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Starting HRT in early menopause may reduce women's risk of Alzheimer's
Hormone replacement therapy used within five years of the onset of menopause is associated with a lower risk of Alzheimer’s disease, while starting it later in life is associated with an increased risk
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Stunning amber deposits hold insects from the time of the dinosaurs
A sand quarry in Ecuador has yielded South America’s first amber with bio-inclusions, including a spider's web and a collection of mosquitoes, beetles, flies, wasps and biting midges that lived 112 million years ago
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Some viruses like to cheat – and that may be good for our health
Mutations can result in viruses that infect cells, but can't copy themselves without help from other viruses - now it seems these cheats may outnumber normal viruses in a third of influenza cases, reducing the severity of infections
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Quantum computers are finally on the verge of being useful
Two experiments with different quantum computers showcase their growing ability to simulate materials and quantum matter that have so far proven elusive in the lab
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Simple menu tweak can nudge people into choosing climate-friendly food
Rejigging the meal choices on offer in a canteen can prompt people to make healthier, climate-friendlier decisions
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Vitamin D supplements may lower your level of one type of vitamin D
Taking vitamin D2 supplements seems to reduce levels of vitamin D3 in our body
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Wild chimpanzees may get mildly intoxicated from alcoholic fruit
Chimpanzees are consuming significant levels of alcohol from their diet of ripe fruit and the finding may help explain the origins of humans’ taste for alcohol
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Where’s my jetpack got to? And other sci-fi tech queries
We are still waiting for the retro-futuristic tech and social revolutions envisioned in science fiction’s old gold, writes Annalee Newitz – not to mention advances in reproduction
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In the race to reach 100, the wealthy have a head start
There are more centenarians now than ever before. But more must be done to address inequalities that prevent people from having a realistic chance of hitting this milestone.
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The real reason our weather is going to the dogs
Feedback was amazed to hear that dog ownership could cause a hurricane across the other side of the world. Or are we barking up the wrong tree?