Climate change and disruption of the ecosystem have the potential to profoundly impact the human body. Xue Ming, professor of neurology at Rutgers New Jersey…
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A research team identifies how some gliomas develop chemoresistance
A team led by Massimo Squatrito, Head of the Seve Ballesteros Foundation Brain Tumor Group at the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO), has made…
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Body mass index may not be the best indicator of our health, so how can we improve it?
Body mass index or BMI has long been the standard for measuring health. The simple formula is widely used to classify whether our weight falls…
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How to stop your glasses fogging up when you wear a face mask
By now, we hope you all have a stash of face masks to wear whenever you head out and about. But while wearing a face…
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Emotional Hangovers Are a Real Thing — Here's How to Cure Them
Many of us (unfortunately) have experienced and fought to cure a hell of a hangover before (lots of water, rest and maybe a bit of…
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People with delusions understand metaphor differently – here’s how it could help explain schizophrenia
Figurative language, by which the speaker intends to communicate something other than what is actually said by the words used, is commonplace in human communication….
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Bandaid or cure: a major health review remains split on how to reduce persistent inequalities for Māori
Māori have demonstrably poorer health outcomes than other New Zealanders and this disparity has persisted for decades. A recently released and long-awaited major review of…
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Joe Wicks: How to stick to healthy habits when lockdown ends
So many of us have made a conscious effort to get healthier and more active in lockdown, so now we’re worried about sustaining our new…
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Discovering how the brain works through computation
Accelerating progress in neuroscience is helping us understand the big picture—how animals behave and which brain areas are involved in bringing about these behaviors—and also…
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Chronic stress is affecting your mental health. Here’s how exercise can help.
Suffering a quarantine dip in mood? Struggling to find motivation to do anything? You are not alone. Just six weeks of chronic stress can lead…
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