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Vegetarian diet linked with 22 per cent lower risk of heart disease

By Adam Vaughan Are vegetarian diets better for the heart?Westend61/Getty Eating a vegetarian diet rather than consuming meat has been linked with a significantly lower risk of coronary heart disease. While the environmental case for going vegetarian is unequivocal and powerful, the long-term health impacts of adopting a vegetarian or vegan diet are still poorly… Read More: Vegetarian diet linked with 22 per cent lower risk of… »

Mental Health A Big Part Of The NBA Rookie Transition

Brandon Clarke #15 of the Memphis Grizzlies and Zylan Cheatham #45 of the New Orleans Pelicans fight for position during the Semifinals of the Las Vegas Summer League on July 14, 2019 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by David Dow/NBAE via Getty Images) Getty Transitioning into the NBA can be… Read More: Mental Health A Big Part Of The NBA Rookie Transition »

CRISPR could lead to gene-editing fix for a form of male infertility

By Michael Le Page CRISPR might help fix a form of male infertilityDino Citraro/Moment Select/Getty Male mice with a mutation that prevented them producing any sperm have fathered offspring the natural way after a team in China fixed their infertility by CRISPR genome editing. The technique could one day help many infertile men around the… Read More: CRISPR could lead to gene-editing fix for a form of… »