• Treating back pain cuts brain changes
    • Treating chronic low back pain can reverse pain-related thinning of the brain and its related cognitive impairments, a Canadian study says. Patients whose pain was successfully treated either through spinal injections or ...
    • Death sentence upheld for Bahraini men
    • A Bahraini emergency appeals court has upheld the death sentences of two men found guilty of killing two police officers during anti-regime demonstrations. The men are accused of running over ...
    • Deadly explosions hit Iraqi capital
    • At least 13 people have been killed and 50 more wounded in a series of bomb explosions north of the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, security officials say. In a new wave of unrest that has been targeting the ...
    • Tobacco, invasive breast cancer linked
    • Long-term smoking places women who are already at risk of developing breast cancer at a greater risk of being diagnosed with invasive forms of the cancer. University of Pittsburgh researchers showed women who had been smoking for at least ...
    • Terrorist cell busted in Syria
    • Syrian security forces say they have arrested a terrorist cell near the capital Damascus, amid a rise in anti-government protests in the Arab country. The terror group, which was armed with ...
    • Iraqi terror victim families to sue MKO
    • Families of Iraqi victims of terrorist attacks by the Mujahedin Khalq Organization (MKO) are to file a lawsuit against the terrorist group with the Iraqi Judiciary. A number of the families of the victims of the ...
    • Cell therapy prevents transplant rejection
    • Scientists have found a technique to develop immune cells which prevent the rejection of transplanted organs without the patient having to take strong immune drugs. Patients usually have to take ...
    • Obesity increases prostate cancer risk
    • Obese and overweight men are considerably at a higher risk of the spread of prostate cancer to other organs than their normal weight peers. Researchers at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina, studied ...
    • Kids can recall very early memories
    • A recent study by the Memorial University of Newfoundland shows that children can recall memories from well before the age of two, but forget most of them later. Canadian researchers studied about 100 young children aged ...
    • Iraq to dispatch aid convoy to Bahrain
    • After the first convoy of Iranian activists set sail towards Bahrain to show solidarity with the people there, Iraq plans to send a humanitarian convoy to the Persian Gulf state. Iraq’s National Committee for the ...
    • Rare artworks found in Egypt Museum
    • A number of rare paintings of some Egyptian veteran artists have been discovered in the Egyptian Museum of Civilization in the capital city Cairo. According to Reuters, about 222 works consisting of ...
    • Infant death rate falling universally
    • World Health Organization (WHO) reports that the global infant mortality rate has dropped during the first decade of the century. According to the latest annual World Health Statistics Report, the child mortality rate has decreased by ...
    • Vitamin D, infantile Infections linked
    • Insufficient levels of vitamin D at the time of birth are associated with a higher risk of developing infantile Lung Infections, a new study suggests. The findings showed that most of the children who ...
    • Mindful meditation eases bowl disorder
    • Practicing a simple meditation technique called mindful meditation may help people suffering from symptoms of Irritable bowel disease syndrome (IBS). University of North Carolina researchers showed a 38 percent reduction in IBS symptoms of ...
    • Defiant Saleh faces more protests
    • Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has once again rejected calls for his resignation, as the countrys revolutionary movement continues nabated. Hundreds of thousands of protesters turned out in ...
    • Long bottle-feeding may cause obesity
    • Children who regularly use a bottle at age 2 are more likely to become obese by the time of kindergarten that those who switch to cups at younger ages. After following 6,750 US children from the time of birth, scientists found that at age ...
    • Moderate arsenic in water harms heart
    • Even moderate levels of arsenic n drinking water increases the risk of developing heart disease, a new study suggests. In a 6-year study, researchers measured the amounts of arsenic in drinking water wells in Araihazar, Bangladesh and ...
    • Al Khalifa regime at war with Bahrainis
    • The trial of 21 Bahrainis shows the Manama regime is at war with all the protesters as they all want an end to the rule of Al Khalifa family, a Bahraini political activist says. This is not the first time the Al Khalifa regime has ...
    • West’s silence on Bahrain censured
    • A Bahraini human rights group has lambasted the West’s refusal to openly condemn brutal Saudi-backed crackdown against the popular uprising in Manama. The response from the West has been ...
    • Most kids can unbuckle car seats: Study
    • Many toddlers, some as young as one year old, can unbuckle themselves while on board a car, which could mean that many kids remain unbuckled when the vehicle is in motion. Researchers at Yale School of Medicine surveyed 378 parents and found that ...
    • Altered sleep pattern affects brain aging
    • Sleeping less than six or more than eight hours a night is associated with a decline in brain function in the middle-aged adults, a new study says. A 5-year study of more than 5,000 middle age people showed that ...
    • Hot bath, heart arrest linked
    • Taking a hot bath on a cold day may slightly increase the risk of experiencing cardiac arrests, a Japanese study says. The new study found the rate of ...
    • Bahrain forces raid girl’s school again
    • Saudi-backed Bahraini forces launch a second raid on an all-girls school in the north of the country, in line with violent crackdown on the popular revolution the government is facing. Eyewitnesses say the Saudi-backed forces took away ...
    • Watching too much TV harms kid’s heart
    • Children as young as six who watch too much TV are at a higher risk of developing heart disease, high blood pressure and diabetes later on in life. Sydney University researchers found that, children as young as ...
    • Fish oil may lower postnatal depression
    • Consuming foods or supplements rich in omega-3 fatty acids during pregnancy may lower the risk of developing symptoms of postpartum (after childbirth) depression. Postpartum depression is moderate to severe depression in a woman after giving birth ...
    • Daily apple boosts heart health
    • Eating apples every day may decrease the level of bad cholesterol and help prevent cardiovascular diseases, a new study suggests. According to the new findings presented at ...
    • Blueberries may inhibit obesity
    • A new study has showed that a group of compounds found in Blueberries may fight obesity by inhibiting the formation of fat in body tissues. Researchers at Texas Woman’s University applied polyphenols from blueberries onto ...
    • Vegetarian diet cuts cataracts risk
    • People who follow vegetarian diet may experience a lower risk of developing cataracts than those who usually eat more meat and fewer vegetables. A team of researchers at University of Oxford, UK, asked ...
    • Egyptian Museum closed after protests
    • Cairo’s Egyptian Museum has been closed to visitors following demonstrations in the capital city’s Liberation Square which left six people dead. The museum was closed on Saturday when violence broke out as ...
    • Pollution causes brain damage in mice
    • A new study has found an association between exposure to air pollution and development of brain damage in mice, causing signs such as memory loss. A new study conducted by researchers at the University of Southern California showed that ...
    • New drug to treat restless legs
    • The Food and Drug administration (FDA) has approved gabapentin as a new medication for treatment of nightly disturbing condition called restless leg syndrome (RLS). The US Federal agency came to its new decision after ...