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Fat jabs can reduce the risk of bowel cancer
8 December 2023

Fat jabs cut bowel cancer threat
Fat jabs reduce the risk of bowel cancer. Drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy have been prescribed to treat type 2 diabetes and suppress appetites in obese individuals but are now ...

A penguin has been named after Olympic legend Tom Daley
8 December 2023

Tom Daley honoured with London Aquarium penguin tribute
SEA LIFE London Aquarium has honoured Olympic diving legend Tom Daley with a penguin tribute. The aquarium's newest penguin resident has been named Daley in celebration of the remarkable accomplishments of ...

Married couples have high blood pressure
7 December 2023

Marriage raises blood pressure
Marriage can raise your blood pressure. New findings have revealed that couples who have tied the knot are more likely to have hypertension - a condition that can increase the risk ...

Smartphones can put teenagers in danger
7 December 2023

Frequent smartphone usage puts teens in danger
Teenagers who use smartphones excessively are placing their health in serious danger. Research shows that teens who are glued to their phones for over four hours per day face a range ...

Aliens could be living on Mercury
7 December 2023

Aliens could be hiding underneath Mercury's surface
Alien life could be hiding on Mercury. Scientists have discovered that the planet's north pole could have the appropriate conditions to support some "extreme forms of life". A study from the Planetary ...

Humans should be kinder to rats
7 December 2023

Humans urged to be friendly with rats
Humans should show more love to rats. Experts have discovered that the rodents are much more like human beings than previously thought and are able to feel sorry for others that ...

Being on your own can be good for mental health
6 December 2023

Alone time is good for mental health
Spending time alone is good for your mental health. Scientists have discovered that solitude can be "healthy" as it reduces stress and creates a sense of freedom – but only if ...

Zapping the brain could hold the key to beating Alzheimer's disease
6 December 2023

Zapping the brain with electricity can stave off Alzheimer's disease
Zapping the brain with electricity twice a day could help to fight Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers from Ningbo University in China put a low-intensity current through the brains of patients suffering from ...

Mice can see themselves in the mirror
6 December 2023

Mice are able to spot themselves in a mirror
Mice can recognise themselves in the mirror. A new study has found that the rodents are capable - just like humans and chimps - of spotting their reflections. Scientists at the University ...

Exercising isn't necessarily healthy
6 December 2023

Exercise could speed up the ageing process
Exercise could accelerate the ageing process. A new study in Finland challenges established scientific knowledge and claims that physical activity isn't as beneficial as typically thought. Experts led by Anna Kankaanpaa at ...

The Sky Candy Emporium on the lastminute.com London Eye
6 December 2023

London Eye gets sweeter with Sky Candy Emporium
The lastminute.com London Eye has opened its doors to a sky-high sweet shop. The Sky Candy Emporium has given one of the attraction’s pods a vivid makeover, boasting pink and purple ...

Christmas dinner causes a spike in indoor pollution
5 December 2023

Indoor pollution peaks on Christmas Day
People have been urged to open the windows when cooking Christmas dinner. It has been discovered that indoor pollution in a person's home reaches an annual high on December 25 - ...

Eating burgers can help a person fight cancer
5 December 2023

Cheeseburgers could help the body fight cancer
Gorging on cheeseburgers and ice cream could help to fight cancer. A fatty acid found in both meat and dairy enhances the body's ability to treat some types of the disease, ...

Feeding birds can be a good thing for humans
5 December 2023

Bird feeding is good for human beings
Feeding birds is good for the soul. Scientists have analysed the relationship between bird feeding and human wellbeing and have found that both species benefit from the practice. Professor Ashley Dayer, of ...

Missing reindeer have been located after escaping from a Christmas grotto
5 December 2023

Escaped reindeer found after causing traffic chaos
Two reindeer have been found after escaping a Christmas grotto. The Elveden Estate in Suffolk explained that Blue and Blitzen "got spooked and jumped the fence" at the event over the ...

Slugs face a new threat from robots
4 December 2023

Robot army is trained to zap away slugs
Robots are being trained to zap slugs. Boffin Tom Allen Stevens is asking gardeners to send in the plant-munching animals for a project that is designed to prevent them from being ...

Snacking on crunchy foods can aid weight loss
4 December 2023

Crunchy foods can make people lose weight
Eating crunchy foods could be the key to losing weight. New research shows that humans eat up to half as fast when they have to chew more and feel fuller more ...

Dead people could come back in hologram form
4 December 2023

Grieving humans could be reunited with the dead via hologram
Grieving people could be reunited with their loved ones in hologram form. Tech companies claim that AI (artificial intelligence) can help surviving relatives cope with loss - but it has prompted ...

Parrots squawk with varied accents
4 December 2023

Parrots squawk with different accents depending on location
Parrots squawk in different accents depending on where they live. Experts have revealed that wild monk parakeets - a small type of parrot - "talk" in varied voices from city to ...

New analysis shows that 'alien mummies' are not human
4 December 2023

DNA tests prove that 'alien mummies' are not human
DNA tests on two "alien mummies" have proved that they are not human. Ufologist Jaime Maussan stunned the world when he presented two mini corpses to the Mexican Congress in September ...

Chinstrap penguins have 10,000 naps each day
4 December 2023

Chinstrap penguins have 10,000 naps every day
Chinstrap penguins take 10,000 naps per day. The Antarctic bird has thousands of naps lasting four seconds each to enable them to sleep for more than 11 hours every day. The penguins ...

Vegan diets can give people healthier hearts
4 December 2023

Vegan diets improve heart health in weeks
Vegan diets can improve a person's heart health in weeks, according to a ground-breaking study on identical twins. A team from Stanford University in California gathered 22 pairs of healthy twins ...

Owning a dog reduces the risk of dementia
4 December 2023

Having a dog can prevent dementia
Owning a dog reduces the risk of dementia in old age. New research carried out in Japan monitored the well-being of almost 12,000 residents in Tokyo over the age of 65 ...

SIXT can provide a festive getaway
30 November 2023

Brits come up with crazy excuses to escape Christmas social obligations
Brits come up with bizarre excuses to escape social obligations at Christmas. New research from the car rental company SIXT UK has revealed that 38 per cent of Britons feel ...