Stress baking has trended on social media over the past decade for good reason — it helps people calm down! Between measuring the ingredients and working with different textures, baking provides various stimuli to the brain resulting in cognitive benefits….
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Why Sleeping In Is Great For Your Brain Health
If you’re like many of us, you’ve pulled a few late nights within your lifetime. You can point the blame towards Netflix. Or maybe it was the looming work deadline that was causing your substantial lack of shut-eye. If this…
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Why giving blood could help save cancer patients
Why giving blood could help save cancer patients: Transfusions aren’t just for emergencies – in fact, most donated blood is used to help patients with ongoing illness. But worryingly, stocks are at an all-time low Andrew was three when his…
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Why lockdown in Africa does not work as a first COVID-19 pandemic response
In an African pandemic it is more productive to consider lockdowns after using other non-medical measures first, especially in countries with high levels of poverty and corruption, says Prof. Nicholas Ngepah, a Professor of Economics at the University of Johannesburg…
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Why vacations feel like theyre over before they even start
For many people, summer vacation can’t come soon enough—especially for the half of Americans who canceled their summer plans last year due to the pandemic. But when a vacation approaches, do you ever get the feeling that it’s almost over…
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Heres Why Youre Not Losing Weight From Intermittent Fasting
People do intermittent fasting—not eating for set periods of time—for many reasons. Some say they do it because they’re aiming for better focus, others are pushing to better their health by reducing inflammation or improving lipid levels. Yet others do…
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DR PHILIPPA KAYE: Why it might be time to ease off your daily aspirin
DR PHILIPPA KAYE: Why it might be time to ease off your daily aspirin – even if your GP told you to start Last month, in this newspaper, I gave what I thought was relatively uncontroversial advice about acid reflux…
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Five Leading Reasons Why Non-Smokers Get Lung Cancer
Those who smoke are at the greatest risk of getting lung cancer, hence, for obvious reasons, those who don’t smoke assume they are not at risk at all. However, this is a misconception. Non-smokers can get lung cancer as well,…
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JAMES DAVIES: Why taking a pill for every emotional problem is madness
Why popping a pill for every emotional problem is madness: Antidepressants and antipsychotics are now doled out in their millions… but an expert argues they can make your condition WORSE Medicine has progressed at an astonishing rate over the past…
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Why you need to sleep more to eat less, according to Dr MICHAEL MOSLEY
Why you need to sleep more to eat less: Are you reaching for the biscuits every afternoon? Do you think you may be hooked on chocolate? You’re probably not getting enough kip, says Dr MICHAEL MOSLEY Anyone whose sleep has…
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