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Scientists have found the gene which could be the key to looking younger or older than we really are.

Researchers from the University of Leicester and King's College London made the breakthrough as part of research into the relationships between certain diseases with biological rather than chronological age.

There may be more to being quick on the draw than Wild West legend, research suggests.

In the movies, John Wayne and Clint Eastwood never lost a duel even when the other man went for his gun first.

How good are your lugs? I'm a little worried, I only got to level four!

The former Python takes a look at the grey stuff in your noggin.

In a study on how fast humans could physically run at their maximum, US researchers from Texas and Wyoming have found evidence to show that humans could achieve top running speeds of up to 40mph (65kph)!!

That leaves uber-sprinter Usain Bolt for dust.

Farmers, from what I can remember from my youth growing up in a market town, were big, ruddy-faced fellows with huge wads of cash in their pockets.

Of course now they're probably a lot thinner and a good deal poorer - but according to a report in the Guardian, most men in Britain are descended from the 'get off my land' brigade.

Being ample in the rear is a lot better than overflowing in the belly department, according to a new study.

Researchers have known for some time that fat stored on the thighs, hips and buttocks is healthier than that stored around the abdomen, but they have not known why.

I always thought veggies were a rather pasty-looking lot. How wrong I was!!

A famed strongman who once lifted 3,200 pounds at Coney Island during its heyday and was still bending quarters with his fingers at age 104 died last week after he was hit by a minivan.

Any gardener will tell you watering your garden in the midday sun can lead to burnt plants.

Not ones to take anything on face value, scientists decided to see if this was true or just an old green-fingered tale.

Clever folk say they've decoded the gene which holds the key to the rhythm of life - by making the heart beat.

Experts hope that the discovery of the "pacemaker gene" could lead to new drug treatments to avoid heart attacks and disease.