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A common hormone may be able to halt early-stage Alzheimer's
21 May 2024

Hormone produced by the body can prevent early-stage Alzheimer's
A hormone that is already produced by the body could halt early-stage Alzheimer's disease. Experts at the University of Dundee have discovered that a small part of leptin - which is ...

Vaping raises the risk of death from lung cancer
21 May 2024

Vaping increases the danger of lung cancer
Vaping has been linked to lung cancer in a landmark study. Researchers in South Korea examined the health data from 4.3 million former smokers in the country and found that those ...

An increase in nightmares could be an indicator of autoimmune diseases
21 May 2024

Nightmare increase indicates autoimmune diseases
Nightmares could signify the onset of autoimmune illnesses. A study by the University of Cambridge and King's College London has found an increase in disrupted sleep, nightmares and daytime hallucinations preceded ...

Humans could get to Mars in just two months with a new rocket
21 May 2024

Nuclear rocket could cut Mars travel time to two months
A nuclear-powered rocket could reduce journey times to Mars to only two months. NASA boffins are predicting that the pulsed plasma rocket (PPR) will launch "a whole new era in space ...

Robots could soon be dating
20 May 2024

Singles could send out robots to look for love
Singles could soon be sending robot clones of themselves on dates. Whitney Wolfe Herd, the founder of the dating app Bumble, thinks that millions of lazy singletons could soon use AI ...

Brits would prefer to drink tea over booze
20 May 2024

Brits prefer drinking tea to alcohol
Brits would rather drink tea than alcohol. A new poll suggests that 70 per cent of people would choose to drink the warm beverage over a beer with the figure increasing ...

Men are more likely to be friendly with guys who fancy different types of women to themselves
20 May 2024

Men become friends with guys attracted to different kinds of women
Men are more likely to be friends with those who fancy different types of women. A new study recruited male and female university students to complete an online survey where they ...

A peacock has been keeping villagers up all night
20 May 2024

Noisy peacock keeps villagers up at night
A peacock is terrorising a village with its noisy squawking. The bird has been on the loose in the village of Ossett in West Yorkshire since escaping from a nearby farm ...

Excess salt intake is causing thousands of deaths around Europe
17 May 2024

Too much salt blamed for 10,000 heart disease deaths in Europe
Eating too much salt has been blamed for 10,000 heart disease deaths across Europe. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has found that 52 of the 53 countries - including the UK ...

A device can tell when a person is being sarcastic
17 May 2024

Device can detect when sarcasm is used
Scientists have created a device that is able to tell when a person is being sarcastic. Boffins at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands have designed an algorithm that analyses ...

Traumatic events in early life have a lasting impact on the brain
17 May 2024

Childhood trauma raises Alzheimer's disease danger
A traumatic event in early life can cause Alzheimer's disease later on. Scientists have discovered that a person who had gone through a horrible experience at a young age - such ...

TikTok obsessed youngsters are more likely to smoke
17 May 2024

Youngsters glued to TikTok are more likely to vape and smoke
Children who spend lots of time on TikTok are more likely to vape and smoke cigarettes. A new study has revealed that youngsters have an increased chance of picking up the ...

Humans will experience eternal peace in space
16 May 2024

Humans can achieve eternal peace in space
Humans will experience eternal peace in space. Expert Rick Tumlinson is convinced that the impending "space revolution" will mark the end of conflict as there is "no one to eliminate" in ...

Men in medium status jobs are the unhappiest
16 May 2024

Men in medium status jobs are miserable
Men with medium status jobs are unhappier than those in low-ranking positions. A new study conducted by SP Jain London School of Management set out to discover if there is a ...

A blood test can detect cancer seven years prior to diagnosis
16 May 2024

Blood test can spot cancer seven years ahead of diagnosis
A blood test could detect cancer seven years before diagnosis. Two studies funded by Cancer Research UK has linked 618 proteins found in the blood of cancer patients to 19 types ...

Scientists could be about to decode orangutan talk
16 May 2024

Researchers are close to decoding ape conversations
Experts are on the brink of finding out what apes talk about. Researchers have figured out that the primates make 1,033 distinct sounds - including roars and sighs - and the ...

Scientists have found traces of herpes in Neanderthal bones
16 May 2024

Scientists discover herpes in Neanderthal bones
Herpes has been found in 50,000-year-old Neanderthal bones. Brazilian researchers have uncovered remnants of the herpesviruses - which can cause blisters or sores to develop around the mouth and genitals - ...

The 2026 mission to the Moon will be more challenging than previous expeditions
16 May 2024

2026 moon landing will be 'more difficult' than Apollo missions
Humanity's next attempt to land on the Moon will be "a lot more difficult" than previous missions. Charlie Duke, one of the few living astronauts to have set foot on the ...

Exercising can clear harmful toxins from the brain
16 May 2024

Exercise clears brain toxins more effectively than sleep
Exercise is better than sleep at clearing toxins from the brain. It has long been suspected that resting at the end of a long day flushes out toxins and removes harmful ...

A new gel could stop hangovers after excessive boozing
16 May 2024

Gel could allow people to drink without hangover concerns
A gel could allow people to drink alcohol without the fear of a hangover. Swiss scientists have come up with a new protein gel that significantly reduced the levels of alcohol ...

Self-eating plastic could solve the litter crisis
14 May 2024

Self-digesting plastic could solve global litter crisis
Self-eating plastic could be the answer to the worldwide litter crisis. The new material has a unique extra ingredient in the form of dormant bacteria that will consume it once the ...

Using the internet has a positive impact on a person's life
14 May 2024

Internet usage increases life satisfaction
Using the internet enhances a person's wellbeing. Despite concerns about the dangers of being online, a University of Oxford study suggests that surfing the net has a largely beneficial impact. The team ...

Eating in front of the TV can have bad consequences for a child's health
14 May 2024

Children on screens during meals are likely to be overweight
Children who are glued to screens during meals are more likely to be overweight. A new study suggests that the decline in family dining is influencing the obesity crisis in kids ...

Sir Roger Bannister became the first man to run a mile in less than four minutes in 1954
14 May 2024

Four-minute mile pioneers lived for longer
The first sprinters to conquer the four-minute mile enjoyed longer lives. To mark the 70th anniversary of the late Sir Roger Bannister becoming the first man to accomplish the feat, experts ...