Exercise benefits the brain.
Scientists in Ireland recently asked a group of sedentary male college students to take part in a memory test followed by strenuous exercise to learn more about how exercise affects the brain.
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Men also think about sleeping, eating and other basic biological functions more than women.
That old cliche about men thinking about sex more often than wome is true and researchers have proven it by sending students out into the world to ‘log’ what they are thinking about.
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Laptops with wifi can damage sperm.
The digital age has left men’s nether parts in a squeeze, if you believe the latest science on semen, laptops and wireless connections.
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Having four or more children halves a woman’s chances of suffering a stroke.
Despite the stresses involved with having a large family, having four or more children might be good for women, a study has found.
Short people have shortage of genes.
Height is mostly passed down through families but scientists have so far only identified specific gene characteristics to explain about 10 per cent of the difference between people’s heights.
People who had two copies of the gene ABCC9 slept significantly less than people with two copies of another version.
Scientists discover a gene that controls how long we sleep has been explaining why some people have their own internal alarm clock.
Brain scans of psychopaths shows differences in structure and function of brain.
Brain images of prisoners show important differences between who are diagnosed as psychopaths and those who aren’t, according to a new study from University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers.
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Survey found three quareters of elderly heart failure patients wouldn’t trade a longer life with symptoms for a shorter life without them.
Many doctors might assume tha when an elderly patient’s chronic disease is impossible to cure they would prefer to improve the quality of their remaining life rather than extend it as it is. Most of the time those doctors would be mistaken, according to a new study.
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Dreaming helps ease bad memories.
Fo you want help to ease those bad memories? Well, go to sleep and start dreaming – it can help you deal with bad memories, scientists say.
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Allowing children to be picky eaters could make them more prone to allergies.
Mothers have traditionally been told to ‘cocoon’ their children by avoiding high-risk foods during pregnancy and while breastfeeding to protect them from potentially dangerous reactions. But allowing kids to be picky eaters could make them more prone to allergies later in life, scientists have warned.
The size of a heart attack and the harm it causes a patient can depend on what time it strikes.
Heart attacks are worst when they take place between 1 am and 5 am, acccording to a study published in Circulation Research.
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Could taking one of these vitamins lead you down the path of bad behavior?
Taking a multivitamin may lead to poorer health, not because of what they do to your body, but what they do to your mind.
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