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  • 'Good' cholesterol doctrine may be flawed

    'Good' cholesterol doctrine may be flawed

    Researchers on Thursday challenged a tenet of modern medicine that higher levels of "good" cholesterol automatically boost cardiovascular health.

    3 days ago
  • Sugar can make you dumb, US scientists warn

    Sugar can make you dumb, US scientists warn

    Eating too much sugar can eat away at your brainpower, according to US scientists who published a study Tuesday showing how a steady diet of high-fructose corn syrup sapped lab rats' memories.

    • 5 days ago
  • Teen finds tree pulp has anti-aging factors

    Teen finds tree pulp has anti-aging factors

    A Singapore-born teenager who recently moved to Canada won a national science award Tuesday for her groundbreaking work on the anti-aging properties of tree pulp, officials said.

    • 1 week ago