Five amazing facts about your brain
Adam Taylor, Lancaster University Our brain is the most complex organ in the body. Not only does it control basic
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Nicola Innes, University of Dundee and Suzanne Zaremba, University of Dundee For many people, the start of a year is
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Tai chi health benefits? What the research says
Samuel Nyman, Bournemouth University Tai chi is growing in popularity in the UK, with more clubs and classes popping up
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Is the coronavirus outbreak as bad as SARS or the 2009 influenza pandemic? A biologist explains the clues
Maciej F. Boni, Pennsylvania State University As the new coronavirus continues to cross international borders, the two key questions on
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Wuhan coronavirus: we still haven’t learned the lessons from SARS
Diana Bell, University of East Anglia The SARS outbreak in 2002-2003 was the first global pandemic of the 21st century.
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Can this new anti-ageing supplement turn back the clock?
James Brown, Aston University Increases in lifespan are one of the greatest success stories of modern society. Yet while most
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New year, new you? Why we think a better body will be a better self
Heather Widdows, University of Birmingham Is a better body a better self? Is a perfect body our best self? In
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‘Detox products’ may have gone digital, but a historian explains this centuries-old trend
Erin Elizabeth Bramwell, Lancaster University If you use social media platforms such as Instagram, there’s a good chance you’ve seen
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How not to overeat this Christmas – according to science
Laura Wilkinson, Swansea University Christmas is notoriously a time of indulgence: there are all of the chocolates, cheese boards, mince
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Tracking contagion in cities, using mobile phone data
Study shows how commuting and other forms of everyday travel help spread mosquito-borne disease in urban settings. Peter Dizikes MIT
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