Listening to music may help people recover following surgery, scientists say, by helping reduce heart rate and the perception of pain. Researchers conducted a review of existing studies on music and its role in helping people recover from surgery. They narrowed a list of 3,736 studies to 35 research papersContinue Reading
One of Europe’s largest snake species is crawling up walls and into attics in the UK, seeking warmth for breeding, scientists say in a new study. Aesculapian snakes, which grow up to 7ft long, are not native to the UK. They went locally extinct during the last Ice Age, andContinue Reading
Ancient DNA might be the reason for your love of carbohydrates such as bread and chips, research suggests. Humans may have developed the ability to start digesting these foods in the mouth long before they started farming, and maybe even before the split from Neanderthals, according to the study. TheContinue Reading
Ancient DNA might be the reason for your love of carbohydrates such as bread and chips, research suggests. Humans may have developed the ability to start digesting these foods in the mouth long before they started farming, and maybe even before the split from Neanderthals, according to the study. TheContinue Reading
Playing video games may make you smarter but regular exercise does not, scientists have said. Researchers found gamers scored better on memory, attention and reasoning skills compared to those who did not play video games. Results also showed moderate-level exercise of 150 minutes per week – in line with theContinue Reading
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Archaeologists have found a stone-paved cellar at a 5,000-year-old Stone Age site in Denmark, a discovery that points to a distinct leap in construction technology in ancient Scandinavia. Starting nearly 6,000 years ago, the Funnel Beaker Culture led a switch to agriculture and domestication of animals in Scandinavia, moving awayContinue Reading
Short ‘micro-walks’ lasting as little as 10 seconds could be beneficial to health, new research has suggested. A study from scientists at the University of Milan found when people walk in stints of 10 to 30 seconds, with breaks in between, they use more energy and burn more calories thanContinue Reading
Scientists have created a human skin map which provides a “recipe” to build skin. The findings could be used to create new hair follicles, and skin transplants for burn victims, researchers say. The study uncovered how human skin is formed. For the first time, researchers have mapped a human skinContinue Reading
Medical students in the UK stumbled upon an extremely rare case of a man with three penises while assessing a body donated for research. Around one in six million male babies are estimated to be born with two penile shafts, a condition called diphallia. Only about 100 cases have beenContinue Reading
