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A new study has shown how circadian rhythms in heart cells help to change heart function over the course of the day and may explain why shift workers...
A precautionary approach to using paracetamol during pregnancy
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Getting your kids to listen: Seven questions to ask yourself
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Research finds up to 24 percent of esophagectomy patients can develop...
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Researchers say active early learning shapes the adult brain
An enhanced learning environment during the first five years of life shapes the brain in ways that are apparent four decades later, say Virginia Tech and University of...
Study: Magnets could offer better control of prosthetic limbs
For people with amputation who have prosthetic limbs, one of the greatest challenges is controlling the prosthesis so that it moves the same way a natural limb would....
Study: Collaboration could enable cancer patients to get faster and more...
GE Healthcare, the University of Cambridge and Cambridge University Hospitals have agreed to collaborate on developing an application aiming to improve cancer care, with Cambridge providing clinical expertise...
Study: Dental procedures during pandemic are no riskier than a drink...
A new study's findings dispel the misconception that patients and providers are at high risk of catching COVID-19 at the dentist's office.
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Only one in five sick older patients has formal ‘do not...
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Star Dan Walker quits BBC’s Football Focus after 12 years
Dan Walker has announced he is quitting Football Focus after 12 years presenting show.
The BBC Breakfast star, who has been a staple of the sports show, shared the news on Twitter.
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Music icon Cher apologises for George Floyd tweets that sparked backlash
Cher has apologised for a tweet she made about George Floyd on Friday (April 2), in which she suggested she could have prevented his death.
Expressing her feeling that the events leading to Floyd’s death...
Star Britney Spears Says She’s ‘Embarrassed’ by New Documentary
Britney Spears lamented how she is portrayed in the recently released New York Times documentary “Framing Britney Spears,” admitting that she found it embarrassing.
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Yaphet Kotto, Jewish actor who was first Black Bond villain, dies aged 81
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Corinne Masiero, best known for her lead role in the...