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Krasula/Shutterstock Taibat (Tai) Ibitoye, University of Reading Eating two or more servings of avocado a week may cut your risk of cardiovascular disease by 16%, according to a new study. Researchers at Harvard University analysed data from two large US studies: the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study and the Nurses’ Health Study. Between 1986 and 2016, researchers followed more than 41,000 …

Music has a powerful effect on the brain. meboonstudio/ Shutterstock Rebecca Atkinson, University of Brighton You probably don’t realise it when you’re listening to your favourite song, but music has an incredibly powerful effect on the human brain. Singing, playing an instrument or listening to music have all been shown to activate numerous areas of the brain that control speech, …

The therapy we gave to participants had a positive effect. Lordn/ Shutterstock Sarah Northcott, City, University of London Around 25% of adults will have a stroke in their lifetime. And around one-third of stroke survivors will be left with damage to the part of their brain that decodes and organises language – leaving them with a disability known as aphasia. …