Mobile phones don't increase brain cancer risk
2024-09-04 14:19:58 Mobile phone usage does not raise the risk of brain cancer. A review ordered by the World Health Organisation (WHO) analysed 63 studies on the issue carried out…
California is on the brink of banning homework
2024-09-04 14:34:21 Homework is set to be banned in California. The Healthy Homework Act has passed both chambers of state legislature and will ask teachers to consider whether any homework…
Mentally resilient people live longer
2024-09-04 14:43:31 Mental toughness could be the key to a longer life. Scientists have found that people who remain stoic during difficult times are at significantly less risk of an…
Clever dogs are able to memorise toy names
2024-09-04 15:24:19 Gifted dogs can remember the names of their favourite toys. Almost all pooches are capable of learning words such as “sit” and “down” but a small group of…
Watching TV and gaming before bed doesn't impact on a child's sleep
2024-09-05 14:18:29 Watching television or gaming before bed makes little difference to a child’s sleep. Experts have long feared that screen time in the evening can harm a youngster’s quality…
Some cats love to play fetch
2024-09-05 14:20:23 Cats enjoy playing fetch. A survey of 8,000 cat owners shows that over 40 per cent of felines choose to retrieve toys and objects thrown by their owners,…
Picking your nose can lead to dementia
2024-09-05 14:24:05 Picking your nose increases the risk of dementia. Scientists have found that the bad habit is “a significant risk factor” for the brain disease as germs are transferred…
Donald Trump vows to release UFO secrets if he wins US election
2024-09-05 14:29:04 Donald Trump has promised to release UFO footage should he win the US presidential election. The politician discussed the ongoing obsession with the extraterrestrial in a new interview…
Tiny robots can treat brain bleeds
2024-09-06 14:01:55 Tiny robots could be used to treat bleeds on the brain. Scientists say that the technology could “open new frontiers in medicine” by injecting the bots into patients’…
Owning a dog doesn't lead to happiness
2024-09-06 14:05:33 Owning a dog doesn’t make a person happy. Researchers were staggered to find that people who have pooches reported higher levels of depression and anxiety, contradicting the idea…
