Research suggests the family of Anne Frank, the world famous Jewish diarist who died in the Holocaust, attempted to immigrate to the United States and later also to Cuba, but their efforts were thwarted by America’s restrictive immigration policy and the outbreak of World War II..
Living close to nature and spending time outside has wide-ranging health benefits - Exposure to greenspace reduces the risk of type II diabetes, cardiovascular disease, premature death, preterm birth, stress, and high blood pressure, suggests 143 studies involving over 290 million people..
Wearing a tie may be restricting blood flow to your brain. Tightly-worn ties have been found to impair the brain’s blood supply, prompting one scientist to suggest that it’s time to abandon them altogether..
An HIV vaccine which aims to provide immunity against various strains of the virus produced an anti-HIV immune system response in tests on 393 people, finds new multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 1/2a clinical trial in the Lancet..