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Substances in Coffee May Protect Against Parkinson’s Disease and Dementia with Lewy Bodies, a New Animal Study Suggests
Two substances from coffee, acting together, may protect against nerve cell damage and improve behavior in animal models of Parkinson’s disease and a related disease called dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), according to a new study funded by the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health.
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Study helps solve mystery of how sleep protects against heart disease
Researchers say they are closer to solving the mystery of how a good night’s sleep protects against heart disease.
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Gen Z Attitudes Towards Booze Forcing Brands To Change Their Marketing Tactics
New research out of the UK from Red Brick Road and Opinium has revealed Gen Z (18- to 25-year-olds) have a radically different relationship with alcohol than older generations, and as a result, alcohol brands need to change their marketing strategies.
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Studies link toxic relationships to health problems
While every married couple experiences conflict, two studies show constant, unrelenting marital stress takes a serious toll on your emotional and physical health.
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Is Integrative Medicine Finally In Practice And What Can We Expect Out Of It
Integrative medicine is seen as a more developed form of alternative method that uses both a holistic approach and the best techniques of conventional medicine to come up with an effective preventive and on-set treatment. But is it yet in practice, and how can it outweigh conventional medicine?
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‘For 30 years I’ve been obsessed by why children get leukaemia. Now we have an answer’
Newly knighted cancer scientist Mel Greaves explains why a cocktail of microbes could give protection against disease.
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‘Cervical cancer – it is preventable, it is treatable, it is time to eliminate it.’
WHO is working to eliminate cervical cancer as a global public health problem.
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Israeli Scientists Claim They’re On The Path To A Cure For Cancer
A small team of Israeli scientists is telling the world they will have the first “complete cure” for cancer within a year, The Jerusalem Post reported on Monday. And not only that, but they claim it will be brief, cheap and effective and will have no or minimal side-effects.
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Breast cancer: Scan younger women at risk, charity says
Younger women with a family history of breast cancer should receive annual screenings to pick up the disease earlier, a charity says.
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Implementing laughter therapy to enhance the well-being of patients and nurses
This article by Nursing Standard aims to enhance nurses’ knowledge and understanding of laughter therapy, which is a practice within complementary and alternative medicine.
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‘Know your cholesterol like you know your Pin code’
People are being encouraged to know their cholesterol and blood pressure numbers as well as they know their bank Pin code - because it could save their life.
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