by Christine M | Aug 26, 2016 | Food and drink, Genetics
How many do you have a day? One, two, three? More? If you’re not one of those people who can’t function without knocking back numerous cups of coffee, chances are you have a DNA variation in a gene called PDSS2. And there you were thinking it was something...
by Christine M | Aug 19, 2016 | Memory, psychology
Ever wondered why your memory’s not as sharp or expansive as it used to be? Blame the internet, say researchers at the Universities of California and Illinois. Well, more specifically, blame cognitive offloading, which is when you rely on things like the...
by Christine M | Aug 12, 2016 | Fitness, Mind/body, psychology
Writing about fitness and exercise means asking every personal trainer you come across for their tips on motivation – well, since the UK’s often decried as a nation of couch potatoes, exercise motivation is something we all probably need more of. But no...
by Christine M | Aug 5, 2016 | Dental health, Food and drink, General health
Dentists may get positively evangelical about the stuff, but dental floss has had a bad week. You could almost hear the sound of dental products firms’ share prices crashing to the floor, as The US Department for Health and Human Services and Agriculture was...
by Christine M | Aug 2, 2016 | Anatomy, General health
You know how when two drunks get into a fight in a movie or TV programme, then one of them punches the other in the nose and suddenly there’s blood gushing everywhere? Well I’ve been lucky enough never to have been punched in the face, so I always thought the...
