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Big baby, big asthma risk

Babies who rapidly gain weight in the first three months of life are more likely to develop asthma, a study has found.

Does cycling slow ageing?

Scientists have found that older cyclists show fewer signs of ageing compared with non-cyclists.

Snooze button? It's a bad idea

While it might feel like those extra minutes leave you more rested, morning snoozes can leave you feeling groggier and less alert. And late.

How a smoking doctor finally quit

"I took some contrary pleasure from being a doctor who smoked," writes Max Pemberton. "Looking back, I realise I was in denial."

Kiwis break ground with DNA finding

A Kiwi-led research breakthrough could see defective genes replaced with custom-designed DNA - a move that would combat hundreds of different diseases.

Porridge: Key to longer life?

People who eat more whole grains are more likely to live longer and avoid heart disease, but such a diet does not affect the risk of dying from cancer, a US study says.

Do icecreams cool us down?

While most of us agree icecream and cold beverages are refreshing summer treats, do they actually help cool us down?

To clean up your life, go alkaline

Giving up acid-forming foods in her diet not only reduced Natasha Corrett's weight, it also changed her entire life.

How to ease your holiday hangover

We've gathered up the biggest boozy news from Life & Style this year to help ease your holiday hangover.

Gene therapy could help cure gradual blindness - study

Scientists may one day be able to help thousands of people in Britain with an inherited condition that leads to the loss of sight, after partially curing blind mice and dogs.

Birth-control errors: women kept in dark

Up to three women had long-term contraceptive devices planted in their uterus without their knowledge or consent, a health watchdog has revealed.

Study: Men depressed at Xmas

Far from experiencing peace and goodwill at Christmas, nearly half of men admit to feeling sad or depressed over the festive season.

4 men, 6 weeks - 24kg flab off

The fat has fallen off them, they are feeling fitter and they're fuelled up with knowledge on nutrition and health.

Quitters win battle of butts

Hundreds of smokers around New Zealand participated in the Stoptober campaign to quit smoking.

Kids, marshmallows and self control

A Kiwi researcher is studying how children exercise restraint from tempting lollies - and what it says about their likely self-control later in life.

Science backs 12-hour diet

Hoping to shed the kilos? Watch the clock as much as calorie intake - scientists have discovered limiting the time span in which food is consumed can stop weight gain.

Why do I sweat so much?

Everybody sweats, some more than others. It's a physiological reaction to heat and the body's mechanism to regulate core temperate.

How sperm declines with age - review

Conflicting evidence about the extent to which men's semen quality declines with age - likely lowering their fertility - is being cleared up by a new review.