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Air pollution may damage blood vessels even in healthy young adults

​Air pollution may cause blood vessel damage and inflammation, even in healthy young adults, a U. S. study said Tuesday.

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Overseas, but underwhelmed

The rise in the number of children participating in study tours abroad is leading to conflicts between parents and organizers. Cao Yin reports.

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Study: Typhoons that slam Asia much stronger since 1970s

Typhoons that slam into land in the northwestern Pacific--especially the biggest tropical cyclones of the bunch--have gotten considerably stronger since the 1970s, a new study concludes.

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Australia's iconic Tasmanian devil develops resistance to cancer

Australia's iconic marsupial, the Tasmanian devil, is developing resistance to a cancer that has nearly wiped out the species, a study has found.

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Human-induced climate change began 2 centuries ago: study

Humans have been causing change for almost two centuries, a Australian-led study has found, proving that human-induced climate change is not simply a recent phenomenon.

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Chimpanzees favor cooperation over competition: study

Chimpanzees, one of humans' closest relatives, favor cooperation over competition, challenging the perceptions humans are unique in our ability to cooperate and chimpanzees are overly competitive, a U.S. study suggested Monday.

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Offspring of long-lived parents may also live longer: study

The longer our parents lived, the longer we are likely to live ourselves, a British study said Monday.

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Pope Francis names commission to study female deacons

Pope Francis on Tuesday (Aug 2) appointed a special commission to study the possibility of women becoming deacons in a potentially historic opening on a vexed issue for the Catholic Church.

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Fitbit trackers are "highly inaccurate", study finds

​A class action lawsuit against Fitbit may have grown teeth following the release of a new study that claims the company's popular heart rate trackers are "highly inaccurate."

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How Tiger Moms and hovering parents can damage a child's ability to cope with life's challenges

A Singapore study that followed hundreds of primary-age children for five years discovered that perfectionist parenting styles may make children excessively self-critical and undermine their confidence and self-belief

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China Studies Program launched in Vietnam

A China Studies Program was inaugurated at Vietnam National University on Thursday to enhance the understanding about China and further consolidate the mutually beneficial cooperation between China and Vietnam.

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Aggressive leukaemia not single disorder, but at least 11 different diseases: study

Acute myeloid leukaemia (AML), an aggressive form of the blood cancer, is not a single disorder, but at least 11 different diseases at the genetic level, a study said Wednesday.

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Mediterranean diet may help stop breast cancer returning, study says

Out of 199 women asked to eat lots of fruit, vegetables, fish and olive oil in Italian trial, none suffered recurrence in three years

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Smoking kills 60,000 Spaniards a year: study

​Around 60,000 people, including 1, 500-3,000 passive smokers, die in Spain a year as a result of the use of tobacco, according to a study published on Monday.

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Questions and answers on the new study linking cellphones and cancer in rats

The preliminary study, released Friday, found that radiation from cellphones appears to have increased the risks that male rats developed tumors in their brains and hearts.

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Women from Venus, men still from Mars on Facebook, study finds

Women used warmer, gentler words in their status updates on Facebookcompared to men, who were more likely to swear, express anger and use argumentative language, a study of 10 million postings released on Wednesday found.