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Most plant-based meat and dairy alternatives have lower saturated fat and higher fibre, study finds | UK News
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Most plant-based meat and dairy alternatives have lower levels of saturated fat and higher fibre than their animal-derived counterparts, researchers have found. They also have substantially lower environmental impacts, including lower greenhouse gas emissions, use of water resources and land use, according to a review of evidence on plant-based alternatives to meat, cheese, eggs and…
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Technology behind ChatGPT better with eye problem advice than non-specialist doctors, study test finds | Science & Tech News
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The technology behind ChatGPT scored better at assessing eye problems and providing advice than non-specialist doctors, a new study has found. A study led by the University of Cambridge has found that GPT-4, the large language model (LLM) developed by OpenAI, performed nearly as well as specialist eye doctors in a written multiple-choice test. The…
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Prostate cancer care: Awareness and early detection needed as cases to ‘inevitably’ double by 2040, study finds | World News
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Prostate cancer cases are set to double by 2040, according to researchers who have called on authorities to “take action now” as the rise is “inevitable”. The study by the Lancet Commission on prostate cancer suggests that deaths are expected to double from 1.4 million in 2020 to 2.9 million in 2040 as life expectancy…
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Some parents say online harassment of girls ‘so standard it’s not noteworthy’, study finds | UK News
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Online harassment of girls is “so standard” that some parents see it as “normal”, a study has found. Online safety charity Internet Matters found that 77% of girls aged 13 to 16 in the UK report digital experiences that are or may be harmful. The survey also found that parents “are coming to regard online…
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AI could predict patients’ future health conditions, study finds | Science & Tech News
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Artificial intelligence (AI) could be used to predict the type of health conditions a patient is likely to develop in the future, a study has found. The technology could be used to help doctors when it comes to monitoring patients or making decisions around diagnosis, researchers said. The AI tool, known as Foresight, belongs to…
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COVID-19 ‘pandemic babies’ developed ‘fascinating’ protection against common condition, study finds | Science & Tech News
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Lockdowns imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic saw changes in newborn babies that may have protected them against allergies, according to a study. Infants raised when coronavirus social distancing restrictions were in place were found by Irish researchers to have more of the beneficial microbes acquired after birth from their mother, which could act as a…
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Ultra-processed foods linked to 32 physical and mental health problems, review finds | World News
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Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) have been linked to 32 harmful health effects, including heart disease, type 2 diabetes, cancer and mental health problems, according to the largest review into their impact. A systematic umbrella review published in the BMJ looked at the risks of exposure to UFPs such as sugary cereals, ready meals and fizzy drinks…
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Almost one in 10 adolescents have taken diet pills, supplements, or other weight loss products, new study finds | World News
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More than one in 20 adolescents have taken non-prescription weight loss products, like diet pills or laxatives, in the past year, according to a new global study. Among the general adolescent population, this rose to nearly one in 10 teenage children that had taken the diet aids in their lifetime, the study found, with girls…
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People unable to burp left feeling anxious and depressed, study finds | Science & Tech News
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People unable to burp due to a rare health condition are left feeling anxious, depressed and embarrassed, a new study has found. The research, published on 20 December and carried out by experts in Texas, looked at the social impact of retrograde cricopharyngeus dysfunction (R-CPD), known as “no-burp syndrome”. R-CPD involves a malfunction of the…
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Northern Ireland police data breach report finds force-wide security failings | Science & Tech News
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A review into a massive police data breach in Northern Ireland has blamed a force-wide lack of prioritisation of data security. A report from the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) found the data breach, which saw details of all employees of the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) accidentally published online, was not the result…