Reading aids child brain development

It is never too early to start the process of learning to read, and parents play a crucial role. ‘As soon as a baby is born, you can start to show them picture books,’ says Clare Bolton, manager of Words for Life, a project run by the Literacy Trust to help parents develop children’s communication and literacy […]

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Reading aids child brain development

It is never too early to start the process of learning to read, and parents play a crucial role. ‘As soon as a baby is born, you can start to show them picture books,’ says Clare Bolton, manager of Words for Life, a project run by the Literacy Trust to help parents develop children’s communication and literacy […]

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All about cystitis

Cystitis is an inflammation of the bladder and is a common type of urinary tract infection. Others UTIs include acute pyelonephritis, which affects the kidneys and can lead to loin pain and high fever, and urethritis, which is inflammation of the tube that carries urine from the bladder outside the body. ‘Cystitis, which is caused […]

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Murderers betray themselves with body language

Murderers can’t control the subconscious body language which conveys their guilt. ‘Even the most confident, hardened killers can give themselves away with tiny signs and gestures from the face, body and voice that suggest that they are lying,’ explains Cliff Lansley, a behavioural scientist. ‘The key is to know what you are looking for – the reliable […]

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Murderers betray themselves with body language

Murderers can’t control the subconscious body language which conveys their guilt. ‘Even the most confident, hardened killers can give themselves away with tiny signs and gestures from the face, body and voice that suggest that they are lying,’ explains Cliff Lansley, a behavioural scientist. ‘The key is to know what you are looking for – the reliable […]

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How to reduce your risk of breast cancer

Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer in the UK and affects one in eight women during their lifetime.  Risk factors include age and family history which you can’t change. However, according to the World Health Organisation, a third of breast cancer cases are thought to be preventable. ‘There is good evidence that […]

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How to reduce your risk of breast cancer

Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer in the UK and affects one in eight women during their lifetime.  Risk factors include age and family history which you can’t change. However, according to the World Health Organisation, a third of breast cancer cases are thought to be preventable. ‘There is good evidence that […]

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Red meat and the size of our brains

Many evolutionary biologists believe that a diet rich in red meat eaten by our ancestors was responsible for the dramatic increase in the size of our brains compared to other plant-eating primates. Gorillas, which have a plant-based diet for example, may grow to sizes three times bigger than us, but their brains are far smaller […]

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Red meat and the size of our brains

Many evolutionary biologists believe that a diet rich in red meat eaten by our ancestors was responsible for the dramatic increase in the size of our brains compared to other plant-eating primates. Gorillas, which have a plant-based diet for example, may grow to sizes three times bigger than us, but their brains are far smaller […]

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