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A cup of tea boosts brain power

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A cup of tea boosts brain power

Tweet London: New research suggests that tea does bolster brain power, keeps fatigue at bay while helping you to solve crosswords faster. Researchers looked at the effect of key chemicals found in tea on the mental performance of 44 young volunteers. The effects of these ingredients, an amino acid called L-theanine — also found in [...]

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Good Breakfast : key to good health

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Good Breakfast : key to good health

Tweet London : Good breakfast is the key to a healthy lifestyle determining the quality of your whole day’s nutrition, according to research. And the best way to start the morning is with a simple bowl of a healthy cereal, as it makes people less likely to turn to fatty, sugary food through the rest [...]

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Hearing loss warning sign of dementia

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Hearing loss warning sign of dementia

Tweet London : Those who are hard of hearing have greater chances of developing dementia as they age. Scientists found those with mild hearing loss had nearly twice the chance of developing dementia compared to people with normal hearing. The risk increased three-fold for those with moderate hearing loss, and five-fold for severe impairment, the [...]

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Women find men’s seeming indifference more attractive

Tweet Washington :Are you still looking for a date on Valentine’s Day? It turns out there may be something to "playing hard to get". A woman is seemingly more attracted to a man when she is uncertain about how much he likes her, says a new study. "If we want to know how much Sarah [...]

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Now, a beer for gays and lesbians

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Now, a beer for gays and lesbians

Tweet Mexico City: A Mexican company has launched a new beer aimed at the gay and lesbian community that will also be exported to other countries, company officials said. The "honey-flavored" beer will initially be sold in Mexico and later exported to Colombia and Japan. "We’ve entered the market with great respect, with the idea [...]

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Using heaters at home can make you fat

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Using heaters at home can make you fat

Tweet London: Scientists have some chilling news for those using heaters at home – keeping our homes cosy actually prevents us from burning up calories to warm up our bodies. Modern centrally-heated homes with efficient double glazing are helping to send obesity rates soaring, says a University College London study. It is an increasing problem [...]

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Alcohol, poor diet linked to UK breast cancer rates

Tweet London : Chances are that women in Britain are more likely to be diagnosed with breast cancer than those in other developed countries because of unhealthy lifestyles, their alcohol intake and lack of exercise. Analysis of data collected by the World Health Organisation shows Britain has higher rates of the potentially fatal disease than [...]

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Exercise can help slash prostate cancer risk in men

Tweet London: Regular exercise can help men with prostate cancer halve their risk of dying from the disease, a British study has found. The study found that physical activity was linked to a lower risk of dying prematurely from any cause, and in particular from the disease. Researchers also found that men who did more [...]

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Alternative remedies can be fatal for children

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Alternative remedies can be fatal for children

Tweet London: Using alternative remedies for children can be fatal, experts have warned. Parents can be misled into believing that treatments such as homeopathy are more ‘natural’, with fewer side-effects than conventional allopathic drugs, a new study says. But they may have direct dangerous effects, and even lead to death, when substituted for effective conventional [...]

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People in 60s cope better with stress

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People in 60s cope better with stress

Tweet Washington: People in their 60s are better at coping with stressful situations than their younger counterparts and empathizing with the less fortunate. A team of researchers led by University of California, Berkeley psychologist Robert Levenson, is tracking how our emotional strategies and responses change as we age. Their findings support the theory that emotional [...]

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