Body and Mind
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Interactive dreaming
Scientists communicate with people while they’re asleep.
Scientists say they’ve achieved an “outlandish” phenomenon, showing that it’s possible to have two-way dialogue with ...
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Data dearth
Access to clean big data could help us clear up a raft of COVID-19 questions.
The data is in: children really are less susceptible to COVID-19, and more than 20% of US and UK residents are likely...
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Breast cancer focus
Research groups find increased prevalence and suggest earlier screening.
Breast cancer has hit the spotlight. While a global study finds it has now overtaken lung cancer as the world’s most ...
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Quick saviour?
Ketamine shows signs of reducing the desire to suicide.
Ketamine has a wild reputation. It’s used as party drug thanks to its hallucinogenic effect, but it’s also widely use...
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Hearts stopped young
Deaths from cardiac disease aren’t just an oldies’ problem.
Sometimes, the heart just stops for no perceivable reason. Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is a prevalent hidden killer, ...
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Forget-me-not neurons
Our brains are hardwired with visual working memory.
How do you know where something is when you can no longer see it? Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of...
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Tau tangles brains
Toxic leakage of an otherwise useful cell protein leads to Alzheimer’s.
As if Alzheimer’s wasn’t vicious enough, researchers have found the wrong type of breakthrough – a brutal process whe...
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Boozy impact
How alcohol makes it harder for some people to stop at one or two.
Enjoying a couple of drinks or three can be a great way to unwind, oil the conversation and unleash the inner merryma...
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It has an effect, period
Global study finds menstrual cycles are a key driver of women’s moods.
A huge, multi-country analysis of menstrual cycles has revealed their strong influence on individual mood, behaviour ...
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Toking takes toll
Whether you start earlier or later, smoking marijuana is unlikely to be a winning move.
More bad news for pot tokers: a study led by the University of Queensland (UQ) has found that regular cannabis use ha...
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Eating out: care needed
Risk of HPV-related throat cancer is higher with multiple oral-sex partners.
Seems we need to take care when going down, because the frequency of oral sex might increase the risk of human papill...
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Infertility time-bomb
Mother’s pre-pregnancy weight can affect son’s reproductive health.
Infertility is a heartbreaking experience that carries a huge emotional toll, and the reasons for it remain elusive o...