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Sunday 25 October 2020
Some of the ingredients found in commonly used synthetic hair dyes can trigger allergic reactions.
The catchier the ad, the more effective.
It has long been difficult to determine how and why human language began.
Put down the glass.
Women who consumed fast food four or more times a week took nearly a month longer to become pregnant than those who didn’t.
A new report details concerns Irish mothers had after being diagnosed with HIV.
“This is the first time we’ve shown shape and age are related for all kinds of galaxies.”
Researchers propose a new model to explain how a goalkeeper dives to the right corner at the right time in penalty kick situations.
Researchers also found that those with a traumatic brain injury were diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease an average of two years earlier than those without.
Mobile eyebrows gave us the communication skills to establish large, social networks.
New research found obesity levels in the greenest areas were actually higher than those with a medium amount of green space.
New research suggests that a person’s internal clock may be at odds with their external environment – and that they should be allowed start work later.
The findings were published in The Lancet journal this week.
A new study has found that women are far more likely to underestimate their own intelligence than men.
Archaeologists have uncovered evidence that there were hundreds of villages in the rainforest away from major rivers.
Judge Karen O’Connor said the jury must come to their own conclusion based on the evidence they hear in court.
Researchers have found that adding tiny cellulose fibres extracted from banana plant waste to ice cream could slow melting.
Researchers also warned that infectious crew members could infect an average of 4.6 passengers per flight.
The worst offender was Stranger Things with 182 scenes with cigarettes.
Falsehoods are 70% more likely to be retweeted than the truth, new research has found.
Researchers of a new study are hoping their findings inspire burn units to try to keep people with extensive burns alive as it can be done.
Its cost could be outweighed by health savings in the area of air pollution disease and death.
Under the Irish sea is a prehistoric ‘palaeolandscape’ of plains, hills, marshlands and river valleys.
In a new study, the majority of early-onset dementia diagnoses were related to chronic heavy drinking.
Cutting either carbs or fats shaves off excess weight in about the same proportion.
The “first of their kind” tests measure damage to proteins that can be an early indicator of autism.
The researchers believe this might be because countries with less gender equality often have little welfare support.
The study of over 34,000 people is the first to examine the environmental impacts of both food choices and farm production systems.
New research suggests it’s time to try other methods to fight the escalating obesity problem.
The ESRI has linked cancer figures with geographical data on radon gas.
This week, UK scientists confirmed that the first modern Briton had dark skin and blue eyes.
Researchers based in Cork have been awarded €570,000 to develop the system.
Research has revealed that strangers resembling past individuals known to be trustworthy are trusted more.
One in three women are estimated to use ibuprofen in the first three months of pregnancy.
A third of these people will be diagnosed with dementia, depression or a cognitive impairment.
In 83% of cases, the test was even able to narrow down where the cancer was anatomically located.
This type of yoga is carried out in a room heated to 35–42 degrees Celsius.
Dr Tony Scott, co-founder of the BTYSTE, said this year’s winner has an “amazing” level of knowledge.
A large number of groups feed and clothes homeless people in Ireland – but are they really helping?
Instead, frailty, depressive symptoms, cognitive impairment and smoking were associated with postoperative complications.
WE’RE LESS THAN a week out from the scariest night of the year.
Halloween will look somewhat different this year but there’s nothing stopping us breaking out the box of decorations, throwing on a witch’s hat and doing up the outside of the house.
Cobwebs, ghouls and goblins, a scary pumpkin, there’s plenty of inspiration around at the moment as more and more people gear up for the 31st.
This morning, we want to know: Have you decorated your house for Halloween?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
Richard Nairns details some of what he discovered when he moved to Ned’s Wood in Co Wicklow.
A couple of afternoon showers
Max: 11 °C
Min: 7 °C
Winds subsiding with a couple of showers
Max: 12 °C
Min: 5 °C
Clouds breaking, rain ending; breezy
Max: 11 °C
Min: 6 °C
