There is new medical evidence for the expression "better late than never." Researchers have found that smokers reduce their risk of dying from tobacco even if they stop smoking after the age of sixty.
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Drinking a low or moderate level of alcohol in early pregnancy is not linked to developmental problems in five-year-olds, researchers say.
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Obstructive sleep apnea is a condition that causes chronic blockage of the airway. People with apnea experience interrupted breathing during sleep, and frequently also suffer from hypertension and heart disease. Those diagnosed with this disorder are frequently treated with a so-called C-PAP machine to help regulate their breathing during sleep. Researchers in Spain looked into whether the device also helped reduce patients' hypertension and cardiovascular issues.
Warts are tiny skin infections caused by viruses of the human papilloma virus (HPV) family. Although children get warts most often, teens and adults can get them, too.
Individuals who consume egg proteins for breakfast are more likely to feel full during the day than those whose breakfasts contain wheat protein. Results from the study, conducted by Dr. Nikhil Dhurandhar, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana, USA, and colleagues were presented at the 19th European Congress on Obesity in Lyon, France.
The eyes are the window into the soul - or at least the mind, according to a new paper published in Perspectives on Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. Measuring the diameter of the pupil, the part of the eye that changes size to let in more light, can show what a person is paying attention to. Pupillometry, as it's called, has been used in social psychology, clinical psychology, humans, animals, children, infants - and it should be used even more, the authors say.
About 4,600 lives in England could be saved by reducing alcohol intake to just half a unit a day, say experts.
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