Crafts are an enjoyable way to bring some charm to your home or spend quality tine with the kids. It can be hard to find ideas that aren't too expensive.…
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Christmas shopping and gift giving will cheer you up – that’s what the experts say
The coronavirus Christmas of 2020 could turn into a bumper year for giving gifts. Our relationship with spending and the festive cheer of giving will be different in 2020—even the…
New insights into fragile X syndrome and the fetal brain
Researchers at Tohoku University have revealed further insight into the fetal development of our brain and the potential causes of fragile X syndrome (FSX). During brain development, the fetal period…
Low-intensity exercise during adolescence may prevent schizophrenia
Although schizophrenia is increasingly understood as a neurodevelopmental disorder, environmental factors are known to play an important role in the disease onset and progression. But now, researchers from Japan have…
Queues build for GP appointments and cancer tests
Patients are facing a double whammy of delays as GPs report struggling to meet appointment demand and increased waiting times for vital cancer tests, according to new findings from Cancer…
USPSTF recommends hep B screen for at-risk teens, adults
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) concludes that screening adults and adolescents at increased risk for hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection has moderate net benefit. These findings form the…
Study suggests sugary diet endangers waste-eating protein crucial to cellular repair
A protein that functions like the vintage video game Pac-Man, eating toxic cellular waste caused by high sugar intake, is itself compromised by a sugary diet, according to the results…
How hope can make you happier with your lot
Having hope for the future could protect people from risky behaviors such as drinking and gambling—according to new research from the University of East Anglia. The researchers studied "relative deprivation"—the…