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Wish you had a shorter workday? Here’s why that’s a bad idea

There’s nothing like a bank holiday to make you wish you worked less, and productivity researchers are starting to agree. But reduced hours might add to your stress

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Increased cancer rate in US linked to bad environment

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Fukushima accident gave everyone an X-ray’s worth of radiation

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Man dreams in colour for first time during cancer radiotherapy

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Republican-led US House votes to repeal Affordable Care Act

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A statin pill

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Statin muscle aches are all in my head? I beg to differ

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An electron microscope image of a mitochondrion

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The energy generators inside our cells reach a sizzling 50°C

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Open-heart surgery

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Deadly infection spread by contaminated heart surgery machines

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Electrode can tell you if a baby is really experiencing pain

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Cutting through the smog: Is pollution getting worse?

The quality of air varies from country to country and in some places pea-soupers are becoming more frequent, in others, the air is getting ever cleaner

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Cutting through the smog: How air pollution shortens your life

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Cutting through the smog: 5 ways to slash your pollution intake

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Cutting through the smog: What to do to fight air pollution

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The UK government’s attitude to air pollution stinks

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