Sleep is good for you
Sleep has for a long time been known to help with repairs to the body, but what about the mind. There is a well known saying “I’ll sleep on it” this implies that if you have a decision to make by leaving until the next day you would have had time mull it over.
Recent research [...]
Humans are optimistic
If an outsider looked at the human race, they would notice that for thousands of years history has been repeating itself. This is because right from the early days of mankind there have been struggles with war, disease, famine and even economic failures.
Yet mankind survives and a study from the university of Kansas and Gallup [...]
It is the sound of a name
The naming of a baby is one of things that on the one hand are a personal matter as it could be the name of a relative or friend, whereas on the other hand there is the pressure from celebrity names as these too have an influence on the naming of a child.
If we look [...]
Chewing gum helps with maths
Chewing gum in school is an absolute no, no as it can get the student into big trouble, but if a recent study is correct then students could be missing out on a valuable educational aid.
Research carried out under laboratory conditions have shown that chewing gum can help in reducing stress, improving alertness and relieving [...]
Being trapped in your own body not able to communicate with the outside world has to be a nightmare and yet for around forty per cent of coma patients this is happening, today.
This is because this forty per cent have been misdiagnosed and should be receiving a different type of treatment.
A UK based research [...]
Getting stronger bones
Osteoporosis is a serious disease if left untreated, but amazingly it can be mastered and a full life can be had from the sufferer, but it does take work and time.
Getting on top of any disease is always going to be a marathon and in some cases, the journey can be longer than expected, however [...]
GM embryos will change the future
The world’s first genetically modified human embryo has been created by a research team at Cornell University in New York, but there are warnings that this could be research gone too far.
Such research has been frowned upon in most countries; in the UK, the Human Fertilization and Embryology Authority (HFEA) have said that this work [...]
You start getting old at 27
Everyone has their own idea on what age is considered to be old and as time goes on old age seems to be getting further away or so we think.
New research has thrown up some interesting ideas about old age and when it starts, the problem with these findings is that a lot of people [...]
First test for spinal injury treatment with stem cells
For the first time scientists will be getting the chance to research the benefits of what embryonic stem cells for the treatment of injuries to the spinal cord.
This is a long awaited programmed of research which is successful will change the lives of thousands of people around the world, but first they need to get [...]
Do you have SAD?
For some people it starts during November and carries on through until February or later depending on the how the winter is going. This is seasonal affective disorder (SAD) and it if affecting more people than you would imagine.
But first how do know if you are suffering from this condition? Here are some points that [...]
Emergency ambulance took four hours
When we call 999 for an ambulance, we expect it to arrive within a few minutes, not a few hours. However, the later is becoming normality in some areas as a recent report has found.
One patient who had been poisoned had to wait three hours and forty seven minutes for the ambulance to arrive, while [...]
Online support differs on type of illness
The type of cancer that sufferers have will have a direct effect on the quality of help and advice that the patient can expect to receive from the online support sites, which are out there for these patients.
It seems that the patient who is suffering from a cancer that has a high survival rate will [...]
Brain squeezes love and hate
There has been for many years sayings like there is a fine between genius and madness, well it seems that there really is except the fine line is between love and hate this is because within the brain these emotions share the same space, which is linked to distress and aggression.
The thing is if we [...]
Fatty acids the key to Alzheimer’s
Researchers working on finding out how the debilitating disease Alzheimer’s have found a link between the levels of fatty acids in the brain and the disease.
The research team from the Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease and the University of California have been testing on mice with reduced levels of the acid and found that [...]
How much sleep is needed
Just how much sleep do we need? This is question that has plagued people for years, in fact probably centuries, there are those who feel that some people sleep too long and then there are those who may not sleep enough, it is a real problem though.
The simple fact is that most people probably sleep [...]
Cannabis can help colon cancer
There would seem to be a whole host of medical treatments related to the cannabis plant, whether this is a product of the campaign to legalise the plant for medical treatments or just simply that the plant is one of those miracle plants that has just been given a bad image, it is hard to [...]
July 29, 2008The human brain changes
A damaged brain can be caused by many things, but mainly an illness or accident would be the main cause for some sort of brain damage, which means that some people are finding that things they used to take for granted not being there anymore.
These functions can be anything, which is why it can be [...]
The brain works while we sleep
Getting a good nights sleep can be more productive than most people think, many people produce their best thoughts while lying in bed getting a bit of rest and relaxation.
Research being carried out by Dr Sophie Schwartz, from the University of Geneva has found that a proper nights sleep will stimulate more connection within the [...]
Coffee can affect fertility
Researchers in Holland have been looking into the effects of drinking coffee and the how it affects the fertility of women.
The research was based around nine thousand women who were planning were using IVF to get pregnant, but in the test they wanted to see what the rate would be if they tried the natural [...]
Staying healthy the easy way
Keeping healthy is the priority of many people today, but maybe not enough people! As obesity seems to be on the rise this has become a real problem, but only because people get out of the habit if staying fit.
Here is what you can do to stay fit:
Fruits & Vegetables - Up to nine servings [...]