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This process is aimed at eventually killing off the population of mosquitoes (Photo: AFP)

Google's plan to end mosquito nuisance by releasing infected males...

With 15 million mosquitoes released and the female population cut by two thirds in six months, the project seems to be a...

29 Nov 2018 11:14 AM GMT

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Can sauna lower risk of death from cardiovascular disease

There are several possible reasons why sauna use may decrease the risk of death due to CVD.

29 Nov 2018 9:25 AM GMT

The perimenopause stage is characterised by a sharp decline in oestrogen levels.

Going through menopause? Take care of your heart health

Research notes only 1.7 per cent of study population adhered to three components of "Healthy Lifestyle Score" throughout...

29 Nov 2018 8:18 AM GMT

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Lack of sleep can make you angrier

Here is what a new study has found.

29 Nov 2018 7:11 AM GMT

When teens sleep less, they spend more time awake, and we knew that something had to occupy that extra time. (Photo: Pixabay)

Here's why too much screen time disrupts sleep

When certain cells are exposed to artificial light late at night, internal clocks can get confused, resulting in a host...

28 Nov 2018 12:34 PM GMT

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This weight loss procedure may shrink fat, muscle

Here is what a new study has found.

28 Nov 2018 11:55 AM GMT

Telomerase activity was increased two- to three-fold and telomere length was increased significantly in the endurance and high intensity training groups (Photo: AFP)

Endurance training is better than resistance training for anti-ageing

As we grow older, the telomeres shorten and this is an important molecular mechanism for cell ageing, which eventually...

28 Nov 2018 11:28 AM GMT

While Bliss wanted a baby that was biologically her, she didnt want to get pregnant (Photo: AFP)

Mum dies from rare dementia years after catching it from own baby...

Doctors believe son inherited mutated gene responsible for disease from father, before passing it back to his mother...

28 Nov 2018 11:19 AM GMT

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Here's why you shouldn't force your child to apologise

Here's what experts have to say

28 Nov 2018 8:48 AM GMT

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Qigong: An ancient practice to live long

The exercise is the practice of energy.

28 Nov 2018 6:44 AM GMT

The findings appear in the journal Personality and Individual Differences. (Photo: Pixabay)

This is how office space defines your personality

Psychologists from University of Michigan explored degree of messiness in one's workspace and how it affects owner's...

27 Nov 2018 3:01 PM GMT

Of the LGB students who completed an online questionnaire, 65 per cent had carried out non-suicidal self-harm over their lifetime. (Photo: Pixabay)

Lesbian, gay, bisexual students at higher risk of self-harm

Self-harm typically includes behaviour such as cutting, hair pulling, scratching, burning or non-lethal overdoses.

27 Nov 2018 1:38 PM GMT