4 h. 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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9 h. 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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18 h. 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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54 h. ago Man walks 50,000 steps, does 50km hike and burns 5,000 calories to see which is hardest

The tricky feat took fitness influencer Sam Culley just under a day to complete, and left commentators wondering how he managed to do it all "without breaking a sweat"

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55 h. ago Man does 50,000 steps, 50km hike and burns 5,000 calories to find which is hardest

Sam Culley set out to answer a deceptively simple question: which challenge is the hardest to complete, walking 50,000 steps, hiking 50km, or burning 5,000 calories in a single day?

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3 d. 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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3 d. 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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4 d. ago New research challenges the benefits of walking 10,000 steps a day

The 10,000-step goal originated from a 1960s Japanese advertising campaign for the world’s first commercial pedometer

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5 d. 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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5 d. 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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6 d. 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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7 d. 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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8 d. 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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8 d. 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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9 d. 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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1 week ago Women who clean regularly could face one serious health risk warns study

Regularly cleaning with certain products was comparable to 10 to 20 years of smoking a pack of cigarettes every day

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1 week ago 'Risk calculator' can determine exact age you will develop Alzheimer's... as study shows a new pill may prevent disease

A landmark study can now calculate a person's lifelong risk of memory decline, finding that Alzheimer's biological processes are already active in apparently healthy people.

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1 week ago Cheap drug millions take may reduce risk of heart attack or stroke

A drug used to treat gout could reduce the risk of a heart attack or stroke, according to a new study. Researchers found colchicine - an inexpensive drug used to treat the painful type of arthritis - could cut heart attacks and strokes in people with cardiovascular disease.

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1 week ago Drug prescribed to thousands of Brits could ‘slash risk of deadly heart attack and stroke’, say researchers

A DRUG prescribed to thousands of Brits a could reduce the risk of a heart attack or stroke, according to a new study. Researchers found colchicine - an inexpensive drug used to treat gout - could cut heart attacks and strokes in people with cardiovascular disease, researchers said. If you thought gout - a type...

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1 week ago Common chemical used in dry cleaning may triple the risk of liver damage

Chemicals commonly used in dry cleaning may triple the risk of liver damage, increasing the risk of cancer and ultimately liver failure, a new study has suggested.

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