Vitamin D: The effects of too much—and too little—sunlight on human health
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The existence of nearly all life on Earth is fueled by light from the Sun. Read More
New cancer treatment destroys tumours in terminally ill, finds trial
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Reading Time: < 1 minute A new cancer treatment can wipe out tumours in terminally ill patients, scientists have discovered. Read More
Lack of access to mental heath care for children in Africa: WHO, Unicef warn
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The UN Children’s Fund (Unicef) and the World Health Organisation say there is a need for increased investment and access to mental…
Parkinson's disease: Nine early signs - 'If you have more than one talk to your doctor'
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The progressio n of symptoms is often a bit different from one person to another due to the diversity of the disease….
Can migraines be untangled by new medical thinking?
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Reading Time: < 1 minute I started yawning, and that was it. That was the sign a migraine was beginning, Read More
Fears of 'twindemic': People who catch COVID and flu at same time this winter 'twice as likely to die', ' Jenny Harries warns
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Reading Time: < 1 minute COVID-19 and flu are co-circulating this year for the first time and those who catch both are twice as likely to die,…
Epigenetics, the misunderstood science that could shed new light on ageing
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Reading Time: < 1 minute A little over a decade ago, a clutch of scientific studies was published that seemed to show that survivors of atrocities or…
Which countries have been hit the hardest by Covid? Peru has the highest death rate in the world with more than 6,000 per million killed by the virus – compared to China which has seen only 30 per million
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Peru has the highest Covid death rate in the world with more than 6,000 per million losing their lives to the deadly…
Should you REALLY ditch dairy? Experts compare the traditional pint of milk to trendy alternatives - and warn plant-based options are lower in carbs and sugar, but are ultra-processed and lack calcium
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Trendy plant milks have seen a boom in recent years, with many choosing to ditch cow’s milk and buy non-dairy alternatives for…
Calls for stronger COVID measures in schools after 270,000 secondary pupils infected last week
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Education unions have called for the reintroduction of extra safety measures in schools after official estimates showed around 270,000 secondary pupils had…