Wearing face masks is, to use a most-hated term of 2020, the new normal. Whether on public transport, while flying, getting a haircut or just out and about, people are expected to wear face coverings. Some people may be creating…
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Urine test reveals quality of your diet—and whether it’s the best fit for your body
Scientists have completed large-scale tests on a new type of five-minute urine test that measures the health of a person’s diet, and produces an individual’s unique urine ‘fingerprint’. Scientists at Imperial College London in collaboration with colleagues at Northwestern University,…
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4 Essential Oils That'll Help Soothe Your Sunburn
It’s a no-brainer that sunburn is not good. It messes with your cells and raises your risk of skin cancer, it predisposes you to wrinkles, and if you got it today or yesterday, it just plain hurts. If your whole…
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Your risk of severe COVID-19 may be affected by blood type, new genetic analysis suggests
Genes associated with certain blood types may increase the risk of severe COVID-19 infections, leading to respiratory failure and death, a new study suggests. The study authors found that people with blood type A were 50% more likely than people…
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Cuddling your pet dog or cat could give you coronavirus
Cuddling your pet dog or cat could give you coronavirus, Government scientists warn amid fears animals may carry the virus on their fur Official report from UK’s top vet said pets could carry the virus on their fur The report…
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What Does Your Poop Tell You About Your Body & Your Health?
Bowel health isn’t a mystery. In fact, our bowels have their own way of telling us what’s up. And it turns out, your poop can talk — but are you ready to listen? Bowel health isn’t a mystery; our bowels…
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7 Bad Habits That Can Ruin Your Relationship
When you’re in a relationship, you’re more often than not always trying to do what you can to keep it relatively healthy and happy. And of course, unless you’re a complete masochist, you’d never do anything to deliberately sabotage it. …
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How to clean your menstrual cup and how often you need to clean it
Menstrual cups are one of the ingenious solutions that are healthy for our bodies and better for our environment and pockets in managing our period. The little silicone cups are folded and inserted, then catch period blood and are easily…
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Your Period Is A *Really* Good Time To Masturbate
Oftentimes on your period, the only acts of self-love you feel like treating yourself to are Advil, Netflix, comfy lounge pants, and gargantuan tubs of ice cream. But if you haven’t yet given yourself some literal self-love while you’re menstruating,…
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The reproducibility crisis might be all in your software
Science is supposed to be repeatable. But more and more often, scientists are finding it hard to re-do published experiments and get the same results. Now, a large group of neuroscientists suggest software may be part of the trouble. Science…
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