Studies have shown that wealthy people live longer, but new research suggests it may be their novel experiences that makes them believe they do. A team at the Norwegian University of Science and Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience discovered a network of brain cells that expresses our sense of time within experiences and memories. The … Read more
Healthy habits could add EIGHT YEARS to your life: Exercising regularly and not smoking can have a dramatic effect on your lifespan… even if you have a chronic illness, study shows A study on 480,000 adults showed that a healthy lifestyle could add years to life even in those with chronic illnesses Not smoking , exercising, a … Read more
Animals such as mammals, birds and reptiles lose their fear of predators after they start encountering humans, experts say. Biologists analysed nearly 200 scientific studies to investigate changes in different ‘anti-predator’ traits – which can help an animal outwit a predator and escape with their lives – following human contact. Contact with humans – such as … Read more
‘No such thing as the winter blues’: Lack of sunshine does NOT make people feel more depressed, new study claims A Dutch study of 5,282 people found a lack of sunlight doesn’t influence moods However, participants high in neuroticism were affected by the lack of sunlight Neuroticism is a personality trait that makes people more … Read more
‘No such thing as the winter blues’: Lack of sunshine does NOT make people feel more depressed, new study claims A Dutch study of 5,282 people found a lack of sunlight doesn’t influence moods However, participants high in neuroticism were affected by the lack of sunlight Neuroticism is a personality trait that makes people more … Read more
The amount to time you are exposed to coronavirus may partially dictate how likely you are to catch the potentially deadly virus, a new study suggests. Researchers at the University of Colorado at Boulder (CU) re-examined a now-infamous Washington state choir practice, in which one person with coronavirus unwittingly spread the virus to 52 others. … Read more
Type 2 diabetics can REPAIR their damaged pancreas by losing weight, new study reveals Diabetes patients can restore pancreas to a healthy shape by losing weight Type 2 diabetics have pancreas which is irregular shape and up to a third smaller Researchers said organ can go back to normal size if patients go into remission … Read more
Could a TASTE test predict who will get severely ill from coronavirus? Patients who can’t detect bitter flavors are at higher risk for being hospitalized Researchers had people who previously tested positive for coronavirus perform taste tests with slips of paper Non-tasters, who couldn’t detect certain bitter flavors, were at highest risk for developing more … Read more
The amount to time you are exposed to coronavirus may partially dictate how likely you are to catch the potentially deadly virus, a new study suggests. Researchers at the University of Colorado at Boulder (CU) re-examined a now-infamous Washington state choir practice, in which one person with coronavirus unwittingly spread the virus to 52 others. … Read more
Counting backwards from 1,000 in steps of 7 is the best way to distract from pain, according to a new study that found it can relieve up to half of any painful sensation. Researchers from the Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, exposed 20 volunteers to a pain and asked them to distract themselves using different techniques. People … Read more