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Experts want special clinics to prescribe ketamine as anti-depressant
Ketamine doses used in the Oxford depression treatment trials are given in controlled conditions
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Smoking causes one in ten deaths worldwide: study
It is estimated that half of daily smokers will die prematurely due to their tobacco habit unless they quit
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In India, switching to vegetables, oranges and papaya could help save water - study
The dietary changes would also lower the risk of cardiovascular diseases and cancer in humans
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Protect small farms to meet growing global food needs, study says
The world's food production will need to increase by 70 per cent by 2050
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Reading news more often can make you more Islamophobic
Study found widespread representations of Muslims in the news were contributing to lower acceptance
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Babies cry more in UK, Canada and Italy, less in Germany: study
On average, the study found, babies cry for around two hours a day in the first two weeks
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Women make better leaders than men: study
The team behind the study hope findings will challenge workplace norms
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Marathon running could be bad for your health: study
The study showed that 80 per cent of marathon competitors suffered kidney injury
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Paralysed man regains use of arm in medical first
Uses surgically implanted clusters of electrodes that read his thoughts
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Mice infested human settlements 15,000 years ago
Researchers studied variations in the molar shapes of fossilised mice teeth going back as far as 200,000 years
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Superstition frustrates anti-polio efforts: Harvard survey
Rumours swirling around campaigns discourage inoculation in K-P
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A world of tomorrow: Make classrooms more creative, say experts
Panellists suggest making education more inclusive
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Brain activity continues 10 minutes after death: study
The case was described by doctors as 'extraordinary' and 'unexplained'
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Playing violent video games doesn't make you aggressive, study finds
Research deflates myths proposing a link between anti-social behaviour with violent video games
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New study links city noise to hearing loss
High-decibel urban areas top the list of cities where hearing was most degraded
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Swimming in a public pool? You're most likely swimming in pee
Urine was detected in 100% of pool samples tested by scientists
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How your name shapes your face
When a person was shown a stranger's face, 35 per cent of the time they picked the right name
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Scientists turn to Chile's Atacama desert to study life on Mars
Scientists are currently investigating if organisms could adapt to levels of ultraviolet radiation
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You love butter but its intake actually doubles diabetes risk
Researchers warn that consumers of butter may be twice at the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes
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Life expectancy study shows many likely to live beyond 90 by 2030
According to a large international study, policymakers need to make more efforts to plan for it
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New study confirms humans are made up of cosmic dust
Humans and their galaxy have about 97 per cent of the same kind of atoms
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People who curse are more authentic, new study reveals
People accused of crimes who are actually innocent are more inclined to swear during interrogations
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Scientists closer to solving mystery of Earth's core
Consensus has long been that the centre of the planet is composed of about 85 percent iron and 10 percent nickel
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New personality model highlights differences on how we see ourselves and how others see us
Trait-Reputation-Identity (TRI), can help organisations improve their recruitment process and save money
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Alzheimer’s drug may enable teeth to self-repair: study
This alternative has the benefit of being a one-off procedure
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Nearly 76% people are 'overfat' globally: Study
Overfat has been defined as a condition of having excess body fat to impair health
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Shun Facebook to feel more content with life, study suggests
Users suffering from a high level of jealousy on Facebook gain most from taking a break, research claims
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Reprogramming cells can 'reverse' ageing, scientists say
Prematurely aged mice lived 30 per cent longer after scientists genetically reprogrammed their cells
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Climate change behind some 2015 floods, fires, heat waves: study
Some 116 scientists from 18 countries contributed to the analysis
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Magic-mushroom compound boosts cancer patients' mindset
Experts warned that some people should not be considered candidates for psilocybin therapy
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Most patients with depression get poor care, or none at all: study
In poor countries the situation is far worse with only one in 27 people with depression receiving adequate treatment
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Out-of-school girls: Pakistan ranks second world over
Of the 24 million Pakistani children out of school, 53 per cent are girls
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Astronaut vision may be impaired by spinal fluid changes: study
Nearly two-thirds of astronauts have reported problems with their eyes after spending months at the ISS
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Pakistan among 10 countries with bulk of child deaths: study
The study said nearly 2.7 million of the 5.9 million children lost last year died within their first 28 days
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Zebrafish offers hope for spinal cord repair: US study
People and zebrafish share many genes, and human CTGF protein is nearly 90 percent similar
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Islamic State recruits more educated than average: World Bank study
Out of 331 recruits described in a leaked Islamic State database, only 17 percent did not finish high school
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These are the world's unhealthiest countries
Statistics show a strong correlation between a nation's wealth and its levels of 'healthiness'
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Pigeons capable of recognising words, study finds
Scientists say the research could provide insight into the origins of human language
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Dogs understand what you say, study suggests
Study found that dogs process speech in a manner similar to humans
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Karachi ranked among worst cities to live in
The EIU's Global Liveability Ranking provides scores out of 100 for lifestyle challenges across 140 cities worldwide
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The richest families of Florence in 1427 remain the richest
The study adds evidence to the claim that the rich remain rich
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Low cost, flavors, convenience turn teens on to vaping: study
More than half the youngsters said they tried the devices because they were curious
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Transgender identity is not mental disorder: study
The results will be presented at the 11th revision in 2018 of the WHO's International Classification of Diseases
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The world's tallest people are from these countries
Men from East Timor were the smallest in the world in 2014, with an average height of 160 cm
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Eating fruit daily could lower heart risks in China: study
Those who ate fresh fruit daily had a 40 percent lower risk of cardiovascular death
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A vegetarian world would be healthier, cooler and richer: scientists
Dietary shifts could produce savings of $700 billion to $1,000 billion per year
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10 most positive countries in the world
The results are based on nearly 147,000 interviews with adults in 140 countries
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The not-so-smart phone
Study says phone usage making people impulsive
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The best way to quit smoking, according to science
Quitting smoking abruptly has best long-term results
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Genetically high cholesterol may be more common than thought
People who are born with genetically high cholesterol may be about twice as common in the United States