The researchers say that 11 minutes a day (75 minutes a week) of moderate-intensity physical activity – such as a brisk walk – would be sufficient to lower the risk of diseases such as heart disease, stroke and a number of cancers. Cardiovascular diseases – such as heart disease and stroke – are the leading …
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The researchers, from the University of Cambridge, found that two-thirds of carbon emissions from fertilisers take place after they are spread on fields, with one-third of emissions coming from production processes. Although nitrogen-based fertilisers are already known to be a major source of greenhouse gas emissions, this is the first time that their overall contribution, …
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Scientists have worked out why common anti-depressants cause around a half of users to feel emotionally ‘blunting’. In a study published, they show that the drugs affect reinforcement learning, an important behavioural process that allows us to learn from our environment. According to the NHS, more than 8.3 million patients in England received an antidepressant …
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Astronomers use ‘little hurricanes’ to weigh and date planets around young stars Researchers from the University of Cambridge and the Institute for Advanced Study have developed a technique, which uses observations of these ‘hurricanes’ by the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimetre Array (ALMA) to place some limits on the mass and age of planets in a young …
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Insulation only provides short-term reduction in household gas consumption, study of UK housing suggests Insulating the lofts and cavity walls of existing UK housing stock only reduces gas consumption for the first year or two, with all energy savings vanishing by the fourth year after a retrofit, according to research from policy experts at the …
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