Music could be the secret to eating less: Playing slow tunes during meals discourages people from wolfing down their food, study shows People were timed eating five squares of chocolate in a scientific experiment It took them about 24 seconds to eat the chocolate when the room was silent This was extended by ten seconds when people were … Read more
Coronavirus may leave the heart with lasting, dangerous damage, two new studies suggest. It’s become clear that the respiratory virus also attacks the cardiovascular system, as well as numerous other organs, including the kidneys and brain, but the new studies shed light on worrying damage to the heart itself. One German study found that 78 … Read more
Pneumonia vaccine may reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer’s by up to 40%, study finds – as evidence mounts that shots could boost the immune system to protect the brain Researchers looked at the medical records of more than 5,100 people aged 65 or older They found that receiving the pneumonia vaccine reduces the risk of … Read more
Cartilage in the brain morphs while we sleep – possibly explaining why a good snooze can help consolidate memories, a new study suggests. The neurons in our brains that exchange information and help us learn have a cartilage-like sheath around them, known as a perineuronal net (PNN). US researchers believe that sleeping loosens this net enough … Read more
One in five of us get so drunk they feel out of control at least once a month, study suggests Adults consume at least twice the daily guidelines of alcohol, a study suggests Research found one in five adults get so drunk they feel out of control monthly The Global Drug Survey analysed responses from … Read more
One in five of us get so drunk they feel out of control at least once a month, study suggests Adults consume at least twice the daily guidelines of alcohol, a study suggests Research found one in five adults get so drunk they feel out of control monthly The Global Drug Survey analysed responses from … Read more
Humans develop fine motor skills later than other primates because we have bigger brains that take longer to develop, biologists in Switzerland reveal. Although ‘a big brain equals great dexterity’, humans have to wait relatively longer to develop full dexterity, allowing us to tie shoelaces, hold a pen or use cutlery. Researchers at the University … Read more
NASA to use a stratospheric balloon the size of football field to study infrared light from newborn stars ASTHROS will launch a cutting edge telescope attached to a 400-foot balloon The mission will hoist the telescope into the stratosphere There the telescope will observe gases and star formation It will create a 3D map of distant … Read more
Coronavirus is able to travel more than 26 feet (eight metres) in cold environments with moving air, according to a study that recreated an outbreak in a food factory. Researchers at the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research focused on an outbreak of Covid-19 at a slaughterhouse in Rheda-Wiedenbrueck, Germany, that infected 1,500 workers. They found … Read more
The Mediterranean Sea was 3.6°F (2°C) hotter during the Roman Empire than other average temperatures at the time, a new study claims. The Empire coincided with a 500-year period, from AD 1 to AD 500, that was the warmest period of the last 2,000 years in the almost completely land-locked sea. The climate later progressed … Read more