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新奇事件簿 增加玩具重量可预防儿童肥胖
Researchers at an American university have found a new and simple way to help children burn more calories and stay slim. Their idea is to make toys heavier and so make children work harder during playtime. The research team, at Indiana State Universi
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新奇事件簿 男人也有购物狂
A recent survey has found that one in 20 American adults buy things they may not even want or never need or use. In todays world of consumerism, where we are constantly bombarded by ads, this is perhaps not surprising. What may raise an eyebrow or tw
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新奇事件簿 研究称独自一人慢跑不健康
A new report suggests that jogging could be bad for your health, especially if you do it alone. A team of researchers from Harvard University has said that going for a run on your own is not as healthy as people believe. Their research showed that jo
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新奇事件簿 研究称没有药物可以治疗宿醉
A study in the British Medical Journal reports there is no cure for hangovers. The only real way to avoid the terrible headaches is either to not drink at all or to have just a few glasses, researchers say. Research leader Max Pittler of Exeter Unive
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新奇事件簿 科学家称浪漫感超过一年会消失
Italian scientists have found that the chemical in the brain which makes us romantic disappears over a year. They say this explains why the happy, wonderful and confident feelings we experience at the start of a relationship do not last forever. Rese
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Retiring from your job at an early age may not help people to live longer. There is a strong possibility early retirement may even shorten one's life. This is the conclusion of a study published on October 21 by the British Medical Journal. The resea
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新奇事件簿 瑜伽-背部疼痛患者的福音
New research from America suggests that yoga could help millions of people who have back problems. In an article published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, researchers found that yoga was a better treatment for back pain than standard therapy. A s
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新奇事件簿 与海豚一起游泳可以缓解压力
A new study carried out in Honduras reports that swimming with dolphins helps reduce stress and lift depression. Researchers from Englands Leicester University found that 15 people with mild or moderate depression became happier after they swam with
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新奇事件簿 女性比男性更经常洗手
Women are better than men when it comes to washing their hands in public toilets. This is according to a new study from the American Society for Microbiology (ASM). It monitored the washing habits of thousands of people in restrooms in four major U.S
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新奇事件簿 长时间工作危害健康
Working long hours means workers may get more injuries and illnesses. This is the conclusion of a new study in the journal Occupational and Environmental Medicine. Researchers analyzed data from 110,000 job records. They found 5,139 work-related inju
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新奇事件簿 朋友圈强大有助于长寿
New research suggests that having good friends in old age may be more important for longevity than having close family ties. This is according to a study published in the British Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health on June 16. Researchers in
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新奇事件簿 阳光可以预防癌症
Sunshine is back in the good books of medical practitioners and dermatologists. New research suggests that fifteen minutes a day of direct exposure to sunshine may be beneficial in the prevention and treatment of many forms of cancer. Researchers poi
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新奇事件簿 未来机器人将比人聪明
A scientist said robots will be more intelligent than humans by 2029. The scientist's name is Ray Kurzweil. He works for Google as Director of Engineering. He is one of the world's leading experts on artificial intelligence (A.I.). Mr Kurzweil believ
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新奇事件簿 婴儿牙齿填充纯属浪费时间
It may be a waste of time sending children to the dentist to have fillings. The BBC reports on the opinion of 50 British dentists who attended a dental conference. They suggested it could be unnecessary to fill baby teeth. Many of the dentists said m
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新奇事件簿 沃尔沃将开始生产纯电动汽车
The car company Volvo has said it will start making all-electric cars. All new cars it makes from 2019 will have an electric motor. Volvo wants to stop making cars that use only petrol-driven or diesel-driven engines. The carmaker said it plans to la
