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It's Monday morning, the alarm goes off and it's already 7:30 a.m.—and you're 30 minutes late. Normally you need 45 minutes to walk the 3 kilometers to work, but this morning you'll be running for 20 minutes. Yes, but by ...
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The genetic risk of developing Alzheimer's disease is more strongly influenced by the mother's side than the father's side, a recent study has discovered.
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Do you find that you daydream a lot? Are you often sluggish and tend to disengage easily when doing a task? You might have cognitive disengagement syndrome, or CDS.
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Imagine a future where the smell of menthol could alleviate some of the worst symptoms of Alzheimer's disease. This might sound like science fiction, but innovative new research is making it a potential reality.
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It's winter, so many of us will be bringing out, or buying, winter bedding. But how much of a difference does your bedding make to your thermal comfort? Can a particular textile help you sleep? Is it wool, or other natural ...
Jun 22, 2024
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Body mass index (better known as BMI) has long been used to get a quick and easy snapshot of a person's body fat levels. To calculate someone's BMI, you divide their weight in kilograms by their height in meters times itself. ...
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The world is becoming clogged with plastic. Particles of plastic so tiny they cannot be seen with the naked eye have been found almost everywhere, from the oceans' depths to the mountain tops. They are in the soil, in plants, ...
Jun 19, 2024
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Whether you're left, right or ambidextrous, "handedness" is part of our identity. But a lot of people don't realize that we have other biases too and they are not unique to humans. My colleagues and I have published a new ...
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The manufacturers of the most popular weight loss drugs are being challenged in court.
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The puzzle of memory has intrigued philosophers and intellects for a very long time. Plato and Aristotle believed that memory was found only in the realm of the soul and the mind, but there was nothing corporeal or physical ...
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