Personalized nutrition, where your DNA tells you what to eat and what not to eat, is gaining momentum. And for those with money to spare, a number of companies now offer fully personalized nutritional advice aimed at improving your overall health.
The next generation of antibiotics may come from dirt bacteria
Heat stroke: A doctor offers tips to stay safe as temperatures soar
I easily remember laughing at Wile E. Coyote trying to catch the Road Runner while watching Saturday morning cartoons as a child. I can still see the Coyote walking slowly through the sweltering desert, sun high in the sky, sweating, tongue-hanging-out, about to collapse from heat, hunger and thirst. Then, BEEP! BEEP! the Road Runner would fly past, and the chase was on with a perfectly revived Coyote.
Offspring of pregnant women exposed to high level of pollutants may have lower IQs
Brain-machine interfaces are getting better and better – and Neuralink’s new brain implant pushes the pace
Northwestern research finds that many of the deadliest cancers receive the least amount of research funding
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Feel like nutritionists are always changing their minds? Science can help you decide which diet works best for you
Electrifying research has the potential to ‘switch off’ cancer
Scientists may soon be able to predict your memories – here’s how
Do you remember your first kiss? What about your grandma dying? Chances are you do, and that’s because emotional memories are at the core of our personal life story. Some rare moments are just incredibly intense and stand out from an otherwise repetitive existence of sleeping, eating and working. That said, daily life, too, is replete with experiences that have a personal emotional significance – such as disagreeing with someone or receiving a compliment.
Which drink is best to handle spicy food?
Sugar substitutes: Is one better or worse for diabetes? For weight loss? An expert explains
How can you tell if another person, animal or thing is conscious? Try these 3 tests
How can you know that any animal, other human beings, or anything that seems conscious, isn’t just faking it? Does it enjoy an internal subjective experience, complete with sensations and emotions like hunger, joy, or sadness? After all, the only consciousness you can know with certainty is your own. Everything else is inference. The nature of consciousness makes it by necessity a wholly private affair.
I’m a lucid dream researcher – here’s how to train your brain to do it
Diving into cold water can be deadly – here’s how to survive it
Many will have read the news story about the sad death of Cameron Gosling who died from cold water shock after jumping into the River Wear on a hot summer’s day. Sadly, Cameron’s death is not an isolated case. About 400 people die annually in the UK as a result of being immersed in cold water – more than die from cycling accidents or fire. Most of the casualties are males under 30 years of age, and most are reported to be good swimmers.
People living in rural areas may be at lower risk of Alzheimer’s disease
Nine things that can affect whether you get dementia – and what you can do about them
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Majority of people return lost wallets – here’s the psychology and which countries are the most honest
Honesty is one of the traits we value most in others. We often assume it is a rather rare quality, making it important for us to find out who we can actually trust in this selfish world. But according to new research, there’s no need to be so cynical – it turns out most people in the world are honourable enough to return a lost wallet, especially if it contains a lot of cash.