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As one of Iran's longest-serving leaders, Khamenei was almost as ubiquitous in Iranian society as his predecessor, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, who founded the Islamic Republic of Iran in 1979

For liberal democracies such as the United Kingdom, Australia and Canada, the growth of Chinese AI tools creates a strategic headache

The results of the study showed a significant positive association: teenagers who consumed high amounts of sugary drinks had 34 per cent higher odds of being diagnosed with an anxiety disorder

From an evolutionary perspective, lighter sleep or more frequent awakenings when we're somewhere new may be protective, allowing us to detect potential threats

People are born liking the taste of sweet and disliking the taste of bitter. These traits are thought to be protective in that they can help drive someone toward sources of calories

Britain's royal family now faces one of its biggest modern-era tests after Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's arrest

The report shows while fewer antibiotics are prescribed in the community than a decade ago, there is still room to improve antibiotic prescribing in hospitals

About half of all bowel cancer cases appear to be linked to lifestyle-related factors. These include alcohol consumption, smoking, physical inactivity, diets high in red and processed meat

Certain foods, such as yogurt and kefir, or dietary supplements contain probiotics - living microbes that may benefit the gut microbiome

Positive self-talk is only helpful in safe environments. In unsafe or harmful situations (for example, an abusive relationship) staying positive may blind you to potential dangers

In times of political upheaval, state-sponsored violence and collective trauma, psychoanalysis offers tools for making sense of the seemingly senseless

OpenAI currently faces several lawsuits related to its products' safety, making this change newsworthy

Except the snowy cold winter that comes to mind when you picture the Olympic Games may not be tenable for much longer

Social networks exploit young people's vulnerability and actually help boost certain disorders that they are prone to

In both cohorts, mental health was generally at its best during a person's 30s; but, from middle age, average levels of psychological distress began to increase

Heritability isn't a fixed biological property but a measure that depends entirely on the population and circumstances you're looking at

After months of record highs and stretched valuations, spot prices for gold and silver dropped 9 per cent and 28 per cent respectively after the announcement

OpenAI says it has worked with more than 260 clinicians in 60 countries, to give feedback on and improve the quality of ChatGPT Health outputs

Numerous studies show that when tobacco prices rise, people smoke less and try to quit more often, and fewer young people take up smoking

On the surface, this appears to contradict decades of research showing that plant-based diets are good for your health