Jade Country looks ripe for picking in the twelve-runner Median Auction Maiden Stakes over seven furlongs of Southwell tapeta this afternoon under Georgia Dobie, having her first ride of the year aboard Eve Johnson Houghton’s charge. This combination enjoyed tremendous success last year, Georgia reduced her apprentice claim from 7lbsContinue Reading

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A cancer drug called pembrolizumab might also help people with HIV, according to a new study. On the face of it, cancer and Aids have little to do with each other. One is caused by an excessive division of cells in the body, the other is caused by infection withContinue Reading

ASMR is linked to anxiety and neuroticism, our new research finds

YuliaLisitsa/Shutterstock The autonomous sensory meridian response, or ASMR, is described as an intensely pleasant tingling sensation originating in the scalp and neck, and spreading down the body. ASMR is elicited by a range of video and auditory triggers, such as watching someone pretend to perform relaxing actions like massaging orContinue Reading

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The human brain is a marvellous machine, capable of handling complex information. To help us make sense of information quickly and make rapid decisions, it has learned to use shortcuts, called “heuristics”. Most of the time, these shortcuts help us to make good decisions. But sometimes they lead to cognitiveContinue Reading

Curious Kids: will time ever stop?

Magical Dias represents a solid betting proposition in the nine-runner Fillies’ Novice Stakes over a mile of tapeta during the obligatory Kempton ‘Wednesday-nighter’ which, slowly but surely, is building momentum under dramatic floodlighting; everything is good about the Kew right-handed circuit, especially restaurant facilities which compliment the on-course action. OurContinue Reading