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2 energy drinks a day can negatively affect heart, study finds

New research, presented at a meeting of the American Heart Association, has highlighted the negative effects of energy drinks on the heart. The beverages, containing sugar, caffeine and taurine,...

Lego, Audi team up to release miniature racers

Audi and Lego say they are teaming up to release new Lego versions of the luxury brand's fastest cars. As part of its "Speed Champions" series, the iconic toy manufacturer has chosen to...

Eating peanuts helps infants avoid allergies, says study

Feeding infants small amounts of mashed-up peanuts early in life may help them avoid developing allergies, even if they stop eating peanuts for a year in early childhood, researchers said on...

Drinking 7 glasses of water can cut 200 calories off daily intake

A US study has found that drinking just 1% more water can reduce total daily calorie consumption, in particular the intake of sugar, sodium and cholesterol. In fact, drinking seven glasses of...

More evidence that aspirin lowers cancer risk, says study

People who take aspirin regularly have a significantly lower risk of cancer, particularly involving the colon and gastrointestinal tract, according to US research published on Thursday. The...

Almost half of European women unhappy with their breasts

Women across Europe no longer covet busty figures and are instead coveting smaller, perkier chests, a new survey has revealed. Results from lingerie brand Triumph's 2016 Female Confidence...

Happiness can break your heart, doctors say

Joyful events – the birth of a child, a big win by your team – can trigger a dangerous condition called the "broken heart syndrome", doctors and researchers reported on Thursday. Takotsubo...

A cup of tea a day could keep heart disease at bay

A US study has found that tea drinkers enjoying a daily cuppa could be 35% less likely to suffer a heart attack or another major cardiovascular event over the course of their lives. Doctor...

‘Surprising gaps’ in ovarian cancer research, says report

Ovarian cancer, often called the "silent killer", is poorly understood by researchers and often does not even arise in the ovaries, a US panel said Wednesday. With no cure in sight, no reliable...

Self-heating coat, one giant step for fashion-kind

On the day an astronaut returned to Earth after 340 days in space, Paris fashion took another small step for mankind. Behold, the self-heating overcoat. The French label Courreges announced...

Gene holds key to (no) grey hair

Dyeing one's hair may no longer be the only option for keeping grey at bay, scientists said yesterday in announcing the discovery of a gene that makes hair lose its lustre. The gene, IRF4, was...

Money bunny as Beatrix Potter’s Peter Rabbit on UK coins

Peter Rabbit on Monday became the first character from children's literature to appear on British coinage with author Beatrix Potter's creation featuring on 50-pence pieces commemorating her...

Women prefer narcissistic, manipulative men, study finds

A joint Polish and Finnish study has found that women are more attracted to dark, brooding men, and that this unconscious preference could be related to reproductive success. The research...

Fighting infections with viruses, as antibiotics fail

When doctors told Christophe Novou that his leg would have to be amputated at the hip due to a raging bacterial infection, the 47-year-old Frenchman thought about killing himself. After...

Fashion watchers dish on best, worst on Oscars red carpet

Fashion watchers gave Reuters their top fashion hits – and faux pas – on the Oscar red carpet, as stars took a twirl down the world's most watched runway today. ERIC WILSON, INSTYLE FASHION...

Marathon nutrition tips with protein and carbs

The marathon majors get underway this Sunday with the Tokyo Marathon 2016, and for those who have decided to make this sporting challenge their fitness goal for this year, it's important to not...

How tattoo got under our skin

Timothee clenches his jaw and grips his sweatshirt as the tattooist's needle sinks into his skin. The angel he wants on his shoulder is not going to get there by itself. He is going to have to...

Albanian newsreaders strip down to boost audience

Faced with tough competition to win over audiences, an Albanian TV channel is taking a literal approach towards giving viewers the "naked" truth – by employing almost-topless...

New study outlines benefits of eating fish during pregnancy

A new study suggests that pregnant women should continue to eat fish during pregnancy, with negative health effects of low-level exposure to mercury potentially outweighed by the beneficial...

Keep salt and sugar separate to improve diabetes treatment

Researchers from the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research, known as Inserm, have shown that gastric bypass surgery, typically associated with obesity, can improve type 2...