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Can tattoos cause cancer? The truth behind the scary headlines

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One night of sleep data can reveal risk of over 100 diseases: study

Stanford researchers taught an AI to “learn the language of sleep” to predict whether patients were at risk of developing over 100 conditions.

Health news

Britons eat 155 crisp bags' worth of salt every single week, study

Adults in England consume 40 percent more salt than recommended, according to a new study, raising their risk of high blood pressure, heart attacks, and strokes.

wellbeing

Let it out! Why swearing can actually be good for your health

A new study found that swearing can improve physical performance by helping people feel focused, confident, and less distracted.

Healthcare

Slow tapering and therapy can help people quit antidepressants: study

Slowly reducing the dosage of antidepressants while continuing psychotherapy, can help prevent symptoms from returning, a comprehensive new study found.

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Climate

Major study on global cost of climate change retracted. Here’s why

Authors have pulled a 2024 climate study after admitting that data errors had led them to overstate their findings.

Cinema

The British public has spoken: 'Die Hard' is not a Christmas movie

The annual debate on whether 'Die Hard' is a Christmas movie or not has finally been resolved. A new poll reveals only 38 per cent of UK public think the Bruce Willis actioner is a festive classic...

Green News

UN's climate change language ‘eroding’ public trust, warns report

Researchers warn that current climate change language can make it easier for misinformation to spread.

Culture news

TikTok scrolling can cause 'brain rot' according to new study

The American Psychological Association's verdict is clear: short-form video is measurably bad for mental health.

Art

Children are better at creating Jackson Pollock paintings, study finds

A new study has found that Pollock’s style is hard for adults to replicate, whereas children find it… child’s play.

Tech News

AI can impersonate humans in public opinion polls, study finds

‘We can no longer trust that survey responses are coming from real people,’ said the lead author of a new study from Dartmouth University.

Lifestyle

New global study finds most people would choose live gigs over sex

A global survey by Live Nation, spanning 15 countries and 40,000 participants, has discovered that 70 per cent of music fans would rather see a live show than have sex. Come again?

wellbeing

This is your brain on football, according to a new study

Researchers scanned football fans’ brains to see what happens when their favourite team wins or loses. Here’s what they found.

Health news

Speaking more than one language may help slow down ageing, study finds

Forget snake-oil creams and supplements — learning more than one language is a powerful way to protect against ageing, according to a new study.

Healthcare

Study: Radiation may not help survival for some breast cancer patients

A new international study found that radiation therapy did not affect 10-year survival rates for women with early-stage breast cancer who were considered “intermediate risk”.

Health news

Men’s brains shrink faster with age than women’s, study finds

The study aimed to find out whether sex differences in healthy brain ageing explain why women are diagnosed with Alzheimer’s more often.

Cinema

Gen Z want less sex in movies and TV shows according to new study

According to a new study, raunchy teen comedies and sexually edgy dramas are losing favour among Gen Z viewers.