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A new study found that people using a smart watch or other wearables to track their progress are seven times as likely to stick to an exercise programme as others.

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According to a new study, cycling is a particularly good means of transport for reducing the risk of developing dementia (better than inactive ones and walking).

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Scientists found in blood samples fragments of genetic material that points towards tumours. The blood samples had been taken up to three years before the persons were diagnosed with cancer. The insight could lead to a test for the early detection of cancer with more opportunities for treatment at a very early stage.

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New research finds that a compound of kencur, a type of ginger, makes it difficult for cancer cells to generate energy by disrupting their fat-making machinery. Healthy cells do not rely on the disrupted mechanism.

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Studying different cohorts of some 150,000 old people in the US, Europe, and England, it has been found that the dementia risk seems to be declining. For instance, people living in the US between 81 and 85 that were born between 1890 and 1913 had a 25.1 percent risk of dementia, compared to a risk of 15.5 of those born between 1939 and 1943. It had not been investigated what the reasons for this decline may be.

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A new study shows that adding a therapy with an electric field device to immumotherapy and chemotherapy can significantly increase the life expectancy of patients with gliblastoma. The device delivers electric waves into tumors, which hinder tumor growth and stimulate the body's immune system.

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In order to protect rhinoceroses from poaching, their horns have been trimmed in eleven nature reserves in South Africa. This way poaching could be reduced by 78 percent.

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In northern Guatemala parts of a 3000 year old Maya city with human-like sculptures have been found.

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A new study finds that singing to babies improves their mood and leads to a better quality of life for babies and parents.

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In a new book presenting results of a 17 year long study, the main message is that longevity is not mainly determined by the genes but that, for instance, one lifestyle change could add 10 healthy years to life: regular resistance training.

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There seems to be a major breakthrough in the development of an effective vaccine against HIV. A study finds that in non-human primates, a new vaccine provokes a strong immune response blocking a range of nearly 70 percent of HIV strains.

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