Toothpaste ingredient may help fight drug resistant malaria, finds robot scientist
An ingredient commonly found in toothpaste could be employed as an anti-malarial drug against strains of malaria parasite that have
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NASA team first to demonstrate X-ray navigation in space
In a technology first, a team of NASA engineers has demonstrated fully autonomous X-ray navigation in space – a capability
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Resolving to have a happier, healthier 2018? Reshape your body attitudes
Every year, many of us pledge to work harder at being healthy, losing weight or eating more veggies. A Nielsen
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A salad a day keeps memory problems away
Eating about one serving per day of green, leafy vegetables may be linked to a slower rate of brain aging,
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Scientists develop improved, potentially safer Zika vaccine
The worldwide Zika threat first emerged in 2015, infecting millions as it swept across the Americas. It struck great fear
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New vaccine offers hope for pneumonia treatment
In 2004, pneumonia killed more than 2 million children worldwide, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). By 2015, the
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City kids with asthma suffer less if they live near a park
Children with asthma who live in the city may have fewer days with symptoms the closer they live to parks
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Kids exposed to 9/11 ‘dust’ show signs of heart disease
Sixteen years after the collapse of the World Trade Center towers sent a “cloud” of toxic debris across Lower Manhattan,
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7 steps to keep your brain healthy till old age
A healthy lifestyle benefits your brain as much as the rest of your body – and may lessen the risk
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Yawning – why is it so contagious and why should it matter?
Feeling tired? Even if we aren’t tired, why do we yawn if someone else does? Experts at the University of
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