The hunt for COVID-19 treatment, vaccines
Dozens of drugs tested. More than 100 vaccine candidates. With hundreds of clinical trials under way, here is a run
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The real reason your cardio workout is failing, according to Jillian Michaels
There’s no point in working out if you’re not going to do it properly, especially when it comes to cardio. And Jillian
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Too much alcohol can cause similar effects to dementia – and the two are often confused
In the UK, 21% of people are drinking more alcohol than they did before the pandemic, according to a recent
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Q&A: Lessons learned from viral outbreaks in the age of COVID-19
What did health professionals learn about dealing with viral outbreaks from the Ebola epidemic of 2018? Brayden Schindell (BSc/18) is
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Coronavirus: the psychological impact of ‘shielding’ indoors – and how to move on
For the last three months, around two million people have “shielded” themselves against the novel coronavirus by staying indoors, on
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The brain uses minimum effort to look for key information in text
By analyzing brain activity, researchers found that the brain regulates its resource use and tries to identify the most essential
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Widespread facemask use could shrink the ‘R’ number and prevent a second COVID-19 wave: study
Population-wide use of facemasks keeps the coronavirus ‘reproduction number’ under 1.0, and prevents further waves of the virus when combined
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The real reason you should start wearing slippers
Slippers. No, we’re not talking about the ruby-red ones Dorothy wore in The Wizard of Oz. But rather the warm,
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The Importance of Cleaning Your Sex Toys & Exactly How to Do It
On most sex toys, cleaning directions are located directly on the packaging. So, as much as you want to throw
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Not children, but ‘super-happy families’ the aim of assisted reproduction
Researcher Judith Lind has studied how staff at fertility clinics view the assessments that childless couples and women undergo in
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