Tarantulas are a popular creature in the illegal pet trade, but a recent discovery reveals how being transported causes them physical stress. A team of entomologist recently rescued hundreds of these spiders and found one had lost all the hair on its rear – leaving it completely bald. The Brazilian whiteknee tarantula, named ‘Lil Kim,’ … Read more
Scientists have linked on-the-job stress to brain aging and memory loss for the first time, according to new research from Colorado State University. Their findings pertain to a very specific kind of stress. Through surveys about people’s most recent jobs, memory tests and scans of their brains they found brain changes and recall problems in … Read more
Chris Hemsworth says he will undergo his biggest physical transformation yet to play Hulk Hogan in biopic – and vows to be BIGGER than he was in Thor By Ali Daher For Daily Mail Australia Published: 01:03 BST, 5 July 2020 | Updated: 01:04 BST, 5 July 2020 He’s set to play 80s wrestling legend … Read more
Reversing physical ageing could be as simple as giving people a treatment that encourages their body to burn fat and promote muscle growth, study finds. Researchers from the University of Bonn worked from the idea that a fatter stomach and shrinking muscles are common signs of ageing that ‘could be reversed’. This treatment – which … Read more
People are starving for physical touch as the coronavirus pandemic continues to rage on, and it’s beginning to take a real toll on physical and mental health. With lockdowns, school closures and stay-at-home orders, many of us have not shaken hands or hugged another person in weeks, sometimes months. Earlier this year, a survey found … Read more
People are starving for physical touch as the coronavirus pandemic continues to rage on, and it’s beginning to take a real toll on physical and mental health. With lockdowns, school closures and stay-at-home orders, many of us have not shaken hands or hugged another person in weeks, sometimes months. Earlier this year, a survey found … Read more
Myleene Klass has detailed the horrific racial abuse she experienced in her childhood and the prevalent prejudice she still witnesses. The songstress, who was born in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, to an Austrian father and a Filipino mother, took to Instagram on Wednesday morning to reveal she is struggling to explain racism to her children amid … Read more
Joe Wicks has been ‘tipped to lead new government physical education curriculum to help combat childhood obesity in the UK’ By Roxy Simons and Andrew Bullock For Mailonline Published: 01:54 BST, 31 May 2020 | Updated: 04:18 BST, 31 May 2020 Joe Wicks has allegedly been chosen to lead a new physical education curriculum on … Read more
Parents should set strict bedtimes for teenagers right up until the age of 18, sleep experts say. Getting enough sleep in the teenage years is vital for mental and physical development. Yet increasingly independent teens, equipped with smartphones and computer games, are staying up deep into the night in what experts call an ‘epidemic of … Read more
One of Britain’s largest cash machine providers is launching a campaign to convince people to continue using cash once coronavirus lockdown ends, saying it wants to dispel ‘fake information’ about banknotes and coins being unsafe. Peter McNamara, founder and chief executive of NoteMachine, which runs 11,000 ATMs, told This is Money that the idea cash … Read more