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Cheap as chips
There is a reason that life insurance is as cheap as chips – fewer people are dying. Medical advances and better treatment mean fewer die but the flip side is that many more people become ser...Bicycle helmets offer little protection to adult cyclists
Research from St George’s University of London today reveals that helmets offer little protection against head injuries for adult cyclists althought they are beneficial to children. Dr Carwyn Ho...Drink less pill for alcoholics
A new drug, called nalmefene, has been developed that makes alcoholics want to drink less. It works by blocking mechanisms in the brain that provide enjoyment from consuming drink. This helps quel...Older people get more sleep
Perhaps the phrase sleeping like a baby isn’t so accurate after all! Research from the Center for Sleep at Pennsylvania University found the quality of sleep improves greatly with age. A study o...Stop BBC Radio 1 playing ‘radio edit’ music tracks
There are two problems with ‘radio edit’ tracks (a radio edit tracks is a censored version of the original soundtrack with the swearing removed) as follows: it is a deception of the liste...Not sleeping well? You are at risk of dementia
Trouble sleeping well? Watch out, a new study reveals it may affect you later in your life by increasing your risk of Alzheimer’s, a severe form of dementia. Research by Washington University ...Bake a cake and fight dementia
Get the cooker on and the flour out! Baking can slow the decline in memory and thinking ability. We have already reported – many times – that mental stimulation through crosswords, puzzl...Six month old babies can understand words
Six month old babies can understand basic words according to research by scientists at the University of Pennsylvania. This is almost twice as early as previously thought. Words such as ‘armR...British households are finding it difficult to make ends meet
Research from Legal and General revealed that nearly two million households are struggling to meet their monthly expenses. In their Money Mood Survey, Legal & General provide an insight into how t...Hip or Hip’ocrite Top 40 February 11 2012
Here’s this week’s top 40! The songs in bold contain bad language, and are also a link to the lyrics, courtesy of A-Z Lyrics and Lyrics Freak. Somebody That I Used To Know – Gotye Ft...
