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Want to boost your athletic performance? It’s got to be beetroot juice

BEETROOT juice can improve your puff, potentially benefiting swimmers, singers, and mountaineers, research has shown.

Get a whiff of this – women have a better sense of smell says new study

By Josie Clarke

A NEW study appears to confirm that women have a significantly better sense of smell than men while older people can identify more garden scents than those half their age.

Calcium pills 'double heart attack risk'

By Stephen Adams

CALCIUM supplements taken by millions people every day can double the risk of heart attacks, according to a study, while researchers say they do little protect bones against fractures.

Married men’s dirty little secret – it’s healthy food at home and junk when out

By James Hall

MARRIED men eat healthy food at home in order to keep the peace with their wives but gorge on junk food when they go out, according to a new study.

Stress 'shrank brains of Japan's tsunami survivors'

By Danielle Demetriou in Tokyo

THE emotional stress of Japan's tsunami and earthquake disaster resulted in some survivors suffering a shrinkage of the brain, according to a new study.

Hope for Parkinson’s patients as scientists discover genes that protect against it

By Cordelia O'Neill

A MOLECULAR "switch" that could explain how certain genes protect the brain from Parkinson's disease has been discovered by scientists.

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Young women having IVF treatment at 'higher risk of breast cancer'

WOMEN who have IVF in their twenties are up to 50 per cent more likely to develop breast cancer, a study has found.

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I can remember one of our first dates. My palms were sweaty with anticipation. When we finally first met, it was a nauseating experience. People had told me it would be like that. But if I stuck with you, there were rewards to be had.

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Warning to parents on smoothies and juices – popular drinks can be more acidic than vinegar

HEALTH -conscious parents are "misguidedly" letting their children's teeth rot by giving them too many fruit smoothies and juice drinks, senior dentists have warned.

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Attenborough's plants in 3D

Filmed over the course of a year at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, which houses some 90% of all known plant species in one form or another, Kingdom of Plants 3D provides a fascinating new look at plant life using stunning 3D time-lapse filming techniques.

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Robbie excited to be a dad

The Angels singer has been training with stars including Olly Murs and Aston Merrygold and Marvin Humes from JLS ahead of Soccer Aid 2012 on Sunday, a celebrity charity football match in aid of Unicef.Williams said of his impending fatherhood: "I have been genuinely overjoyed and terrified and then going back between the two on a daily basis and today I'm overjoyed and I can't wait.

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Carey Mulligan's custom-made Prada Met Ball dress sells for $2,950

As co-host of the 2012 Met Ball to mark the opening of the Costume Institute of New York's Prada and Schiaparelli exhibition, British actress Carey Mulligan was guaranteed a knockout gown to wear, and her sequin bedecked Prada dress did not disappoint.