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Scientists Discover How Omega-3 Battles Heart Disease at the Molecular Level

Scientists Discover How Omega-3 Battles Heart Disease at the Molecular Level

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Sarah Carter

Recent research highlights the benefits of EPA, an omega-3 fatty acid, in preventing the heart damage typically associated with diets high in ...

Microplastics are infiltrating brain tissue, studies show: ‘There’s nowhere left untouched’ | Pollution

Microplastics are infiltrating brain tissue, studies show: ‘There’s nowhere left untouched’ | Pollution

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Sarah Carter

A growing body of scientific evidence shows that microplastics are accumulating in critical human organs, including the brain, leading researchers to call ...

Case of measles in passenger who travelled on bus from Dublin Airport confirmed as HSE issues alert

Case of measles in passenger who travelled on bus from Dublin Airport confirmed as HSE issues alert

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Sarah Carter

The alert from the HSE is for people who travelled on JJ Kavanagh bus number 717 from Dublin Airport to Clonmel departing ...

‘I’m a plastic surgeon – a diet change will make you look 10 years younger’

‘I’m a plastic surgeon – a diet change will make you look 10 years younger’

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Sarah Carter

There are plenty of things women can do if they want to take years off their age, from revamping their wardrobes to ...

‘It looks so real’: amid rise in financial sextortion, Childline is helping teenagers fight back | Internet safety

‘It looks so real’: amid rise in financial sextortion, Childline is helping teenagers fight back | Internet safety

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Sarah Carter

It was a phone call that has become all too common for Childline counsellors in recent months. The 17-year-old boy said he ...

Common condition you might spot on the toilet is ‘early warning sign of killer heart disease’

Common condition you might spot on the toilet is ‘early warning sign of killer heart disease’

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Sarah Carter

CONSTIPATION could be an early warning sign of heart disease, a study suggests. Researchers found being bunged up was linked to an ...

Chronic childhood illness a marker for mental illness, study shows

Chronic childhood illness a marker for mental illness, study shows

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Sarah Carter

Researchers used a database started in the 90s called the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (Alspac) which has monitored thousands ...

Mpox virus latest: UK prepares for monkeypox outbreak with vaccine plan as EU rules out border controls

Mpox virus latest: UK prepares for monkeypox outbreak with vaccine plan as EU rules out border controls

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Sarah Carter

The public health emergency was declared by the WHO director general Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus For free real time breaking news alerts ...

Mpox virus outbreak: Expert weighs in on likelihood of UK lockdown | UK News

Mpox virus outbreak: Expert weighs in on likelihood of UK lockdown | UK News

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Sarah Carter

A boy has his temperature taken at the Mpox treatment centre (Picture: AFP via Getty Images) Government guidance on mpox states it ...

‘I begged surgeons to kill me,’ says mum, 33, who felt her skin ‘sizzling’ while wide awake during botched Turkey op

‘I begged surgeons to kill me,’ says mum, 33, who felt her skin ‘sizzling’ while wide awake during botched Turkey op

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Sarah Carter

SARA Platt weighed 24st and was utterly miserable. She was taking steroids to treat her endometriosis, and piled on a significant amount ...