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The neurosurgeon Sergio Canavero announced in 2015 that he could soon be capable of performing the world’s first human head transplant procedure. This would mean that it would be possible to remove someone’s head, and graft it onto…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain For most people, recovering from an injury or surgery might require a short round of painkillers, but…

by Nicola Brandt, France Desk, Country Studies Branch, OECD Economics Department While overall poverty is relatively low in France, it can be highly concentrated at the neighbourhood level. In some cases the income of up to 40% of…

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Living in a poorer neighborhood is linked to accelerated brain aging and increased dementia risk early in life,…

Malnutrition, in all its forms, includes undernutrition (wasting, stunting, underweight), inadequate vitamins or minerals, overweight and obesity. South Africa has undergone a nutritional transition over the past 30 years…

• 272,400 die of kidney diseases yearly• Dialysis patient requires N160,000 weekly, N500,000 drugs monthly, N16m for transplant• Practitioners bemoan organ harvesting,…

Credit: CC0 Public Domain A new study of more than 2,000 dialysis facilities randomized to a new Medicare payment model aimed to improve…

Note: this article contains spoilers. For as long as laureates and lyricists have probed the human condition, they’ve eulogised the hero’s journey. Typically undertaken by a trail-blazing “übermensch” or barrel-chested Captain…

Microbes such as bacteria, viruses, parasites and fungi form part of our everyday lives – they live in us, on us and around us. We need them for healthy digestion, immune function, and the synthesis of essential nutrients, and we…

Many South African households are trapped. They are neither poor nor middle class. As a demographic they hover above the indigence threshold financially. But they are not yet securely in the middle class. This aspirant middle…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain People at risk of Alzheimer's disease have impaired spatial navigation prior to problems with other…

1. IntroductionSocial differences in health reflect an unfair distribution of health risks and resources; therefore, they are considered as an unjust and avoidable systematic cause of differences in health . Young people from…

1. IntroductionSocial differences in health reflect an unfair distribution of health risks and resources; therefore, they are considered as an unjust and avoidable systematic cause of differences in health . Young people from…

1. IntroductionSocial differences in health reflect an unfair distribution of health risks and resources; therefore, they are considered as an unjust and avoidable systematic cause of differences in health . Young people from…

Welcome to Startups Weekly — your weekly recap of everything you can’t miss from the world of startups. Sign up here to get it in your inbox every Friday. I’m having one of those weeks where I’m just constantly, very slowly shaking…

Liza Karlen’s 22-point, 10-rebound double-double led Marquette women’s basketball in its 52-38 win over Georgetown Wednesday night at the Al McGuire Center. Karlen being the Golden Eagles’ engine on offense helped them…

Electricity is essential to just about everyone – rich and poor, old and young. Yet, when severe storms strike, socioeconomically disadvantaged communities often wait longest to recover.That isn’t just a perception.We analyzed data from…

1. IntroductionThe estimation of pain prevalence adjusted for age and sex is found to be 27.5% across 52 countries , which is even more prevalent among low-income countries according to a recent meta-analysis, reporting that 33% of…

By Tara Failey University of Washington researcher Anjum Hajat, Ph.D. (Photo courtesy of Anjum Hajat) Exposure to air pollution can vary greatly by socioeconomic status (SES), according to a new NIEHS-funded review of existing…

By Tara Failey A new mother in India (Photo courtesy of University of Nebraska) A unique study found that sanitation practices such as open defecation are associated with elevated risk of adverse birth outcomes in rural India.…

OKLAHOMA CITY — Yes, the Nuggets missed Nikola Jokic. But they missed shots even more. In a contest between shorthanded contenders that wavered between defensive excellence and offensive ugliness, Denver buckled for a key stretch and…

A Michigan State University study is the first to show an association between unusually high pesticide exposure and poor sense of smell among aging farmers.The research examined more than 11,200 farmers over a 20-year…

Dhaka —  Bangladeshi Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus vowed Sunday to overcome scores of court cases that his supporters say are politically motivated to achieve his environmental and economic policies. "Our dream is to create a new…

People wait in line to receive a vaccine at a pop-up covid-19 vaccination site in Orlando, Florida, US.SOPA Images/LightRocket via Gett People in the US are observing with growing alarm the advancing age of their…

When an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-9 made an emergency landing in Portland on January 5 following a door plug blowing out shortly after departure, alarm bells began to ring. For Boeing, this was another incident on its 737 MAX series and…

Emma Stone enjoyed a celebratory night at the 2024 Golden Globes. The Hollywood star took home the prize for Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical for her role in  “Poor Things,” which also took home the award for Best Picture – Comedy or…

BEVERLY HILLS, California —  "Oppenheimer has dominated the Golden Globe Awards, taking home the night's top honor. Yorgos Lanthimos' "Poor Things" has won best comedy or musical at the 81st Golden Globes, an upset victory over the…

Christopher Nolan’s American epic “Oppenheimer” dominated the 81st Golden Globes, winning best drama, while Yorgos Lanthimos’ “Poor Things” pulled off an upset victor over “Barbie” to triumph in the best comedy or musical category. If…

Plov is a dish made of rice, beef or lamb, oil or animal fat, carrots (usually cut into matchsticks), and onions, cooked with cumin and salt in a large pot.…

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Newfoundland and Labrador recently announced plans to introduce a basic income for people aged 60-64 receiving…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Research into the experiences of principals working in schools with poor indoor air quality remains…

Growing up in Inner Mongolia, graduate student Zixiao Yin saw firsthand the effects of poor urban planning. As China underwent record growth, a mining boomtown intended for 1 million people rose from the desert…

The Future of the Great Barrier Reef series in partnership with…