Exercise may improve thinking skills in people as young as 20

Regular aerobic exercise such as walking, cycling or climbing stairs may improve thinking skills not only in older people but in young people as well, according to a study published in the January 30, 2019, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The study also found that the positive effect of exercise on thinking skills may increase as people age. Continue reading “Exercise may improve thinking skills in people as young as 20” →

February 19, 2019 1

Positive thinking during pregnancy may help children’s ability in math and science

Using data from Bristol’s Children of the 90s study the research is one of a series from the University of Bristol, that examines a parental personality attribute known as the ‘locus of control’. This is a psychological measure of how much someone believes that they have control over the outcome of events in their life or whether external forces beyond their control dictates how life turns out. Continue reading “Positive thinking during pregnancy may help children’s ability in math and science” →

February 19, 2019 1

Bees can do basic arithmetic

Researchers have found bees can do basic mathematics, in a discovery that expands our understanding of the relationship between brain size and brain power. Continue reading “Bees can do basic arithmetic” →

February 15, 2019 0

Fried food linked to heightened risk of early death among older US women

Regularly eating fried food is linked with a heightened risk of death from any cause and heart-related death, among postmenopausal women, finds a US study in The BMJ. Continue reading “Fried food linked to heightened risk of early death among older US women” →

February 15, 2019 1

Scientists develop first fabric to automatically cool or insulate depending on conditions

Despite decades of innovation in fabrics with high-tech thermal properties that keep marathon runners cool or alpine hikers warm, there has never been a material that changes its insulating properties in response to the environment. Until now. Continue reading “Scientists develop first fabric to automatically cool or insulate depending on conditions” →

February 15, 2019 0

Binary bias distorts how we integrate information

When we evaluate and compare a range of data points — whether that data is related to health outcomes, head counts, or menu prices — we tend to neglect the relative strength of the evidence and treat it as simply binary, according to research published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. Continue reading “Binary bias distorts how we integrate information” →

February 13, 2019 0

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