health

25/01/2015 - 13:48

In a study published in 2008, the University of California’s Sara Mednick – author of Take a Nap! Change Your Life – and her colleagues... →

21/01/2015 - 13:02

Bored to death Boredom is such a large part of day-to-day existence that it is somewhat surprising the word only entered the language with... →

17/01/2015 - 13:46

This case points to a sad fact about brain science. We don't often shout about it, but there are large gaps in even our basic understanding... →

05/12/2014 - 18:09

Whether young or old, ultra-endurance events are far more demanding than traditional sports. According to one definition, any competition... →

16/11/2014 - 19:21

Langer had already undertaken a couple of studies involving elderly patients. In one, she found that nursing-home residents who had... →

15/11/2014 - 15:13

Just the right amount One of the problems with administering cannabis, he explained, is that “physicians have been unable to control,... →

09/11/2014 - 18:16

Generating a “ghost” The researchers first analyzed the brains of 12 patients with neurological disorders – mostly epilepsy – who have... →

08/11/2014 - 14:24

For outdoor air, the World Health Organisation says the safe exposure limit for PM2.5 particles is an average of 25 micrograms, or 25... →

28/10/2014 - 15:20

'Significant development' The novel technique used in Sydney involved taking a heart that had stopped beating and reviving it in a machine... →

06/10/2014 - 14:26

"We think loss of the sense of smell is like the canary in the coal mine," the study's lead author Jayant M. Pinto, associate professor of... →

02/10/2014 - 11:32

In 2003 a systematic review examined the research that had then been done. The results were mixed. Some studies found no difference between... →

20/09/2014 - 14:10

In 1900, about 4 percent of the U.S. population was older than 65. Today, 90 percent of all babies born in the developed world will live... →

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