Scientific
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Study: Loneliness doesn’t raise mortality risk
Waterloo-led research challenges link between loneliness and mortality for older adults receiving home care Various reports have linked loneliness to…
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Simple £5 blood test could help prevent thousands of heart attacks, study says
Crucially, modelling suggested troponin tests were especially effective at spotting danger in people currently assessed and found to be at…
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EXPERT REACTION: Mixtures of common food additives could be linked to type 2 diabetes
Two mixtures of common food additives, including aspartame, sucralose, xanthan and guar gums, modified starches, carrageenan and citric acid, could…
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Benefits of ADHD medication outweigh health risks, study finds
Children taking ADHD drugs showed small increases in blood pressure and pulse rates but ‘risk-benefit ratio is reassuring’ The benefits…
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Large-scale study reveals autoimmune disorders now affect around one in ten
A new population-based study, involving 22 million people, shows that autoimmune disorders now affect around one in ten individuals. The…
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Sweetener saccharin shows surprise power against antibiotic resistance
Sugar substitute found in supermarkets can kill drug-resistant bacteria and help antibiotics work better Saccharin, the artificial sweetener used in…
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Scientists find age-related links between beverage choices and mental health risks
A large study has found that different types of beverages are linked to the likelihood of developing depression and anxiety…
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All living things emit an eerieglow that is snuffed out upondeath
Our bodies emit a stream of low-energy photons, and now experiments inmice have revealed that this ghostly glow is cut…
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Newborns treated with antibiotics respond less well to vaccines, study shows
An Australian study found that babies with early exposure to antibiotics had lower levels of antibodies against jabs in later…
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