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Written by NHS Choices
on Monday, 23 January 2012
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"Tiny capsules engineered to mimic part of the body's immune system could strengthen its response to vaccines," reported the BBC today. The body's immune response to a vaccine allows the immune system to learn about potential infections such as the flu, allowing it to prepare defences against genuine infections it encounters further down the line. |
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Written by NHS Choices
on Friday, 20 January 2012
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"The elusive female G-spot may not actually exist," The Daily Telegraph has today reported. The news, which was also covered by the Daily Mail, has generated a flurry of rather graphic reader comments, including debates on where exactly the erogenous zone might be (some readers have even suggested using satnav). |
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Written by NHS Choices
on Friday, 20 January 2012
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A daily dose of statins has "been shown to block the growth and spread of tumours," according to the Daily Express. The newspaper reported that common cholesterol-lowering drugs "could be the key to beating cancer". |
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Written by NHS Choices
on Thursday, 19 January 2012
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The Daily Mail has reported that "lifestyle is key to staying alert into old age", and that genes are not to blame for changes in intelligence as we age. The newspaper adds that our environment is the most important factor controlling changes in intelligence - in other words, we can control it. |
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Written by NHS Choices
on Thursday, 19 January 2012
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The human response to fear is more primal, and animal-like, than previously thought, according to a story in the Daily Mail today. The paper reported that humans share a "primitive response to fear with other animals, despite our ability to consciously assess danger". |
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