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Why doors make you forget what you were just doing

Have you ever found you can't remember what you came in for? Instead of blaming your memory or lack of concentration, thanks to the findings of a new study you can blame the door.

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Heartburn during pregnancy: 10 surprising triggers

Pregnancy can be a magical time of excitement and good health as the miracle of life develops within, but it can also be a time of extreme physical challenges,...

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How to keep your New Year's resolutions

We all like to think we can make a change for the better at the start of each year. But you're probably already back to your old tricks. Right?

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Celeb supporters of public breastfeeding

Our most iconic new mums have been doing their bit to put breastfeeding back in vogue, following a rally of research supporting natural feeding over...

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The surprising benefits of kicking your bad habits

Lose your bad habits and gain these unexpected perks.

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Parenting 1930s style: Baby cages

It's possibly wrong to judge other ages by the standards of our own, so we'll try to reserve judgement about these photos of child rearing techniques from...

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How to manage light bladder leakage

A third of women over 35 experience LBL. But how many let it slow them down? Meet three women with the Poise to live life to the full...

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'Social jetlag' sufferers reveal struggle

Struggling to stay awake at your desk? You could be suffering from a new condition known as 'social jetlag', which is causing sleep deprivation and adding to...

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Why your work commute really is killing you

A new study has found that a longer work commute raises your stress and blood pressure levels, and could also be making you fat.

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Sperm act like bumbling drunks to get to egg

When it comes to making babies, the thought of sperm acting like bumbling drunks - blindly bouncing off uterus walls and each other - in order to be first to...

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Australian women underestimate heart disease risk

We caught up with Professor James Tatoulis, Chief Medical Advisor at The Heart Foundation, before the May 6 launch of this year's Heart Week to find out why...

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Electronic eye implant restores vision to blind

Electronic eye implant surgery, a British first, has restored sight to two blind men with a genetic eye condition.

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Anti-depressants can do more harm than good

Researchers in Canada are asking people to think twice before popping anti-depressants, saying that the negative impacts of common anti-depressants could...

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Light weights build more muscle than heavy ones

Lads, it may be time to clear out those rusty cast-iron dumbbells from under your bed. Researchers now say that even though lighter weights might not look as...

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Anatomical evidence of the elusive G-spot

The anatomical location of the mythical G-spot — the sensitive area deep in a woman's vagina that is said to enhance sexual pleasure and the intensity of...

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Breast cancer is effectively 10 different diseases

The breakthrough, by scientists at Cambridge University, could lead to new drugs and better diagnostic tests.

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Red wine can prevent you putting on weight

It's finally here, the scientific evidence that all wine drinkers around the world have been waiting for: red wine could help prevent you from getting fat.

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Are women lazy? They get half as much exercise a day as men

Women are less active than men, and it's putting their health at risk, say researchers at Oregon State University in the US.

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Sleep preserves unpleasant memories

Offering something to help someone relax after having a nasty shock seems natural, but careful they don't go to sleep. According to a new study, going to sleep...

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Racism can harm your health

We are taught the saying that "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me" but just having a thick skin may not be enough as according...

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