Nov 6, 2020
The brain can be made to “teleport” using lasers, a landmark study has found, as scientists are able to control our “inner GPS”. Laser beams can be directed into the hippocampus, the area responsible for memory and learning, to stimulate...
Nov 6, 2020
NHS prescriptions for walks in the park have fewer mental health benefits than spontaneously enjoying nature as they put people under pressure, a study has found. So-called “green prescriptions” are typically given alongside conventional therapies, and...
Nov 6, 2020
Britain is at risk of becoming the short man of Europe as a landmark study has revealed that UK teenagers are not growing at the same rate as those in other countries because of a poor diet. In the first study of its kind, researchers have found that the global...
Oct 29, 2020
PhD student Vaisakh Puthusseryppady, from UEA’s Norwich Medical School, said: “We think this is because each road intersection represents a point at which a person needs to make a critical navigation decision. “The more intersections there are, the...
Oct 29, 2020
Having an older sister can have as much of an impact on a child’s development in low- and middle-income countries as whether their mother finished secondary school, a new study has suggested. Using data from an early literacy intervention programme in western...
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