Brain training devices ‘no better than doing a crossword’
People who spend money on expensive brain trainers to keep their mind sharp may well get the same benefit from simply doing a crossword, experts conclude.
Archive for February, 2009
Drink a day raises cancer risk
Drinking one glass of wine a day is enough to increase the risk of developing cancer, a UK charity warns women.
Being fat ‘is as bad as smoking’
Being overweight as a teenager curbs life expectancy as much as smoking 10 cigarettes a day, a study suggests.
Stroke post-traumatic stress risk
Many patients who suffer a stroke are left with post-traumatic stress disorder, a study suggests.
Gene could allow lab-grown teeth
Scientists discover a gene that may enable them to grow replacement teeth in the laboratory.
Music linked to teen sex habits
Listening to music with degrading sexual lyrics could prompt teenagers to start having sex earlier, a US study suggests.
Rats spark plague fear in Bangladesh
Scientists warn of the possibility of an outbreak of bubonic plague in south-east Bangladesh because of a surge in rats.
Gujarat starts mass vaccination
A mass vaccination of 60,000 people begins in India’s western Gujarat state to tackle a deadly outbreak of hepatitis B.
Rates of diabetes soar in the UK
The UK saw a 74% rise in diabetes cases around the start of this decade, linked to growing obesity rates, experts warn.
Organ donor ‘reassurance’ urged
Fear that doctors will not make every effort to save their life stops some people becoming organ donors, a survey suggests.