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Elevator travelers always avoid eye-contact

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Many of us use elevator several times a day without really noticing. And yet the way we behave in elevators reveals a hidden anxiety. "Most...

Experts have found that a blood test that reads genetic results like a barcode can pick out the most aggressive prostate cancers

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Experts have found that a blood test that reads genetic results like a barcode can pick out the most aggressive prostate cancers. The test, which...

A diet rich in tomatoes may reduce the risk of having a stroke

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Finnish researchers have found that a diet rich in tomatoes may reduce the risk of having a stroke. They were investigating the impact of lycopene...

Prof. John Gurdon used a gut sample to clone frogs and Prof. Shinya Yamanaka altered genes to reprogramme cells

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John Gurdon from the UK and Shinya Yamanaka from Japan, two pioneers of stem cell research, have shared the Nobel Prize for medicine or...

Tests in primates had suggested NA-1 prevented brain cells dying when a stroke starved them of oxygen

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According to doctors in the US and Canada, it may be possible to use a drug to prevent some of the lasting and crippling...

A new study suggests that eating apples each day could significantly improve the heart health of middle-aged adults in just one month

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A new study suggests that eating apples each day could significantly improve the heart health of middle-aged adults in just one month. Those who ate...

Eating cruciferous vegetables at least once a week can cut the risk of developing a variety of cancers

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Eating cruciferous vegetables such as sprouts, broccoli and cauliflower at least once a week can cut the risk of developing a variety of cancers. Those...

Aspergillus meningitis is caused by a fungus found in a spinal steroid injections

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Fungal meningitis outbreak death toll has risen to seven in U.S. The disease has been linked to spinal steroid injections, sparking fear as new cases...

Oestrogen cream speeds up leg ulcers healing process

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Doctors have discovered why wounds such as ulcers take longer to heal in older people - and they believe a cream containing the female...

Lady Gaga blamed recent weight gain on eating too much of her parents restaurant good food

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The high-end Manhattan restaurant owned by Lady Gaga and her family has been slammed by health officials for its filthy ways. Joanne Trattoria on the...

Drinking more than three cups of coffee a day may increase the risk of vision loss and blindness

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According to an American research, drinking more than three cups of coffee a day may increase the risk of vision loss and blindness. Even moderate...

A daily multivitamin tablet may boost the memory and slow mental decline

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According to new studies, a daily multivitamin tablet may boost the memory and slow mental decline. Taking supplements has a beneficial effect on memory and...

An outbreak of rare fungal meningitis in the US has now affected 47 people in seven states

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An outbreak of rare fungal meningitis in the US has now affected 47 people in seven states, Center for Disease Control (DCD) officials say. Doctors...

World leaders are often accused of hubris, of wielding power in arrogant and self-serving ways

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World leaders are often accused of hubris, of wielding power in arrogant and self-serving ways. Leaders and managers in public life rarely escape criticism when...

Martin Bell's course Perfectly Poised takes place in his offices in the posh suburb of Clifton

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British clinician Martin Bell is so fed up with treating women for joint pain because of their high heels he has devised a course...

Scientists have devised a formula that predicts a woman’s chances of pregnancy

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Scientists have devised a formula that predicts a woman’s chances of pregnancy. The formula combines information about how fertility drops with age with the length...

Stem cells made from skin have become "grandparents" after generations of life were created in experiments by scientists in Japan

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Stem cells made from skin have become "grandparents" after generations of life were created in experiments by scientists in Japan. The cells were used to...

Edwin Velez set himself the seemingly impossible task of losing 100 lbs in those four short months

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At five-foot-six, Edwin Velez weighed 300 pounds when he holidayed in the Bahamas last November. When the 26-year-old from Albertville, Alabama, saw his holiday snaps,...

How to stay healthy in autumn

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The end of summer doesn’t only mark the end of sunshine, sunbathing and warm temperatures and thus the return of poor weather, but also...

Every bride walks down the aisle hoping love will make her marriage last forever

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Every bride walks down the aisle hoping love will make her marriage last forever. But ask women a few years later if they’d marry the...

A painkiller as powerful as morphine has been found in the deadly venom of the black mamba

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French scientists say that a painkiller as powerful as morphine, but without most of the side-effects, has been found in the deadly venom of...

An aspirin a day may slow brain decline in elderly women

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A new research has find that an aspirin a day may slow brain decline in elderly women at high risk of cardiovascular disease. Around 500...

Scientists say they can find no convincing evidence to show that taking vitamin D supplements will fend off a cold

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Scientists say they can find no convincing evidence to show that taking vitamin D supplements will fend off a cold. A New Zealand team did...

Smoked salmon made by the Dutch fish producer Foppen is being taken off the shelves

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About 300 people in the Netherlands and the US have caught salmonella after eating Dutch smoked salmon, say Dutch health authorities. About 200 people have...

Liam Neeson was more than happy show off his body to raise cash for cancer research

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Liam Neeson was more than happy show off his body to raise cash for cancer research. The Northern Irish actor stripped down to just his...