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The training programmes researchers compared are tools scientists rely on to test the brains working memory (Photo: AFP)

Higher intelligence may lead to mental illness, says study

Study offers unprecedented insight into links between intelligence and mental illness.

19 Oct 2017 5:05 AM GMT

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Bride suffers severe allergic reaction to wedding cake

However, this said tale has a sweet ending.

27 Nov 2017 6:49 AM GMT

Most children do not develop food allergies, regardless of how they are fed, while some children develop allergies despite an optimal diet. (Photo: Pixabay)

How breastmilk protects babies from food allergy decoded

Newborns gained an insignificant degree of protection from mothers who were exposed to egg during pregnancy.

22 Nov 2017 5:33 AM GMT

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Study shows genetic risk factors for asthma, hay fever and eczema

Asthma, hay fever and eczema are allergic diseases that affect different parts of the body.

1 Nov 2017 3:44 AM GMT

Women breastfeeding more children and for longer duration was linked to lower risk of hypertension in postmenopausal women. (Photo: Pixabay)

Breastfeeding cuts mother's hypertension risk

Oxytocin release stimulated by breastfeeding may be associated with the decreased risk of these diseases.

30 Jan 2018 10:03 AM GMT

The breakthrough could pave the way for a far more effective allergy medicine. (Photo: Pixabay)

Newly found mechanism could pave way to end allergic reactions

The antibody interacts in a complex biochemical process in the human body by which it prevents the antibody from...

28 Jan 2018 2:45 AM GMT

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Here's why washing new clothes before you wear them is crucial

You never know what you could develop.

22 Feb 2018 10:23 AM GMT

Black poop is a sign of bleeding in the upper intestinal tract possibly from the stomach and is a sign of chronic ulcers, cancer and chronic inflammation. Black poop is difficult to identify in home kits.

Find out about the 11 ways to fart less

Farting is perhaps not the best way to go about when you have company or are in a social or professional setting.

27 April 2018 4:21 AM GMT

Unwanted effects of having a fan in bedroom include allergic reactions, asthma attacks, dryness, irritated sinuses, and sore muscles. (Photo: Pixabay)

Having a fan on in bedroom could be irritating allergies and drying...

Allergies, asthma and dry eyes could all be irritated by fans which, as well as lowering temperature in room, blows dust...

28 July 2018 8:50 AM GMT

Tackling pollen allergies this spring season

Tackling pollen allergies this spring season

Experts believe that pollen allergies will only worsen with global warming, as pollen seasons are bound to get longer...

20 April 2019 3:23 PM GMT

About 42 percent of female physicians who are mothers breastfeed for at least a year. (Photo: Pixabay)

Even doctors struggle to continue breastfeeding

About 42 percent of female physicians who are mothers breastfeed for at least a year.

20 March 2018 8:35 AM GMT

Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) can include witnessing parents fight or suffering from sexual, physical, mental abuse. (Photo: Pixabay)

City upbringing may increase mental illness risk: study

Children raised in a rural environment, surrounded by animals and bacteria, grow up to have more stress-resilient immune...

1 May 2018 8:33 AM GMT