Meet the naked mole-rat: impervious to pain and cancer, and lives ten times longer than it should
The naked mole-rat is perhaps one of the most bizarre beasts on the planet. At first glance, it looks like […]
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Type 2 diabetes: losing even a small amount of weight may lower heart disease risk
People with type 2 diabetes are often encouraged to lose weight. And recent studies have shown that losing a lot
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Ultra-processed food causes weight gain – firm evidence at last
We know we should eat less junk food, such as crisps, industrially made pizzas and sugar-sweetened drinks, because of their
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Alzheimer’s disease: have we got the cause all wrong?
Early in the 20th century, Alois Alzheimer first described a disorder of progressive memory loss and confusion in a 50-year-old
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Does cannabis cure cancer? We asked an expert
For thousands of years people have used cannabis for recreational, ritualistic and medicinal purposes. In the modern era, the latter
Can A Vegan Or Vegetarian Do A Low Carb/Ketogenic Diet?
At first blush, vegans and ketogenic dieters don’t have a lot in common. One eats no meat; the other eats
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Eggs and health: unscrambling the message
It’s hard to keep up with the message on eggs. Are they good for you or not? In the 1960s,
How to lose weight and keep it off – according to science
Losing weight is often at the forefront of many people’s minds at the start of the year. But if weight
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How To Do The Low Carb/Ketogenic Diet – Part 1: Lose Fat, Feel Better, Have Energy
We all know that food is our main source of energy. So why then do most people claim to be
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Interactive body map: what really gives you cancer?
There’s abundant advice out there on what you should or shouldn’t eat, drink, swallow, or stand next to, to avoid
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