| UQ research finds aging is satisfying |
| UQ research finds aging is satisfying
University of Queensland research is turning conventional wisdom on its head when it comes to grumpy old men and women. |
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| Woman aquires new accent after stroke. Rare case of foreign-accent syndrome reported in Canada. |
| A woman in southern Ontario is one of the first cases in Canada of a rare neurological syndrome in which a person starts speaking with a different accent, McMaster University researchers report in the July issue of the Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences. |
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| YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD CAN AFFECT YOUR HEALTH |
| Research shows middle-aged and elderly people in poor neighborhoods 'significantly more likely' to suffer mobility and cognitive problems.
Research carried out at the Peninsula Medical School, South West England, has found strong links between neighbourhood deprivation and the physical and intellectual health of older people. |
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| CHILDREN WITH HEALTHIER DIETS DO BETTER IN SCHOOL. A NEW STUDY REVEALS THAT CHILDREN WITH HEALTHY DIETS PERFORM BETTER IN SCHOOL. |
| A new study in the Journal of School Health reveals that children with healthy diets perform better in school than children with unhealthy diets. |
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| BONN SCIENTISTS DISCOVER NEW HEMOGLOBIN TYPE. INSTRUMENTS FALSELY REPORT ANOXIA IN AFFECTED PEOPLE. |
| Scientists at the University of Bonn have discovered a new rare type of haemo-globin. Haemoglobin transports oxygen in the red blood corpuscles. When bound to oxygen it changes colour. The new haemoglobin type appears optically to be transporting little oxygen. Measurements of the blood oxygen level therefore present a similar picture to patients suffering from an inherited cardiac defect. |
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| COOL EARS GIVE THE BRAIN AWAY |
| The temperature of your inner ear provides a new way of understanding whether you're using your left or right brain, says an Australian researcher. |
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| EARLY RISERS HAVE SPECIAL GENES |
| People with a particular gene mutation don't need alarm clocks to get out of bed. Their 'fast' metabolism makes them ready to face the day at a very early hour (Image: iStockphoto)
A mutant gene may make people go to sleep and wake up unsociably early, scientists say.
They made their discovery after studying three generations of a family with five members who had the so-called earlybird ailment officially known as familial advanced sleep phase syndrome. |
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| MOUNTAIN LIFE IS GOOD FOR YOU |
| If you want to live longer and lower the risk of heart disease, a move to the mountains may help. |
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| MILK NOT ALWAYS BEST FOR KIDS' BONES |
| Children who drink more milk do not necessarily develop healthier bones, researchers say in a report that stresses exercise and modest consumption of calcium-rich foods like tofu. |
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| LAUGHTER'S GOOD FOR THE HA-HA-HEART |
| A daily dose of laughter may be good for the heart because, like exercise, it makes blood vessels work more efficiently, US researchers say. |
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