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Women’s immune systems hold the secret to longer life: Study
TOKYO - Women may live longer, healthier lives than men because their immune systems age more slowly, researchers have found.
Ice melt ‘less severe than feared’: Study
OSLO — The ice melt on Greenland and Antarctica is likely to be less severe than expected this century, limiting the rise in sea level to a maximum of 69cm, an international...
Endometrial cancer a rising threat
SINGAPORE — At an age when many of her peers are actively building a family, 38-year-old Ann underwent a total hysterectomy last year to remove her uterus, ovaries and fallopian...
Earth Hour honours partners, participants
SINGAPORE — Recycling plastic bottles in exchange for green products, organising weekly vegetarian-food day for schoolchildren, proposing the “I Will If You Will” Challenge Week...
Sun unleashes strongest solar flare of this year
LOS ANGELES - The sun has fired off a massive flare, the strongest solar eruption this year.
Jolie has double mastectomy, fearing breast cancer
LOS ANGELES — American actress Angelina Jolie has revealed that she recently underwent a double mastectomy as a preventative measure against breast cancer.
Taking a chance on polytechnic education
SINGAPORE — She could have gone to a junior college after completing her O-Levels in 2010, but against the wishes of her parents, Ms Teng Zi Ying (picture) chose to pursue a...
NTU builds its first overseas water treatment plant
SINGAPORE — A water treatment plant that requires just one person to operate it will supply cleaner and cheaper potable water in Vietnam at only two-thirds of current prices...
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