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Learning languages improves mental agility at any age, study suggests

A STUDY from the University of Edinburgh has found that learning a second language at any age can boost mental agility.   Tests carried out on...

Edinburgh Uni student in Antarctica to feature on new stamp

AN EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY student studying the retreat of Glaciers in Antarctica will be immortalised on a new stamp.   Damon Davies, a postgraduate GeoSciences student at...

Edinburgh Uni study finds new strategies for battling cancer

A recent study at The University of Edinburgh has found a class of anti-cancer drugs currently in development may be more effective in fighting...

Teenagers far more likely to take up smoking if they live near a large number of shops selling tobacco products

Teenagers are much more likely to take up smoking if they live in neighbourhoods with a large number of shops that sell tobacco products,...

Independence Vote Leads to Scot Ditching Life in the Middle-East

A SCOTS woman is so determined to cast her vote in the independence referendum that she has quit her job in Abu Dhabi to...

Parents warned a daily baby bath could cause allergies in infants

SCOTS parents have been urged to cut back on bathing babies after new figures revealed a massive increase in prescriptions for allergies. Since 2002 the...

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