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Wiggins’ heart operates ‘like a bucket’

March 9th, 2013

Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins has a heart like a bucket, according to one expert, who explained to the BBC how our major organs adapt to endurance sports. Read the rest of this entry »

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Reminiscing can make people feel warmer

December 4th, 2012

human brain graphicThey are often referred to as heart-warming memories, and it seems that remembering happy times gone by can actually help people feel warmer. Read the rest of this entry »

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Boiling water without the bubbles

September 18th, 2012

clean water in a lakeIt must be a staple of every cook book ever published, but new research has revealed that ‘bringing water to a boil’ may be an entirely different concept in the future, finding that boiled water doesn’t have to mean bubbles. Read the rest of this entry »

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Brits of South Asian, African or African Caribbean descent ‘more likely to develop diabetes’

September 15th, 2012

Diabetes patient measure glucose level blood testNew research has revealed “astonishingly high” results showing British people of South Asian, African or African Caribbean descent are more likely to develop Type 2 diabetes than their European counterparts. Read the rest of this entry »

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Children worryingly uninformed about cancer

September 13th, 2012

Cancer CellA new study has revealed that children are worryingly uninformed about cancer, with some kids even believing they can get it from behaving badly. Read the rest of this entry »

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