Fragmented sleep can lead to dementia later in life

LONDON: Are you experiencing fragmented sleep? If yes, then it’s high time that you consult a doctor, for a study says it affects the ability to build memories and could raise the risk of developing dementia in later life.

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Half of men would ditch woman who gained weight: poll

(Reuters Life!) – Men are more concerned with their partner’s body type than women but they also seem to value family more highly, according to a new survey released on Tuesday.

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Folic acid tied to better grades in Swedish teens

(Reuters Health) – Swedish teenagers who consumed more folic acid got better school grades, a small study published in the journal Pediatrics has found.

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Resistant gonorrhea strain found in Japan

A strain of gonorrhea is that is resistant to all currently available antibiotics has been identified by researchers in Japan.

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Doctors in Spain perform first leg transplant

MADRID, Spain — Doctors in Spain have carried out the world’s first double leg transplant, giving new lower limbs to a patient who lost both legs at mid-thigh in an accident, officials said Monday.

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The World’s First Self-Propelled Endoscopy Device ‘Swims’ the Entire Digestive Tract in Mere Hours

Probing colons has never been this much fun.

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Saliva Science: New Forensics Tool Can Determine a Person’s Age from a Spit Sample

Saliva Science Crime scene investigators could soon use saliva left behind at crime scenes to determine the ages of those involved at the scene

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India: Rajasthan in ‘cars for sterilisation’ drive

Health officials in the Indian state of Rajasthan are launching a new campaign to try reduce the high population growth in the area.

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Dramatic Diet ‘Reverses’ Type 2 Diabetes

Researchers may have struck a solution to reverse the signs of Type 2 diabetes, the most common form of diabetes, according to a recent experiment.

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Duct tape can even be used in the fight against infectious disease

Duct tape – is there no end to its usefulness? Apparently not. Now we learn that using duct tape in hospitals could be a tool in the fight against infectious disease. Call it a handyman’s quarantine.

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