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Color-changing material could be used to signal traumatic brain injuries
Over the past years, more and more sportsmen have revealed that their memory loss may have to do with frequent concussions during their active years. This head trauma, caused by a clash or heavy tackle, can result in brain damage with serious long-term health problems, including dementia and memory Read More...
Fish oil capsules reduce the rate of psychotic disorders in young people
Fish oil capsules significantly reduce the rate of psychotic disorders in young people, aged 13 to 24, a new study finds. This dietary supplement full of omega-3 fatty acids, also naturally present in fatty fish such as salmon and mackerel, may even prevent the development of Read More...
Listening to music during surgery leads to better recovery and less pain
Some hospitals are already encouraging their patients to listen to music during and after surgery. It would be even better if all hospitals start doing that. Surgery patients who listen to music, either before, during or after surgery, have less pain and stress and use less pain medication. This Read More...
Only around 8% of conventional drugs have been proven to be effective
Most mainstream drugs don’t work. Since the US tightened up regulations for clinical medical trials in 2000, only 8 per cent of trials has returned positive results, according to researchers from Oregon State University. Although their analysis covered drugs and treatments only for heart disease, Read More...
Ikea will now only sell energy-saving LED lightbulbs
The European Union was expected to ban certain halogen bulbs from sale as of next year. But earlier this year the ban was delayed until 2018. So what's a company to do that recognizes that customers are ready for the super-efficient LED technology? Well, Ikea has taken the lead by declaring to stop Read More...
In Turkey, workers can start work later if they get some exercise first
Government workers in Turkey are encouraged to start work an hour later than usual. Why? The time should be spent in the gym or talk to a dietician. Turkey is one of the countries where obesity is rampant. Of its adult population 61.9 percent is overweight and 28.8 percent is obese. The governor of Read More...
Plant-based diet may help slow brain ageing, research shows
A diet rich in green leafy vegetables, beans, berries, whole grains and wine can help to slow normal brain ageing and cognitive decline. A study at Rush University Medical Centre in Chicago showed that elderly adults who strictly followed a special form of theMediterranean diet were 7.5 years Read More...
Netflix and other new companies offer substantial maternity and paternity leave
Young parents in the United States often struggle with combining work and care for their newborn babies. The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 currently provides employees at companies of a certain size 12 weeks of unpaid leave. But large and new companies are taking a progressive view on this, Read More...
Drones help improve the process of medical testing in remote places
Your blood can now be safely flown back and forth from the lab in medical drones, according to a new study published in the journal PLOS . Through a series of 40-minute test flights in a drone, researchers demonstrated that fragile blood samples remained safe—despite bumpy, unpredictable takeoffs Read More...
UN member states agree on sustainable development goals, aim to eradicate hunger and extreme poverty
What if the world would manage to eradicate hunger and extreme poverty, to ensure healthy lives for all and to reduce inequality within and between states? Yes, the world would be a better place. After months of negotiations, the 193 member states of the United Nations now agreed on an agenda Read More...