Going on vacation REVERSES gray hair! Reducing stress sends hair back to its natural color, Columbia University study finds Researchers from Columbia University’s Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons published the study in the journal eLife on Tuesday The team of researchers made their findings by analyzing the individual hairs of 14 volunteers, seven men … Read more
SAGE says it’s a ‘realistic possibility’ Indian variant could lead to 1,000 Covid deaths by summer There is a ‘realistic possibility’ the Indian Covid variant is far more transmissible than the Kent strain and could lead to up to a thousand deaths a day by summer, the Government’s scientists warned last night. The SPI-M subgroup … Read more
SAGE says it’s a ‘realistic possibility’ Indian variant could lead to 1,000 Covid deaths by summer There is a ‘realistic possibility’ the Indian Covid variant is far more transmissible than the Kent strain and could lead to up to a thousand deaths a day by summer, the Government’s scientists warned last night. The SPI-M subgroup … Read more
Eighties pop is the best musical genre for reducing blood pressure, due to its ‘positive nostalgia’, researchers have found. Turkish researchers hooked up 1,540 volunteers aged between 18 and 65 to blood pressure and heart rate monitors and played them a variety of music on Spotify. Music from the hit TV series It’s a Sin, … Read more
Eighties pop is the best musical genre for reducing blood pressure, due to its ‘positive nostalgia’, researchers have found. Turkish researchers hooked up 1,540 volunteers aged between 18 and 65 to blood pressure and heart rate monitors and played them a variety of music on Spotify. Music from the hit TV series It’s a Sin, … Read more
A drug normally used to treat gout may prevent hospitalised coronavirus patients from needing oxygen, research has found. Brazilian academics claim colchicine could be given to hospital patients battling moderate to severe Covid to help them recover quicker. The 75-person study showed the 30p pill helped reduce the time patients needed breathing tubes by more … Read more
Oxford’s Covid vaccine could save tens of thousands of lives because it can cut the likelihood of catching coronavirus and passing it on by around two thirds, scientists say. Modelling produced by SAGE members from Warwick University predicted that more than 150,000 more people could die in 2021 if lockdown rules were lifted in March … Read more
While travelling the world doing research for my new book, I realised something rather extraordinary. Nearly everyone understands the importance of brain health, but few people have any idea how to make their brains healthier, or that achieving such a goal is even possible. Most people seem to believe this mysterious organ encased in bone … Read more
While travelling the world doing research for my new book, I realised something rather extraordinary. Nearly everyone understands the importance of brain health, but few people have any idea how to make their brains healthier, or that achieving such a goal is even possible. Most people seem to believe this mysterious organ encased in bone … Read more
People with high blood pressure are better off having a stretch at home rather than going out for a walk if they want to lower their blood pressure, study finds. University of Saskatchewan researchers had a group of 40 high blood pressure sufferers split into two groups – one did stretching and one did walking. … Read more