LIFE can feel like it’s all about timing, whether it’s being in the right place at the right time to meet the love of your life, or saying the right thing at the exact moment to avoid disaster or win promotion. But can we apply that kind of thinking to our diets? Wouldn’t it be... Read more
The Sun - Dec 28
If, like me, you wish it could be cheese-mas every day but fear your arteries will clog with fat like a London sewer, there is good news. Read more
Mail Online - Dec 28
Weight loss restored healthy metabolism in both young and mid-aged mice, but the brain told a different story. In mid-aged animals, slimming down actually worsened inflammation in a brain region tied to appetite and energy balance. While this inflammation eventually subsided, brain inflammation h... Read more
Science Daily - Dec 28
Dr Bernadette Hard describes the symptoms of the rare "brain sag" condition she suffered. Read more
The Bbc - Dec 27We all know if we're an introvert or an extrovert, but have you ever wondered which part of your literal gray matter is running the show?View Entire Post › Read more
Buzzfeed - Dec 27Teens talk about their “brain rot” online. While there isn’t data to back it up, per se, experts do have concerns about the effect on kids and adults. Read more
Cnn - Dec 27
Prescription stimulants, such as Ritalin and Adderall, are widely used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), including in children. Read more
Medical News - Dec 27
Ah, the dream of aspartame. Imagine an artificial sweetener, one of the most widely used in the world, that can turn your bitter coffee into a decadent dessert. And without any negative impact on your health. Well, that was the idea. But since it gained popularity in the mid-1980s, researchers ha... Read more
Vice News - Dec 26
BBC health and science correspondent James Gallagher finds out if it is scientifically possible to ever cure Alzheimer's Read more
The Bbc - Dec 26
A new study suggests temporal lobe epilepsy may be linked to early aging of certain brain cells. When researchers removed these aging cells in mice, seizures dropped, memory improved, and some animals avoided epilepsy altogether. The treatment used drugs already known to science, raising the poss... Read more
Science Daily - Dec 26