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Women more attractive while ovulating?

December 17, 2012
A new survey suggests that men find women more attractive when they’re most fertile. This suggests that hormonal shifts can cause facial and vocal changes which makes them more attractive. In the largest study yet to look at …

Breastfeeding and delaying childbirth shown to lower breast cancer risk

December 13, 2012
The odds of an aggressive form of breast cancer may lower by 60 percent by delaying childbirth by 15 years after menarche, a new study suggests.  ‘We found that the interval between menarche and age at first live birth is …

Money could kill!

September 1, 2012
Money is not all that good for you. Research has found that  some currency notes and cash receipts, printed on thermal paper, carry higher levels of bisphenol-S (BPS), a substitute for bisphenol-A or BPA, both of which are toxic …

Lower oestrogen levels make women more vulnerable to heart diseases after menopause

June 12, 2012
Women tend to suffer less from cardiovascular disease than men, but this difference becomes less marked post-menopause. This observation is behind a great deal of received wisdom, where oestrogen is assumed to have a beneficial …