WATCH: Avoid those fad diets, says doctor

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Slimmers should avoid fad diets and quick fixes as they are usually ?too good to be true.

How letting teens feast on junk food could give them brain damage

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Scans examining the brains of overweight teenagers found they had inflamed areas of white matter ? the "wiring" of the brain.

Low carb diets really are best way to keep the weight off

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A low-carb, high-fat diet is a more effective way to lose weight than calorie counting, scientists claim.

This is why you should be eating steak and cheese

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After years of being branded the enemies of a healthy diet, red meat and full-fat cheese are back on the menu!

Spread of the STI strains resistant to every antibiotic

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At least three patients have been infected with the new strains of gonorrhoea, with more likely to follow, officials said.

Insomnia is in your genes, not all in your head - study

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A Dutch study has identified seven genes that put people at increased risk of developing sleeplessness.

Why you’re less likely to crave fatty food if you’ve done exercise

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Researchers claim the results show that exercise is a ?win-win? ? getting Britons fit while helping them curb the desire to overeat.

Exercise - you'll crave fatty food much less

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EXERCISING makes us crave healthier food rather than seeking a high-calorie reward, research shows. Experts say activity already provides us with a kick, so there’s ...

Ground Control to Major Tim

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Major Tim Peake wants nothing more than a nice cup of tea, in space

Breakthrough MS drug discovered

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A drug for multiple sclerosis dramatically slows the progression of the disease

How music could ease pain

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Researchers have called for music to be offered to all surgical patients as a 'non-invasive, safe and cheap' pain intervention.

The spicy food that can keep you alive

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Scientists found that spicy food was linked to fewer deaths from cancer, heart disease and breathing problems.

Bionic eye gives man his sight back

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Ray Flynn has become the first patient in the world to receive an artificial retina for dry age-related macular degeneration. [VIDEO]

Appendix surgery a thing of the past?

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A study shows that treating appendicitis with antibiotics could be just as effective.

Tiny bubbles that could transform cancer treatment

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Scientists have developed a way to put drugs into microscopic bubbles which can be injected into the blood stream.

Watch Video‘Hello Earth! Can you hear me?’

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A message from the Philae lander is one of the most eagerly greeted communications in space history. [VIDEO]

How classical music can lower blood pressure

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Different musical tempos have profoundly different impacts on our pulse and blood pressure, according to Oxford University research.

Test predicts if you’ll die in next 5 years

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Answering just 11 questions for women, or 13 for men, is enough to determine your mortality with an 80 percent accuracy.

Single flu jab could protect us for life

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Researchers say they have 'cracked the riddle' of exactly how the body wards off such illnesses.

Are you born to attract mozzies?

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Wondering why you always get bitten but not your sibling/spouse/best friend? It’s all in the genes, say scientists.

Scientists 'cut and paste' human DNA

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 London – In a world first, Chinese scientists have altered the genes of human embryos – sparking fears that they are on a slippery slope towards creating ‘designer ...

Tracking bees’ decline

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Bees are to have tiny backpacks attached to them to find out why their numbers are in such decline.

Discovery paves the way for Alzheimer’s cure

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Scientist have discovered a naturally occurring molecule that stop the disease in the early stages.

Cure for common cold a step closer

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Researchers have developed a method of ‘jamming’ the code within cold viruses that lets them replicate.

How smartphones change shape of brain

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The more time spent on the devices, the stronger the effect on the link between brain and hand.