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Mice learned how to be sneaky from living alongside humans, new research suggests 

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Mice learned how to be sneaky from living alongside humans, new research suggests Researchers in Germany looked at three populations of house mice for the study Mice which have been with humans longest were best at problem-solving tasks  Tasks included opening lid or window of a Lego house to get a tasty mealworm  By Victoria … Read more

Babies conceived via IVF born smaller but catch up by the age of 17, research shows 

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Babies conceived via IVF are born smaller than others… but catch up on height and weight by the age of 17, research shows By age of 17, IVF children were same average size as those conceived naturally Babies were initially smaller but research found a difference in growth patterns  Previous research linked rapid weight to higher … Read more

Hard partying in your 20s raises your risk of heart problems later in life, research suggests 

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Hard partying in your 20s raises your risk of heart problems later in life by NINE times, research suggests Study of more than million people fired warning of the dangers of hard partying  Young adults up to nine times more likely to develop premature heart disease  Found higher number of substances used recreationally the greater … Read more

Routine scans may catch 70% of lung tumours early: New research that could save thousands of lives

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Routine CT scans may catch 70% of lung tumours early: New research could save thousands of lives Health experts are demanding the Government brings in routine CT scanning Scanning smokers and ex-smokers ‘extremely effective’ in catching cancer  It comes following research that CT scans catch 70 per cent of cancers early  By Elliot Mulligan For … Read more

The deadly truth about betting: Gambling addicts are more likely to die early, research shows 

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The scale of Britain’s gambling epidemic was laid bare today in a shocking study that linked problem betting with early death. The Oxford University research found that more than half a million Britons are spending £900 a month on their habit – and 200,000 are paying out more than £1,800. The study also showed the … Read more

Hearing music under the knife means less pain when you wake up, new research suggests 

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Listening to soothing music and words while you’re unconscious on the operating table could mean you wake up in less pain. That’s the finding from new research, published in The BMJ, which looked at whether playing relaxing music and recordings of positive comments, such as ‘You are safe now and in good care’, to patients under … Read more

Two Pfizer doses ‘are 99.96% effective,’ research in Israel suggests

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Two Pfizer doses ‘are 99.96% effective’: Double jab weeks apart prevents almost ALL cases of Covid-19, research in Israel suggests Israeli research has found that just 0.04 per cent of those vaccinated with both doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine went on to develop coronavirus Of the 700,000 people vaccinated, just 300 later contracted Covid-19, with … Read more

Google says North Korea-backed hackers sought cyber research

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A team of North Korean computer hackers used a fake website to hack other hackers, Google has revealed.  Google said the Pyongyang-backed hackers lured computer security researchers to a blog site about hacking using fake social media profiles and then used clandestine methods to infect their computers in order to extract information.   The search engine … Read more

Gesturing with your hands can make your words more memorable, new research suggests 

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Gesturing with your hands can make your words more memorable, new research suggests Slicing air and waving gestures can make what we’re saying more memorable  May explain why politicians often make chopping motions during speeches  Gestures can affect the sounds we hear, such as making vowels seem longer By Colin Fernandez Environment Correspondent For The … Read more

Daily swabs could replace self-isolation for people in contact with Covid, research suggests 

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Daily swabs could replace self-isolation: Lateral flow screening could end the need to isolate if you have been in contact with a Covid-infected person, research suggests Currently anyone in contact with someone with Covid is required to self-isolate But a study has found the scheme could be scrapped and replaced with tests Negative rapid lateral … Read more