Why you gain weight as you get older: Scientists discover the body’s ability to remove fat from where it’s stored
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Possible treatment breakthrough for the rare disease arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy
Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy type 5 (ARVC5) is a fatal genetic disease for which there is unfortunately no cure. Now,
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Measles epidemic: Anti-vax parents need to hear of the horrors of forgotten diseases
There’s been a surge in measles cases across Europe, putting people’s lives at risk according to new findings from the
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The science behind diet trends
Every year a new batch of diets become trendy. In the past, the blood group, ketogenic, Pioppi and gluten-free diets
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Artist colourises photos of asylum patients from the Victorian era
Portraits of Victorian asylum patients have been brought back to life by being colourised. The original black and white images
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Excess body fat increases the risk of depression
Carrying ten kilograms of excess body fat increases the risk of depression by seventeen per cent. The more fat, the
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ASK THE GP: What’s the cause of my sore, cracked tongue?
ASK THE GP: What’s the cause of my sore, cracked tongue? Dr Martin Scurr answers your health questions Q: For
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Eastern Equine Encephalitis Has Reportedly Killed 1 Woman—Here's What to Know About the Mosquito-Borne Disease
A Massachusetts woman has been identified as having eastern equine encephalitis (EEE)—the fourth confirmed case of the rare but dangerous infection
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Why, with huge reluctance, I’m off the booze, says BONNIE ESTRIDGE
Why, with huge reluctance, I’m off the booze: BONNIE ESTRIDGE in her latest despatch on living with Alzheimer’s I have
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When liver disease affects the brain
Scientists have demonstrated how chronic liver diseases cause molecular changes in the brain. They carried out their research using the
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