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The removal of a gene could trick the body to burn calories
16 September 2024

Gene removal could trick the body into burning more calories
Removing just a single gene can fool the body into burning more calories. Experts have found that the removal of the PHD2 gene - which regulates brown fat to keep humans ...

Garlic can get men to perform better in bed
16 September 2024

Garlic is the ideal food for improving a man's sex life
Garlic can improve a man's sex life. Boffins say that eating the pungent plant widens blood vessels in intimate areas of the male anatomy and could solve diagnosed cases of erectile ...

Americans are no longer tucking into the world's best burgers
16 September 2024

US loses top spot in world's best burger rankings to Valencia eatery
The United States is no longer home to the best burger in the world. The country that gave the world McDonald's and Burger King has been surprisingly usurped by a Spanish ...

Water is no hangover cure
16 September 2024

Drinking water won't help with a hangover
Drinking water won't cure a hangover. The drink is recommended to help those cope with the effects of a heavy night but research has found that it actually makes little difference ...

A Greenland tsunami caused vibrations that went through to Earth's crust
13 September 2024

Greenland mega-tsunami made Earth vibrate for nine days
A landslide and mega-tsunami in Greenland made the Earth vibrate for nine days. A study has revealed that the collapse of the 1.2km-high mountain peak last year caused water in Dickson ...

Self-medicating gorillas could aid scientists
13 September 2024

Self-medicating gorillas could help find future drugs
Self-medicating gorillas could provide the key to the discovery of future drugs. Researchers in Gabon have studied the tropical plants eaten by wild gorillas and used by human healers in the ...

Touching wood can ease stress
13 September 2024

Touching wood can have a calming effect
Touching wood can alleviate stress. Scientists say that placing your hands on a wooden surface can have the same calming effect as petting an animal. Professor Baroness Kathy Willis, a boffin at ...

A vaccine could offer a breakthrough in the fight against cancer
13 September 2024

Cancer vaccine could be groundbreaking in fight against the disease
A cancer vaccine could prove revolutionary in the battle against the disease. The jab, which is known as mRNA-4359 and has been developed by Moderna, is designed to help the body ...

Couples are most likely to have sex on a Saturday night
12 September 2024

Saturday night's alright for romping
Couples are most likely to have sex on a Saturday night. A survey conducted by underwear company Pour Moi has revealed that couples around the world are most likely to get ...

Dogs can ease physical pain
12 September 2024

Dogs can soothe feelings of physical pain
Cuddling up to a dog can reduce symptoms of pain. Boffins in Germany have discovered that the presence of a canine can minimise feelings of pain during recoveries from physical ordeals ...

A little fish has high levels of self-awareness
12 September 2024

Tiny fish have human levels of self-awareness
A little fish has sophisticated self-awareness only previously seen in humans. The finger-sized bluestreak cleaner wrasse has become the first fish to pass the "mirror test" which shows that it knows ...

Laughing is good for the eyes
12 September 2024

Laughter could treat dry eye disease
Laughter is the best medicine for dry eyes. Researchers have found that having a chuckle is just as effective as eye drops as a treatment for dry eye disease. Experts in the ...

Dark chocolate can help people see better
11 September 2024

Dark chocolate improves vision
Eating dark chocolate can improve a person's eyesight. A new study claims that just a small amount of the sweet treat is beneficial for vision as it can help to correct ...

People carrying fat around the waist are more likely to suffer from chronic pain
11 September 2024

Fat around the waist causes chronic pain
Fat around the waist has been linked to chronic pain in the rest of the body. A new study has discovered that people with more fat in the abdominal area - ...

Saturn's rings are going to disappear
11 September 2024

Saturn's rings are set to vanish in 2025
Saturn's rings will disappear early next year. The rings are one of the most recognisable features of the gas giant but space enthusiasts will be able to see them until March ...

A pill could stop people from snoring
11 September 2024

Daily pill may stop people snoring
A daily pill could prevent snoring. Researchers have found that taking a drug that is currently prescribed for epilepsy could reduce symptoms in those suffering from sleep apnoea. A study presented at ...

Teenage brains aged dramatically during the pandemic
10 September 2024

Covid accelerated ageing in teenage brains
Teenage brains aged rapidly during the coronavirus lockdown. Social isolation and the restrictions imposed by health measures during the global crisis have been found to have accelerated the process of cortical ...

The NEO Beta robot will give a helping hand to humans (1X)
10 September 2024

Company sets out to build 'millions' of robots that can do household chores
A company plans to build "millions" of robots to eliminate the need for humans to do chores. Robotics firm 1X have created the humanoid prototype NEO Beta that has been made ...

Vaping is ruinous for the lungs of youngsters
10 September 2024

Vaping wreaks havoc on a young person's lungs
Vaping does as much damage as smoking to a young person's lungs. A study has compared both vapers and smokers in an exercise test and found that both groups were less ...

People who go to bed late are at an increased risk of type 2 diabetes
10 September 2024

Night owls are at risk of type 2 diabetes because of different body clocks
Night owls are more likely to develop type 2 diabetes. Scientists have concluded that those who stay up late are at greater risk of the condition as their body clocks are ...

High-intensity exercise can be useful for a man's sex life
9 September 2024

High-energy exercise improves a man's performance in the bedroom
High-intensity exercise can help men in the bedroom. A study has found that just seven minutes of high-intensity interval training (HIIT) each day reduced symptoms of premature ejaculation in under two ...

Metal in chocolate could lead to dementia
9 September 2024

Metal present in chocolate could cause dementia
A metal found in chocolate can increase the risk of dementia. A connection has been discovered between cadmium and memory problems for the first time by scientists in an alarming discovery. Cadmium ...

Clowns can help kids recover from illness
9 September 2024

Sick children get better faster when visited by hospital clowns
Clowns can help children recover from illness. Scientists have found that youngsters seriously unwell in hospital with pneumonia got better faster when they were visited by a face-painted entertainer. Clown visits also ...

Banana milkshakes can help people get to sleep
9 September 2024

Banana milkshakes can help people sleep
Banana milkshake is the key to a good night's sleep. Researchers found that people got to sleep faster and slept for longer if they treated themselves to the two food items ...