66 h. ago Bad sense of smell 'could predict and even cause over 130 diseases'

Experts are calling for screening to identify people with smell loss after a major new study - but there is one simple life hack you can do to improve your nasal health

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3 d. ago What is metacognition? The secret to a child’s success at school

Metacognition is often described as ‘thinking about our thinking’

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3 d. ago Science says our brain has five ‘eras’, which explains why I didn’t feel like a real grown

Millennials have long been painted as the generation who won’t grow up. But as a new study suggests the human brain has five distinct eras, with adulthood only kicking in at age 32, it might turn out we’re all stuck in arrested development for longer than we thought, writes Helen Coffey

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4 d. ago The price of fame? Experts find being a celebrity can shorten your life

Despite the glitz and glamour – researchers found that life in the limelight can shorten lives

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5 d. ago Brain has five ‘eras’, scientists say – with adult mode not starting until early 30s

Study suggests human brain development has four pivotal ‘turning points’ at around the ages of nine, 32, 66 and 83Scientists have identified five major “epochs” of human brain development in one of the most comprehensive studies to date of how neural wiring changes from infancy to old age.The study, based on the brain scans of nearly 4,000 people aged under one to 90, mapped neural connections and how they evolve during our lives. This revealed five broad phases, split up by four pivotal “turning points” in which brain organisation moves on to a different trajectory, at around the ages of nine, 32, 66 and 83 years. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago The secret skill your child needs for school success – and how to encourage it

Metacognition is often described as ‘thinking about our thinking’

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6 d. ago Scottish scientists find space dust may be needed for life, in first study of its kind

It may be vital in increasing the building blocks required for life

Politics

6 d. ago Scientists find space dust may be needed for life, in first study of its kind

The scientists are planning to conduct further research to back up their current findings.

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6 d. ago First study of its kind finds space dust may be needed for life

Their study found surface reactions between common space molecules are efficient only with dust

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9 d. ago Nine early life habits set you up for a lifetime of obesity, diabetes and heart disease, study finds

Bad habits stemming all the way back to infancy could lead to obesity, diabetes and heart disease later in life, a recent study from health experts at Penn State suggests.

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1 week 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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1 week 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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2 w. ago Experts say new rapid heart attack test could get patients treated faster and more safely

Researchers examined chest pain data in emergency departments across six New Zealand hospitals

Science

2 w. ago Binge drinking in your youth may lead to career success in later life, research finds

Author of new study says drinking may help people socialise early on in life, but health officials warn of risks

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3 w. ago Poor heart health linked to dementia diagnosis later in life, study finds

There are currently estimated to be 982,000 people with dementia in the UK, but more than a third of people with the condition do not have a diagnosis

Science