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Newly identified bacteria may help bees nourish their offspring: study

AteamofresearchersattheUniversityofCalifornia,Riversidehaveisolatedthreepreviouslyunknownbacterialspeciesfromwildbeesandflowersthatmayhelppreventspoilageofthepo

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Study: Fish oil supplements don't help dry eye disease

Fishoilsupplementshavelongbeenrecommendedtopeoplesufferingfromdryeyedisease,acommonailmentthataffectsmillionsworldwide–butastudyoutonFridaysaystheydon'twork.“Om

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Exercise benefits to the brain 'may be passed on'

Physicalandmentalexercisehasbeenfoundtobebeneficialforourbrains,butscientistshavenowfounditcouldalsoimprovethelearningabilityofourchildren.Inamousestudy,researc

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Study: Global warming is weakening key ocean circulation

GlobalwarmingislikelyslowingthemainAtlanticOceancirculation,whichhasplungedtoitsweakestlevelonrecord,accordingtoanewstudy.Theslowdowninthecirculation–acrucialpa

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U.S. airline industry boasts overall improvements: study

DespiteasteadystreamofheadlineshighlightingU.S.airlines’customer-servicefailures,carriershaveactuallyimprovedinseveralkeyareasoverthelastyear,includingbumpingfe

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Belgians has worst problem in drunk driving in Europe:report

Belgiumhastheworstresultsfordrunkdriving,accordingtoamajorstudybytheEuropeanRoadSafetyUsersSurvey(ESRA)conductedin38countriesworldwide,andreleasedonMondaybyloca

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Versatile bowhead whales: not only singers, but avid composers too

HowdobowheadwhalesintheunbrokendarknessoftheArctic'spolarwinterkeepbusyduringbreedingseason?Why,theysing,ofcourse.Fromlatefalltoearlyspring,offtheeastcoastofGre

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Are lonely hearts prone to cardiovascular disease?

Feelinglonelycontributeslesstotheriskofcardiovasculardiseasethanrecentresearchsuggests,scientistssaidTuesday,butsocialisolationreallydoesuptheoddsofdyingafterah

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Study: correlation between poor mental health and smartphone addiction

Peoplewhoarelessemotionallystablearemorelikelytobeaddictedtotheirsmartphones,accordingtoanewstudy.ResearchersfromtheUniversityofDerbyandNottinghamTrentUniversit

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Tiny Atacama skeleton was girl with bone disease: study

Thediscoveryin2003sparkedinternationalintrigue–atiny,mummifiedskeletonwithanalien-likehead,tuckedintoaleatherpouchfoundbehindachurchintheAtacamadesertofChile.Th

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Top bottled water brands contaminated with plastic particles: report

Theworld'sleadingbrandsofbottledwaterarecontaminatedwithtinyplasticparticlesthatarelikelyseepinginduringthepackagingprocess,accordingtoamajorstudyacrossninecoun

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Researchers identify over 500 genes related to intelligence

Some538genesthatplayaroleinintellectualabilityhavebeenidentifiedbyateamofinternationalresearchers,accordingtoastudyreleasedMondaybytheUniversityofEdinburgh.Rese

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Study: Cholesterol drug lowers risk of death, heart attack

Anewercholesteroldrug,usedwitholderstatinmedicines,hasmodestlyloweredheartrisksanddeathsinabigstudyofheartattacksurvivorsthatmightpersuadeinsurerstocoverthepric

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False news 70 percent more likely to spread on Twitter: study

FalsenewsstoriesspreadmuchmorequicklyandwidelyonTwitterthantruthfulones,animbalancedrivenmorebypeoplethanautomated“bot”accounts,researcherssaidonThursday.Astudy

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Eat yourself to sleep: the foods that can help get a good night’s rest

Accordingtoonestudy,eatingkiwifruitbeforebedhelpsdeepsleep.Butwhichotherfoodstuffsmayaidalongandpeacefulslumber?AheadofWorldSleepDaynextweek–anawareness-raising

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Shipments of protected African species to Asia soar: study

ShipmentsofprotectedAfricanspeciesincludingtortoises,pythonsandparrotstoAsiahavesoaredsince2006asdemandgrowsintheFarEastforexoticpets,meatsandotheranimalproduct

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Infections during pregnancy affects brain development in the fetal stage

AstudypublishedinthejournalofNeuroscienceonMondayrevealedthatinfectionsorothertriggersforapregnantmother'simmunesystemcanaffectherbaby'sbraindevelopment.Ateamle