A non-invasive sleep test may be able to help diagnose and predict dementia in older adults, a new study suggests. Researchers used a model to assess the difference between a person’s actual age and the biological age of their brain. Dementia patients monitored in their sleep had much higher scores than non-dementia patients and showed … Read more
A non-invasive sleep test may be able to help diagnose and predict dementia in older adults, a new study suggests. Researchers used a model to assess the difference between a person’s actual age and the biological age of their brain. Dementia patients monitored in their sleep had much higher scores than non-dementia patients and showed … Read more
The typical American is recorded by security cameras 238 times a week, according to a new report from Safety.com. That figure includes surveillance video taken at work, on the road, in stores and in the home. The study found that Americans are filmed 160 times while driving, as there are about an average of 20 … Read more
Discovery of pulsars British astronomer Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell was the first person to discover a pulsar in 1967 when she spotted a radio pulsar. Since then other types of pulsars that emit x-rays and gamma rays have also been spotted. Pulsars are essentially rotating, highly magnatised neutron stars but when they were first discovered … Read more
Just one in five Britons with tell-tale symptoms of coronavirus are choosing to self-isolate, research revealed today. King’s College London scientists, working alongside academics from Public Health England, quizzed 30,000 people living in the UK about how they have acted during the Covid-19 pandemic. Results showed just 18.2 per cent of respondents admitted to actually quarantining … Read more
Just one in five Britons with tell-tale symptoms of coronavirus are choosing to self-isolate, research revealed today. King’s College London scientists, working alongside academics from Public Health England, quizzed 30,000 people living in the UK about their perception of Covid-19; the symptoms, its risks and if they knew the guidance on self-isolation. Results showed just … Read more
Cats are better at controlling their hunger when they are only being fed one meal a day, according to a new study. In experiments, cats that ate one large meal a day in the morning were more satisfied compared to those that ate four smaller meals throughout the day. Feeding cats once at breakfast time … Read more
Cats are better at controlling their hunger when they are only being fed one meal a day, according to a new study. In experiments, cats that ate one large meal a day in the morning were more satisfied compared to those that ate four smaller meals throughout the day. Feeding cats once at breakfast time … Read more
Two thirds of branded food packaging in Britain isn’t fully recyclable, a new report estimates. Popular brands including Pringles, Cadbury and Babybel use packaging that is either mostly unrecyclable or not recyclable at all, Which? found. After analysing 89 of popular branded groceries, the consumer group found only 34 per cent had packaging that was … Read more
Relying on the herd immunity strategy in Britain wouldn’t work because the risk of overwhelming the NHS would be too great, a study suggests. Researchers modelled how the controversial strategy, which was pondered by the UK government in March, would play out in different scenarios. They found letting the virus run rampant with no preventative rules … Read more