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Explained | The remarkable endurance of the Y chromosome, ‘master of maleness’

Many animal species have a genuine fear of losing the Y chromosome in the distant future. This has already happened in some species that have naturally lost this chromosome. Such animals provide us with models to understand the process of sex-chromosome turnover and a means to repurpose another chromosome into…

The Hindu

The Science Quiz | The genetic odyssey of human beings

A science quiz about the genetic odyssey of human beings.

The Hindu

A war on ageing — meet the USA’s top biohacker

Ben Greenfield is the cult health guru exploring ways to extend and enhance human life. As he visits London to spread the word, Will Hosie discovers he’s also preaching a new kind of parenting

Evening Standard

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Struggling with hair loss? This hair growth supplement promises stronger, thicker locks in just 90 days

Prepare to see a reduction in hair loss and stronger hair root with Feel’s innovative supplements

The Independent UK

What is Viking Disease, as researchers find its potential cause?

The disease got its nickname from its prevalance among Northern Europeans

Evening Standard

Deadly virus now 'highly likely' to hit UK in new climate change warning

A potentially fatal virus that is killing almost half of patients is now 'highly likely' to hit the UK alongside other illness spread by insects, that are 'marching north' because of climate change.

Daily Record

Advances in synthetic embryos leave legislators needing to catch up

As the science outpaces the law, scientists should proceed cautiously and clear boundaries must be set

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New Discovery Reveals the Oldest-known Ancestor of Complex Life

Protosterol biota are the fingerprints of an ancient organism that could have been an ancestor to all large life around us that we know of.

Inverse

Fruit flies have shorter lives if exposed to their own dead, scientists find

University of Michigan researchers suggest findings may in future yield benefits for soldiers and healthcare workers

The Guardian - UK

Eating a 'rainbow diet' may prostate cancer risk, according to scientists

Research has shown that mean with prostate cancer had low levels of specific minerals, vitamins and pigments that are found in certain food groups.

Daily Record

KU researchers find solution to prevent abnormal hair loss by regulating cholesterol levels

Researchers of Kerala University have evolved a solution to limit the impact of primary cicatricial alopecia (PCA), a rare hair loss disorder, by controlling cholesterol production in hair cells.

The Hindu

Newcastle study proves ditching red meat and alcohol can cut breast, bowel and lung cancer risk

A team at Newcastle University have found following following advice to live healthier lifestyles really does cut our cancer risk

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High Levels Of Cholesterol Could Make Women Infertile: Study

One in every five women of childbearing age in the U.S. may be unable to get pregnant after trying for a year.

Zenger

Expert warning over 'silent killer' prostate cancer - with 12,000 deaths annually

As Men's Health Week lands, one charity is urging black men to be more aware of the increased risk of developing prostate cancer they face.

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How Do Our Brains Process Speech In Noisy Environments?

A new study explains why we struggle to keep track of more than one conversation at a dinner party.

The Independent UK

Where fat builds up in men and women can be linked to cancer risk – study

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Seven early warning signs of cancer you should never ignore, according to experts

A medical expert has explained which 'silent' symptoms we should look out for and what type of cancer they could be a sign of

Wales Online

One diet found to be best way to prevent prostate cancer

Prostate cancer kills more than 12,000 men a year in the UK with 475,000 currently living with or having suffered from it

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Doctor issues stark warning on 'subtle' change that led to bowel cancer diagnosis

Dr Anisha Patel has urged patients to check their poo before they flush - it can be the only way to spot the warning signs of the deadly disease

The Hindu

Is male reproduction in humans more egalitarian by mammalian standards?

A spectacularly detailed study about human uniqueness in just one trait has been published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, jointly by 105 authors from 70 institutions in 15 countries. They focused on reproductive success, defined as the number of surviving offspring, and on the differences between…

Daily Record

Scots wife-killer who dodged justice for decades drops appeal against conviction

Retired research scientist Christopher Harrisson denied killing 32-year-old Brenda Page in Aberdeen a year after the couple were divorced.

Evening Standard

What is Taurine? Amino acid may extend life and boost health, research shows

International researchers found that mice and monkeys who took the supplement had their life extended by up to 12 per cent

The Independent UK

Taurine may slow ageing process, research suggests

Taking taurine supplements has been shown to reverse key ageing markers in mice.

The Independent UK

Curly hair allowed early humans to ‘stay cool and actually conserve water’

‘We think scalp hair provided a passive mechanism to reduce the amount of heat gained from solar radiation’

Al Jazeera

Scientists find ‘lost world’ in billion-year-old Australian rock

Study says discovery of microscopic creatures could be the ‘oldest remnants’ of human lineage.

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