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Measles epidemic fear as cases soar
Daily Express - Saturday 10 Jan
Cases of measles have risen to "unprecedented" levels because parents are still refusing to let their children have the MMR jab, fuelling fears Britain may be hit by an epidemic.
How a belly laugh can dispense with that belly!
Daily Mail - Monday 12 Jan
Scientists have calculated that an hour of laughter can burn off as many calories as 30 minutes of weightlifting. And following that routine for a year could lead to a loss of around 11lbs - the equivalent of a dress size.
The gene that makes us eat, even when we're full
Daily Express - Monday 12 Jan
A team of British scientists devised an experiment with 131 four and five-year-olds, who were offered a plate of biscuits after they had eaten a meal. Those who ate the most biscuits were more likely to have "higher" risk versions of a gene called FTO, which is associated with obesity.
Alzheimer's hope as gene in women is unmasked
Daily Express - Monday 12 Jan
A gene responsible for increasing the risk of Alzheimer's in women has been identified by scientists for the first time. They found that a variant in a gene on the X chromosome - one of the two sex-determining chromosomes - can make women more susceptible to the disease.
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