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Scientists have discovered a chemical in blood that indicates whether people will have declining brain function. Looking for the earliest signs of Alzheimer’s disease,...
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Proving that intermittent fasting works, like any lifestyle intervention, is notoriously difficult. But new technologies will better help us to understand what works and...
Scientists have discovered a chemical in blood that indicates whether people will have declining brain function. Looking for the earliest signs of Alzheimer’s disease,...
Encouraging men to become more involved as fathers is the key to achieving gender equality, according to a landmark international study that shows women...
“Listen to your body,” is one of the most overused phrases in the pregnancy-vadvice market. And, actually, it’s really hard to ignore your body...
What is it? A full-body method of walking, where you propel yourself along using a pair of long poles. It’s cross-country skiing, basically, but...
I drew a few short straws in the genetic lottery. There’s my height (5ft 4in). The “Urwin bottom” (bony yet structurally significant). And then,...
The South African recipient of the world’s first penile transplant is to become a father, a surgeon who performed the operation has told the...
Eating half a handful of nuts every day could substantially lower the risk of early death, a Dutch study suggests. Previous studies had already...
A woman in Belgium is the first in the world to give birth to a baby using transplanted ovarian tissue frozen when she was...
Overweight people who have suffered a heart attack may live longer than healthy people because certain fats are programmed to guard the body against...
The brain is truly a marvel. A seemingly endless library, whose shelves house our most precious memories as well as our lifetime’s knowledge. But...