Health
China health threats likely to increase due to heatwaves
Current health issues in China could be dwarfed by the future impacts of severe and frequent heatwaves caused by climate change, scientists are warning.
Jan 28, 2020
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University of Reading
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Being bilingual may help protect cognitive decline in multiple sclerosis patients
Bilingual speakers may benefit from protection against cognitive decline in multiple sclerosis according to a new study.
Jan 16, 2020
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Immunology
Inflammation 'game changer' as cellular death dance discovered
Inflammation in the human body has been revealed to be managed through a unique, highly-organised shape of receptors that 'dance' across a cell surface, according to new research.
Jan 15, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
The pursuit of happiness can end up leading to depression—if you're from the UK or USA
Focusing too much on the need to enjoy experiences may be contributing to depressive symptoms according to a new study.
Jan 6, 2020
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Health
'Baffling' scientific health claims on food unhelpful for shoppers
Parents say health claims on food are 'baffling' and use own knowledge of food to guide healthy purchases as industry leaders and consumers meet to discuss the need for a change in food labeling, specifically health claims.
Jan 3, 2020
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Health
Biomarker provides accurate measurement of flavanol intake
A new, objective way of measuring flavanol intake has been developed, which could help nutritional experts assess the link between these compounds and their health benefits at scale.
Dec 16, 2019
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Health
Two apples a day keeps cholesterol at bay
Eating two apples a day has been shown to help keep cholesterol down and fight heart disease risk according to new research.
Dec 16, 2019
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Health
Using escape games to get adults and children to think and change their diets
A new food education project is using the increasingly popular escape room idea to teach children and adults about balanced diets.
Dec 11, 2019
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Health
Gluten-free diets won't help healthy guts
Healthy people who avoid gluten by choice may not get any benefit from the gluten-free restriction on their diet, according to new research.
Oct 28, 2019
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Alzheimer's amyloid build-up affects certain parts of brain cells more than others in mice
A protein that is linked with Alzheimer's Disease has been found to be more likely to affect certain parts of brain cells that send messages than other parts of the cells.
Oct 24, 2019
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