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Married People Have Lower Cancer Risk, But the Reason is Complex

According to the research, cancer risk was 68% higher in never-married men and 85% higher in never-married women.

Is artificial turf bad for your health?

Artificial turf, the green plastic stuff that is supposed to look like grass, was sold to many home-owners as a clever compromise: a green-looking surface that makes you feel homey, but which needs no mowing. It survives heavy use, and in dry places like Middle East deserts, and in California or Texas, it can replace thirsty lawns. But it is toxic.

Oil pollution in Basrah’s soil is 1,200% higher than it should be

Soil pollution levels in parts of Basra are 1,200% to 3,300% higher than those typically measured in cities like Toronto or New York, according to new comparative soil data. It's getting into water.

Factors That Determine the Payout of Asbestos Cases

Asbestos is found in eye shadow and talc. Know your rights of this deadly environmental hazard.

Mini medical machines destroy pancreas cancer cells in new study

The idea of using MENPs to wirelessly control local electric fields was first proposed by Khizroev and Liang in 2011. Over the past decade, the concept evolved through global research partnerships and technological breakthroughs, culminating in this study.

Can Herpes Kill Cancer? A Modified Virus Offers New Hope for Skin Cancer Patients

So, can herpes kill cancer? Not the kind you catch on a bad date. But a lab-modified version of the virus might just save lives, turning a once-feared pathogen into a new kind of precision weapon in oncology.

A blood test to diagnose leukemia

What if a blood test could reveal the pace of our aging – and the diseases that may lie ahead?

Real life Snoopy sniffs out cancer for this medical startup

Patients breathe into a specially designed face mask for three minutes. The mask is then sent to the company’s laboratory, where trained beagles "analyze" the sample under the supervision of an AI system. Each sample undergoes 3 to 5 examinations to ensure high accuracy.

Is our diet feeding a cancer-causing bacteria? Scientists link early-onset colorectal cancer to gut microbes and what we eat

While the study didn’t examine diet directly, scientists widely agree that food plays a critical role in shaping the gut microbiome — the community of trillions of bacteria in our digestive tract. Some of these bacteria are protective. Others, like colibactin-producing E. coli, can be harmful.

Do Tattoos Cause Cancer? What Science Says About the Risks of Modern Ink

Tattoos have long been a form of self-expression, a way to etch stories, beliefs, and memories onto the skin. But as tattoo culture grows, so do questions about its long-term health effects. Could your ink be doing more than just decorating your body?

Breast cancer survivors age faster, new research finds

Some of the tools to help treat breast cancer may be harming women as well. It's known that radiation and chemotherapy take a toll on the body in the short term but in a new study, treatments against breast cancer can also cause significant long term affects that speed up the aging process in survivors. 

The Milky Debate: Is Cow’s Milk a Friend or Foe for Humans?

Milk can come in many alternatives: lab-made, almond, oat, camel or from cows. What's your favorite?