 2019

Burnout among pharmacists, physicians, nurses, and other professionals can lead to impaired attention and decreased functioning that threatens to cause medical errors and reduce safety

Mexico's 12,000-Year-Old Teenage Girl Unravels Many Past Mysteries

Apr 03, 2017

Analysis of the 12,000 years old adolescent girl’s bones discovered from a Mexican cave unravels the difficult life and times of that era.

Climate Change Data Should Be Saved From Trump

Mar 13, 2017

Scientists think that climate change data should be saved from Trump and his administration.

New Study Shows Smartphones Are Americans' Lifeline

Apr 06, 2015

Americans are becoming increasingly reliant on their smartphones, according to a new study. The study, from the Pew Research Center, also found that while Americans rely on their smartphones they often find the cost of these phones to be a little too steep

Genetic Ancestry of Americans Is More Complex Than Previously Thought, Study Shows

Mar 25, 2015

A new study shows that the genetic makeup of North and South Americans is more complex than previously known. It reveals that there were different patterns of migration between the Caribbean and mainland America.

Research Provides Al Gore With a Climate Change Platform for Election

Mar 17, 2015

For years now former Vice President of the United States, Al Gore has been the the man professing the end of the world as we know it. In fact, while his predictions and commentary on the matter of global climate change may have sent scientists and the rest of the American public into a frenzy, they also happened to win him an Academy Award for his film “An Inconvenient Truth”. But with a changing industry and a change in the global conversation, Gore’s recent tone has been a lot more hopeful than it once was. And with news this weekend of an even greater shift towards green energy, with a discovery made by researchers at Brown University, some are hopeful that Gore will once again reclaim an office in the White House with election campaigns starting right around the corner.

New Study Reveals Americans Believe Stopping Climate Change is a “Moral Obligation”

Feb 28, 2015

A new study by Reuters/IPSOS has found that a majority of Americans see it as a "moral obligation" to reduce carbon emissions and stop climate change to ensure the continued health of the planet.

Researchers Reveal That Killer ‘Bourbon Virus’ is Of the Rare Thogotovirus Genus

Feb 22, 2015

Forget Ebola, Americans may have an even more viral threat, mutating close to home. Months ago we reported on the death of a Kansas man who had been bitten by ticks and died from complications with what appeared to be a virus—what researchers called the “Bourbon Virus”. Now, health officials say that the virus is not anything like which they have ever seen, and as a member of an entirely novel genus of viruses, it may pose significant health risks throughout the United States.

Turkey Day In Space—ISS Astronauts Float Through Thanksgiving

Nov 27, 2014

Despite having an international crew, and orbiting in a laboratory 260 miles above the surface of the Earth, astronauts aboard the International Space Station are celebrating today’s turkey day with a few of their zero-g versions of traditional Thanksgiving classics—and they’re even sharing what their thankful for with the rest of the world.

Most Heavy Drinkers in the U.S May Not Necessarily Be Alcoholics

Nov 20, 2014

Most heavy drinkers in the U.S. are not necessarily alcoholics, study reveals.