Dieters everywhere know that, no matter how inventive a chef you may be, nothing leaves you buzzing like sugary or fatty food. Now science might…
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Forget lifespan: increasingly, healthspan – the years that we feel healthy and active – has become the holy grail among gerontologists. “You only need to…
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We may live in a largely secular society, but the Protestant work ethic is still alive and strong. The “lazy” and “entitled” millennials, we have…
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Feeling peckish one day in 2017, Darshna Yagnik, an immunologist and lecturer in biomedical science at Middlesex University, took a punt on something that had…
View More Apple cider vinegar: the ultimate panacea – or wildly overhyped?Setting pulses racing: the Reading scientists perfecting broad bean bread
It’s creamy-white in colour with a deep brown crust. It has a mild floury taste but with a moreish salty tang. It crisps up nicely…
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You were sure you would stick to them this year. But, seven days into January, your resolve is weakening and those new year resolutions you…
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Could a customised supplement plan created specifically for you be the answer to refreshing sleep, easy weight loss and a sunny state of mind? These…
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Women who are vegetarian are more likely to experience hip fractures in later life than those who frequently eat meat, a UK study has found.…
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Health experts are calling for more research into diet and migraines after doctors revealed a patient who had suffered severe and debilitating headaches for more…
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As the director of the Energy Metabolism Laboratory at Tufts University, Massachusetts, Susan Roberts has spent much of the past two decades studying ways to…
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