United States News
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Cardiovascular deaths on the rise in the US
According to the American Heart Association (AHA), nearly half of all adults in the United States have cardiovascular disease. It...
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Why sleep is the best painkiller
New research, published in the Journal of Neuroscience, finds that sleep deprivation increases sensitivity to pain by numbing the brain's...
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Huawei CFO to appear in Canada court on Tuesday
Huawei Technologies Co Ltd Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou was set to appear in a Canadian court on Tuesday to...
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76 WTO members pushing for new e-commerce rules
Impatient with a lack of World Trade Organization rules on the explosive growth of e-commerce, 76 members - including the...
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I think we will make a deal
US President Donald Trump said Friday he is confident Washington and Beijing will reach a deal to bring to a...
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Why green leafy vegetables can protect liver health
New research that features in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) discovers that a compound present...
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Insomnia: Light pollution and sleeping pill use may be linked
New research, published in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, suggests that nighttime exposure to artificial outdoor light, known as...
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Depression: Electrical stimulation can 'significantly' improve mood
New research shows that deep brain stimulation can tackle treatment-resistant depression. Stimulating a brain area called the orbitofrontal cortex led...
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Low back pain: Pulsed radiofrequency may be the answer
A new study reveals that pulsed radiofrequency may help patients with low back pain that has not responded to conservative...
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Strong quake hits Fiji
A 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Fiji Monday, the United States Geological Survey said, but it was too...
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Prone to binge drinking? This might be why
Why do some people only have one drink, whereas others find it difficult to stop? A neuroscientific study sheds light. According...
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Could omega-3 supplements help reduce anxiety?
A recently published meta-analysis concludes that omega-3 oil supplements might reduce symptoms of anxiety for some people. Anxiety is one of...
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Walking may prevent heart failure in senior women
New research examines the effect of walking on two subtypes of heart failure in aging women. The findings were published...
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Parkinson's gene affects more people than previously thought
New research finds that a gene previously thought to affect only a small percentage of Parkinson's disease cases actually affects...