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🚶 People with the highest levels of physical activity at midlife and late life have the best chance of avoiding dementia, say US researchers

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November 20, 2025 at 5:51 AM
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👁️ Chinese researchers have found that we unconsciously blink our eyes along to the rhythm of music we're listening to

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November 19, 2025 at 6:09 AM
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🥙 Switching to a vegan diet can help you reduce your greenhouse gas emissions, thanks to ditching meat and dairy, according to a North American study

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November 18, 2025 at 3:03 AM
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November 18, 2025 at 2:38 AM
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🐚 A global review of tiny sea animals called foraminifera has identified 57 new living species.

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November 17, 2025 at 1:23 AM
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🐕 Dogs already came in a wide variety of shapes and sizes long before modern breeding took hold. Researchers used 3D analysis to examine 643 skulls spanning 50k years and found that distinct dog-like skull traits first appeared around 10k years ago

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November 14, 2025 at 5:55 AM
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🏏 With #cricket season starting, talk to our #EXPERTSPOTLIGHT A/Prof Jessica Orchard from @sydney.edu.au for all things sport heart health

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November 14, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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🏭 Results are mixed for this years' global carbon emissions budget, with the latest data showing that CO₂ emissions are set to rise again in 2025 and that the 'limit warming' of 1.5C could be reached in 4 years

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November 13, 2025 at 1:49 AM
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🍟 Researchers say telling gulls to back off from human food was enough to make them retreat, but shouting made them fly away

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November 12, 2025 at 2:21 AM
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🥙 Vegan diets could cut carbon emissions by 46% and land use by 33%, according to international researchers who say eating this way would still deliver nearly all essential nutrients

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November 11, 2025 at 6:42 AM
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November 11, 2025 at 1:53 AM
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☕ A cup of coffee a day could protect against a common heart condition that is a cause of heart failure, stroke and premature death

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November 10, 2025 at 4:50 AM
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💊 Fewer than half of young adults aged 18 to 39 are getting their high cholesterol treated, say US researchers looking into the 'bad' cholesterol levels of almost 800,000 people

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November 7, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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🍗 A keto diet may somewhat improve symptoms of depression, according to international researchers analysing previous studies on the impact of keto diets on mental health

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November 6, 2025 at 5:28 AM
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🦠After COVID-19 infection, children have a higher risk of developing rare and serious heart inflammation, but the COVID vaccine does not have the same effect. 👧🧒

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November 5, 2025 at 2:39 AM
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🏃‍♀️ Need an expert in exercise and gender?

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October 31, 2025 at 6:20 AM
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🕷 If you're going to a Halloween party this weekend and see some cobweb decorations, take a moment to tell the party guests all about ✨stabilimenta✨

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October 31, 2025 at 5:40 AM
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🚗 An electric car's life-cycle is far greener than that of a petrol-powered car – but not at first

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October 29, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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🌡️ A new report states that globally, failure to curb the warming effects of climate change has seen the rate of heat-related deaths surge 23% since the 1990s

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October 29, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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🍓 Writing a story on all of the #misinformation on #nutrition out there?

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October 28, 2025 at 6:05 AM
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💩 People with IBS could try a Mediterranean diet when first trying to improve their symptoms, according to international research

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October 28, 2025 at 5:24 AM
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🦠 International researchers say they may have discovered viruses responsible for the decimation of Napoleon's army in 1812

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October 27, 2025 at 2:30 AM
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💩 Noted as one of the world's most expensive coffees, kopi luwak is made from coffee beans that have passed through the digestive tract of Asian palm civets, and likely gets its extra flavour and fats on its journey through the insides of the mammal

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October 24, 2025 at 5:38 AM
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🤧 Thinking of doing a story on hayfever season starting?

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October 24, 2025 at 2:14 AM
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🍬 Restricting sugar intake in early life is linked with lower risks of several heart conditions in adulthood, according to @monashuniversity.bsky.social and international researchers

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October 23, 2025 at 12:02 AM