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A study has compared both vapers and smokers in an exercise test and found that both groups were less fit and more out of breath than those who abstain from both habits. Boffins at Manchester Metropolitan University got 60 people in their 20s to...

A new study has discovered that people with more fat in the abdominal area – which surrounds major organs such as the liver and pancreas – are more likely to suffer pain in other areas of the body, with the effects particularly bad for...

Researchers have found that marmosets use distinct calls, known as phee-calls, to name each other in a skill that was previously thought to be restricted to humans, dolphins and elephants. The scientists recorded the marmosets communicating and...

An Oxford psychologist argues that people shouldn't be "flippant" about teenage crushes and the impact of heartbreak during adolescence needs to be taken seriously as it is felt for a "really long time". Dr Lucy Foulkes said...

Experts in France tracked over 1,300 patients in intensive care across the country and found those who took the substance and other recreational drugs alone had three times the risk of suffering a cardiovascular event. Scientists have previously...

A new study has revealed how contracting COVID is connected to an increased prospect of mental illness such as depression and anxiety disorders with the impact most significant in those who had not been vaccinated against the disease. Experts at...

Scientists have studied the brain activity of humans when they experience feelings of affection and found that children evoked the strongest responses. The team used MRI scans to identify areas of the brain that are activated by six different types...

A study has found that workers in stressful positions who feel undervalued were 97 per cent more likely to develop arterial fibrillation - a health condition that causes heart palpitations and may lead to a stroke. Experts at the University of...

Consoles are often associated with negative health effects - particularly for children - due to concerns that they can prevent development and socialisation, but a new study suggests that gaming has a positive impact on the mental well-being of...

Research involving two million people around the globe provides compelling evidence of a link between meat consumption and the health condition as it was found that eating just two slices of ham per day increases the danger of the disease by 15 per...

Experts have found that exchanging traditional cow's milk for the equine alternative could bring a variety of health boosts. The team of Polish scientists found that horse milk contains lactoferrin - a protein that benefits the immune system -...

A new study has found that less attractive individuals pass away sooner than better-looking counterparts, with differences noted in both sexes. Ugly men died, on average, a year earlier, while this figure doubled to two years for aesthetically...