December 4, 2023
By Roger Dobson Published: 20:02 EST, 2 December 2023 | Updated: 22:11 EST, 2 December 2023 Proving the old adage that to give is to receive, it turns out that greeting strangers with a simple ‘Good morning’ and chatting to those we don’t know can boost our own happiness. Following a study of 60,000 people,
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Only some ultra-processed foods (UPFs) may be damage our health, another study has suggested. Additive-laden foods have been vilified for decades over their supposed risks, with studies linking them to cancer and heart disease. Experts have even called for UPFs — typically anything edible that has more artificial ingredients than natural ones — to be
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By Emily Joshu Health Reporter For Dailymail.Com Published: 14:31 EST, 30 November 2023 | Updated: 15:20 EST, 30 November 2023 Going vegan lowers people’s risk of heart problems in a matter of weeks, according to a unique study on identical twins. Siblings who followed a vegan diet had ‘significantly’ lower cholesterol, better blood sugar levels, and
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Parents should use nursery rhymes and sing-song speech to help young babies learn language, according to experts. The slow, rising and falling rhythm of nursery rhymes like Humpty Dumpty, much like the relaxed sing-song speech parents use with young infants, helps babies to identify the individual words within sentences, evidence suggests. Scientists have now concluded
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We all know that dogs are man’s best friends, and now research suggests this could be due to health benefits canines give to our brains. Scientists in Japan found that owning a dog of any breed – but not a cat – reduces the risk of older people getting dementia by 40 per cent, compared with people
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College students may be at a greater risk of experiencing depression and anxiety compared to young people who are not in higher education, according to a new study published in The Lancet Public Health. Researchers from University College London analyzed data from two studies. The first study looked at 4,832 young people who were 18
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Popular artificial intelligence (AI) image generator, Stable Diffusion, perpetuates harmful racial and gendered stereotypes, US scientists have found. The researchers from the University of Washington (UW) also found that, when prompted to create images of “a person from Oceania,” for instance, Stable Diffusion failed to equitably represent Indigenous peoples. The generator tended to sexualise images
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Scientists have released the largest ever set of patients’ genetic data that could drive new tests, treatments and cures, in a ‘momentous landmark for medical research’. UK Biobank published whole genome sequencing data for half a million people. Researchers said it provides ‘the most detailed picture of human health that exists’ and equips them with the ‘ultimate
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Chinstrap penguins nod off around 10,000 times a day, scientist say They get more than 11 hours of sleep per day, but not all at once By Xantha Leatham, Deputy Science Editor For The Daily Mail Published: 21:44 EST, 30 November 2023 | Updated: 21:44 EST, 30 November 2023 The feeling of wanting to doze
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Today’s benefit system helps those who are unemployed, who have children or who are disabled. But in Medieval England things were a bit different, according to a new study. Researchers have shone a light on decisions made in the 13th century regarding who was allowed to stay in hospital for long periods of time. Archaeologists
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