Air pollution linked to almost a million stillbirths a year
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteAlmost a million stillbirths a year can be attributed to air pollution, according to the first global study. Read More
Six in 10 older teens in England have ‘possible eating problems’
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteMore than half of older teenagers and young adults in England have a problematic relationship with food, a major survey of young people’s…
Bird flu: What is it and what's behind the outbreak? Published 1 day ago
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe world is going through its worst-ever outbreak of bird flu. Read More
50,000 year old zombie virus revived from the Siberian permafrost
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteGlobal warming is bringing back ancient viruses from the dead as frozen ‘zombie viruses’ are making their way back into the earth…
‘I get this rush of sadness’: is a wave of youth migration threatening the Nigerian way of life?
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteOn the day Nigeria celebrated the anniversary of its independence from British rule, Chisom Chuba said farewell to her family Read More
Alzheimer's drug lecanemab hailed as momentous breakthrough
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe first drug to slow the destruction of the brain in Alzheimer’s has been heralded as momentous. Read More
My six simple tips to lower your cholesterol
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteCholesterol has been demonised over the years for its damaging effect on our cardiovascular health — but it’s not all bad: in…
Nigeria stowaways who survived 11 days on ship rudder ‘must return home’
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThree migrants who reportedly survived an 11-day journey from Nigeria to the Canary Islands balanced on the rudder of a fuel tanker should Read More
Scientists genetically modify a tobacco plant to produce COCAINE in its leaves
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA tobacco plant relative called Nicotiana benthamiana has been genetically modified to produce cocaine in its leaves. Read More
Malawi starts landmark malaria vaccination drive
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Malawi has begun vaccinating children as part of a world-first, large-scale campaign against malaria. Read More