Drinking five cups of tea a day improves focus and reaction times in over-85s, study shows Older people who drink more than 5 cups of tea a day have better brain function Newcastle University study shows they have better focus and attention span They also demonstrated better ‘psychomotor’ skills including reaction speeds By Sophie Curtis For Mailonline Published: … Read more
Do you have the maths genius gene? Version of just ONE gene you inherit from your parents increases brain size and improves numerical skill Experts from Germany studied the DNA and brains of 178 3–6-year-old children They compared this data with results of maths tests taken during the ages of 7–9 Variants in a growth … Read more
Blame your genetics for being bad at maths: Version of just ONE gene you inherit from your parents increases brain size and improves numerical skill Experts from Germany studied the DNA and brains of 178 3–6-year-old children They compared this data with results of maths tests taken during the ages of 7–9 Variants in a … Read more
Children returning to school in September will trigger a devastating second wave of Covid-19 that could infect twice as many as the first unless the test and trace system drastically improves, a major study has claimed. Scientists said reopening schools in the UK would inevitably result in another crisis that peaks in December. But it … Read more
Spending just one hour lying on their stomachs improves hospitalized coronavirus patients’ oxygen levels and reduces their risk of needing a ventilator to breathe Researchers looked at 25 hospitalized coronavirus patients with low oxygen levels who were flipped onto their stomachs Doctors say this makes it easier for oxygen to reach the lungs One hour … Read more
Gardening is ‘good for the soul’: Digging, weeding and planting improve happiness and ’emotional wellbeing’ as much as physical exercise or eating out, study finds Volunteers reported on their emotional wellbeing while doing different activities The Princeton University study had people cycle, eat out, walk and do gardening They found gardening for vegetables is more … Read more
Nick Cordero has been taken off the ventilator (Picture: Brad Barket/Invision/AP, File) Broadway star Nick Cordero has been taken off a ventilator as his condition improves after suffering from coronavirus. The star had been in the hospital for a month after struggling with complications from the virus, but his wife Amanda Kloots revealed he successfully … Read more