On August 10, 2018, The Ministry of Health announced that there were 80,555 dengue fever cases reported throughout Vietnam, of which 24 have been fatal. From MOH’s report, the number of cases has rocketed up 33% over the same period of 2016, which had 110 876 cases throughout the whole...

Sleep disorders and Alzheimer’s disease may be more closely linked than previously thought - a new study suggests that people who carry a genetic susceptibility to Alzheimer’s disease may be at greater risk for cognitive problems from certain sleep disorders, such as sleep apnea. This shows a shared genetic connection...

Getting some bacteria with your food is the risk you take if you eat birthday cake after the candles have been blown out, dip a chip in salsa after someone else double-dips or eat toast that has fallen on the floor -- yes, even just for five seconds. Paul Dawson, a...

You know that familiar feeling: tingly, stinging eyes, followed by tears. Why would the humble onion, a key ingredient in your next culinary creation, cause you such discomfort? For plants and animals alike, life is all about survival and reproduction. Onions are no exception. To stop greedy predators from eating the...

Available treatments for tooth sensitivity are lacking in a number of ways, such as being ineffective and predisposing patients to bacteria and cavities. But researchers have now developed a new material to better protect sensitive teeth, using green tea polyphenols. For people with tooth sensitivity, drinking something either too hot or...

A new high-precision feeding system for lab mice reinforces the idea that the time of day food is eaten is more critical to weight loss than the amount of calories ingested. Mice on a reduced calorie plan that ate only during their normal feeding/active cycle were the only ones among five...