Overweight women or women with high blood sugar levels may be at more risk of developing an aggressive form of breast cancer, according to a new study.

However, the research also found that this group of women had a smaller risk of low-risk breast cancer.

The study by Swedish scientists is believed to be the first to look at how excess body fat and blood sugar levels affect the chance of developing different types of tumours.

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Japan is having a birth rate crisis – because the nation has gone off sex, it has been revealed.

A quarter of married couples in Japan have not made love in the past year, according to the World Health Organisation.

The country’s birth rate is already among the lowest in the world and is falling even further.

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Owning a cat can reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes by more than a third, researchers have found.

Having a furry friend around the house cuts stress and anxiety, and helps protect against heart disease by lowering blood pressure and reducing the heart rate.

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