Rabbits get high after eating lettuce
2024-06-25 15:56:52 Rabbits are getting high on lettuce. Bunny owners have been warned of the myths about what the animals should be fed as part of Rabbit Awareness Week (RAW)…
Long-term loneliness doubles danger of strokes
2024-06-25 15:26:55 Loneliness doubles the risk of stroke. Research has found that adults aged 50 and older who have experienced chronic isolation had a 56 per cent increased risk of…
Fears grow about brain-attacking virus that is carried by sloths
2024-06-25 14:53:12 Concerns are growing over a brain-attacking virus that is carried by sloths. Infections of the Oropouche virus are emerging far away from the Amazon rainforest and scientists fear…
Homosexual activity in animals is more common than thought
2024-06-24 15:09:49 Homosexual activity in animals is more common than suspected. Biologists at the University of Toronto have found that gay behaviour in the animal kingdom has been “widely observed”…
Cats hate their owners and plot against them
2024-06-24 14:07:17 Cats hate their owners. A new study has found that feline lovers have been mauled, spied on and had their property wrecked by their moggies. The research by…
Pets can sense when they are about to die
2024-06-24 13:35:48 Pets sense when they are going to die. Boffin Dr. Rupert Sheldrake has claimed that evidence shows that pets provide a “last rally” to provide comfort for their…
Weight-loss drugs ease heart failure symptoms
2024-06-24 12:09:38 Weight-loss jabs reduce the symptoms of heart failure. A trial has discovered that semaglutide – known by the brand names Ozempic and Wegovy – provided the same benefits…
Heart muscle can be 'regenerated' by gentle shockwaves
2024-06-21 14:06:41 Doctors have “regenerated” heart muscle for the first time using shockwaves. People who were given the treatment after a bypass surgery were shown to have clinically improved a…
Sugar in the body could be a cure for baldness
2024-07-24 13:06:45 A sugar in the body could cure baldness. Experts have discovered that the sweet substance can stimulate hair growth and is equally effective as the existing drug to…
Wild sharks in Brazil's waters test positive for cocaine
2024-07-24 12:01:16 Sharks off the Brazilian coast have tested positive for cocaine. A new study by local scientists found high concentrations of the drugs in the bodies of 13 sharpnose…
