Man eats raw chicken for 25 days – why isn’t he sick?
Primrose Freestone, University of Leicester John (surname withheld) is an influencer from Florida who has gained notoriety by eating raw
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Chris McCarthy, Manchester Metropolitan University Often a posture assigned to teenagers and disaffected youth, slouching is traditionally considered to be
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Jolanta Burke, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences Find joy in the little things. This piece of folk advice
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Playing a musical instrument or singing in a choir may boost your brain – new study
Michael Hornberger, University of East Anglia Generations of parents have told their children to practice their musical instruments. Parents have
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It’s okay to run slowly – in fact it has plenty of benefits
Dan Gordon, Anglia Ruskin University; Jonathan Melville, Anglia Ruskin University, and Matthew Slater, Anglia Ruskin University Runners are obsessed with
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What is frostbite, what are the signs and how should we treat it?
Adam Taylor, Lancaster University As countries in the northern hemisphere face a bitterly cold snap, there is serious risk of
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How to maintain a healthy gut microbiome in 2024
Rosie Young, Quadram Institute; Mariam Gamal El-Din, Quadram Institute, and Yang Yue, Quadram Institute We all know by now that
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Magnets, mating and metallic objects – cautionary tales from the MRI scanner
Adam Taylor, Lancaster University A 57-year-old woman from Wisconsin recently sustained a rather unfortunate injury to her buttock. She had
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