63 h. ago Are heavy EVs more likely to kill pedestrians in collisions than petrol and diesel cars?

With batteries adding additional bulk, there have been growing concerns that EVs pose a greater risk to pedestrians. A University of Leeds study has analysed UK crash data to find the answers.

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3 d. ago Drinking water contaminated with Pfas probably increases risk of infant mortality, study finds

Study of 11,000 births in New Hampshire shows residents’ reproductive outcomes near contaminated sitesDrinking water contaminated with Pfas chemicals probably increases the risk of infant mortality and other harm to newborns, a new peer-reviewed study of 11,000 births in New Hampshire finds.The first-of-its-kind University of Arizona research found drinking well water down gradient from a Pfas-contaminated site was tied to an increase in infant mortality of 191%, pre-term birth of 20%, and low-weight birth of 43%. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Common cold virus may dramatically raise risk of potentially deadly heart issues, alarming study finds

Spread by coughs and sneezes, it already hospitalises around 30,000 children and 18,000 adults in the UK every year, due to serious breathing complications.

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9 d. ago New study finds eating 80 peanuts reduces blood pressure and dementia risk

Scientists say test shows blood flow and memory improved in those eating the nuts

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9 d. ago Obesity speeds up the development of Alzheimer’s disease, study reveals

Obesity is associated with an increase in dementia risk and researchers can now see that it speeds up the development of Alzheimer’s in particular

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1 week ago Neurologist names one thing 'super agers' do to keep the brain young

Studies have shown a lifestyle habit could help reduce the risk of dementia

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1 week ago Having a 'beer belly' increases risk for deadly diseases more than overall body weight, study suggests

A high waist-to-hip ratio is a stronger predictor than overall obesity, and German radiologists have linked it to structural changes to the heart.

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2 w. ago Ingredient in diet sodas, ice cream and chewing gum now linked to liver disease

Eating a specific type of sweetener could raise your risk of suffering from liver disease, a study suggests.

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2 w. ago Study highlights the simple dinnertime swap that can slash the risk of developing gallbladder cancer... but it's not good news for red meat lovers

Replacing just one portion of red meat for beans or pulses a week could help ward off potentially deadly gallbladder cancer , a new study has suggested.

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2 w. ago AI earthquake analysis can forecast aftershock risk in seconds, Edinburgh Uni study shows

Researchers from University of Edinburgh, British Geological Survey and University of Padua analysed the AI models.

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2 w. ago Antarctica's 'Doomsday Glacier' on verge of COLLAPSING and 'could wipe out New York'

Scientists have raised the alarm over Antarctica's 'Doomsday Glacier' after a new study revealed that underwater 'storms' were increasing the risk of a total collapse

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2 w. ago Scientists say walking 10,000 steps is a myth. Here’s how many you really need

A study found women significantly reduced their risk of early death by clocking up this number of steps in a day

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2 w. ago Warning for holiday shoppers as one in four credit card users have faced fraud in past year

The study found that Gen Z is most at risk as 43 percent have experienced banking fraud, and 41 percent hit with credit card fraud

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3 w. ago Doing this task later in life can help reduce dementia risk, new study says

Over 4,000 participants participated in the study

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3 w. ago Experts pinpoint the best age to start exercising if you want to reduce your risk of developing dementia

Making sure you keep up a regular exercise regime from your mid-forties onwards could reduce your risk of developing dementia, according to a new study.

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3 w. ago Experts pinpoint how many cigarettes you need to smoke per day to increase your risk of suffering a heart attack

You don't need to smoke a pack of cigarettes a day to be at risk of dying from heart disease-a new study claims just having a couple can be deadly.

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3 w. ago Three sugar cubes worth of plastic enough to kill a puffin, study finds

Scientists find tiny amounts can be a ‘fatal dose’ for marine life in the most comprehensive study of its kindIngesting less than three sugar cubes worth of plastic is enough to kill a puffin, a new study has found.Scientists measured how much different kinds of plastic seabirds, sea turtles and marine mammals have to ingest to have a 90% risk of it killing them, in the study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago The 10 deadly diseases and conditions you could be at risk of without knowing

A new study has revealed exactly who is at risk of some of the most common deadly diseases and conditions, and how you can lower your risk

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3 w. ago Surprising new cause of dementia discovered... and scientists say it occurs decades before symptoms appear

A major new study suggests a previously unknown risk factor for dementia that strikes decades before symptoms manifest.

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3 w. ago Prediabetes risk may be heightened by eating these everyday foods, study warns

Scientists now think that larger studies with more detailed diet tracking could help us understand more about this

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