Inflammation, long considered a hallmark of aging, may not be a universal human experience, according to international researchers who say it might actually be a byproduct of industrialised lifestyles ...

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" The government's social media ban for children under 16 is defensible based upon the toxic nature of the social media platforms being banned. There are certainly going to be problems with ...

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Higher levels of bisphenol A (BPA), a plastic commonly used in food packaging, were detected in urine samples taken from women pregnant with boys later found to have autism. Using an analysis of two ...

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Photographs of children's retinas - the 'screen' at the back of the eye - can be used to test for autism, and possibly even for the severity of the disease, with a little help from artificial ...

Australia signed up to the Bletchley Declaration, an international agreement on the regulation of AI, at a summit in London late last week. A release from the Department of Industry on Friday said ...

People who use anti-inflammatory drugs over a long period of time may be at a lower risk of dementia regardless of the dosage, according to international research. The team followed the non-steroidal ...

International researchers have figured out the makeup of a "phantom chemical" found in some drinking water, over 40 years after it was first discovered. The researchers say US drinking water treated ...