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Can Meditation Make You Smarter?
Most of us know that meditating is a great way to reduce stress. But meditative practice goes beyond taking a chill pill. Meditating is also associated with structural changes in the brain that help sharpen [...]
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Why We Need Ecological Medicine
We know which species make us sick, but we must learn which species make us healthy.
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Spotting Cancer Cells in Blood
A simple blood test that offers early detection of cancer in the human body has long eluded medical researchers, but a team at UCLA is getting closer. By blending an ultra-fast camera and a powerful [...]
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How To Be Happy: The Fine Print
Most of us want to be happy and stay that way, and research from positive psychology has shown that making a habit of certain day-to-day activities—like expressing gratitude, exercising, or performing acts of kindness—can help [...]
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Prostate cancer drug abiraterone approved
A drug which can extend the lives of men with incurable prostate cancer has been approved for use in Scotland.
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Male contraceptive pill ‘step closer’ after mice studies
Scientists believe they are a step closer in the difficult journey towards developing a male contraceptive pill, after successful studies in mice.
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NHS to make new drug Denosumab available to bone cancer patients
Thousands of cancer patients whose disease has spread to the bone are to benefit from a new drug which is to be made available on the NHS.
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New asthma drug can cut hospital admissions by half: study
A new treatment for asthma can cut emergency hospital visits by half by suppressing inflammation in the lungs, a study has found.
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