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Nose picking could cause Alzheimer's disease
6 February 2024

Nose picking can 'partially cause' Alzheimer's disease
Alzheimer's disease is "partially caused" by picking your nose. A new study has discovered a link between the seemingly harmless act of 'digging for gold' and the degenerative brain condition. When a ...

Money doesn't buy happiness
6 February 2024

Money isn't needed for a happy life
Money does not buy happiness. Scientists think they have finally settled the debate about wealth and joy after surveying nearly 3,000 people from indigenous and local communities worldwide, 36 per cent ...

Eating in front of the TV can cause weight gain
5 February 2024

Eating in front of the TV contributes to weight gain
Eating in front of the TV makes people fatter. Scientists say that the act of eating meals while glued to the screen makes someone more likely to put on the pounds ...

People with wrinkles are considered to be untrustworthy
5 February 2024

Wrinkles make people seem untrustworthy
Wrinkles make humans appear untrustworthy. It is often thought that the lines etched in faces are signs of wisdom but a new study has found that we consider people with wrinkles ...

Walking to work can prevent a heart attack
5 February 2024

Daily walks to work slash heart attack danger
Walking to work on a daily basis can reduce your risk of a heart attack. A new study shows that employees who commute on foot for 45 minutes in total have ...

Dogs have five different types of personality
5 February 2024

Dogs match humans with five personality types
Dogs have five personality types. A team of experts at the University of East London used an algorithm to go through 70,000 behavioural records of canines and established that the animals ...

Humans have littered the surface of Mars
2 February 2024

Humans have littered Mars with space junk
Humans have already littered on Mars despite never visiting the Red Planet. Space junk has piled up on the surface with debris from missions including landing equipment, heat shields and parachutes ...

Small dogs have the longest lives
2 February 2024

Small dogs with pointy noses live longest
Small dogs with pointy noses live longer than other pooches. An extensive study on canine life expectancy, in which the animals were grouped by size and shape, found that smaller dogs ...

Clownfish are good at counting
2 February 2024

Clownfish are capable of counting
Clownfish are able to count. Researchers have found that the fish can identify members of their own species from the amount of stripes on their bodies. The orange and white creatures are ...

Smartphone scrolling is causing ADHD in adults
2 February 2024

Phone usage causes ADHD rise in adults
Frequent phone usage has caused a rise in ADHD in adults. Doctors have been attempting to figure out what has caused the steady increase in Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and ...

Taking sick days can be good for mental health
1 February 2024

Sick days can be good for the brain
Sick days can be good for you. Careers expert Robbie Bryant has claimed that taking a sneaky day off work can help employees reset and avoid burnout from the day-to-day grind. Bryant, ...

The Moon is shrinking in size
1 February 2024

Shrinking Moon puts lunar missions at risk
The Moon is shrinking. Scientists have estimated that the circumference of the satellite has decreased by around 45m over the past few hundred million years, putting attempts to construct a lunar ...

Getting fit reduces a man's risk of prostate cancer
1 February 2024

Getting fit cuts risk of prostate cancer
Men can reduce their risk of prostate cancer by 35 per cent just by getting fitter. Boosting cardiorespiratory fitness by only three per cent over the course of a year through ...

Goats know how humans feel based on tone of voice
1 February 2024

Goats can read human emotions based on tone of voice
Goats can tell if humans are happy or angry based on their tone of voice. A new study suggests that the animals have developed a sensitivity to vocals as a result ...

Rats get a thrill from taking selfies
31 January 2024

Rats love taking selfies
Rats are addicted to taking selfies. Paris photographer Augustin Lignier set up a study where two rodents were placed in a bespoke cage and were provided with sugar and a picture ...

A woman was arrested with 130 poisonous Harlequin frogs in her luggage
31 January 2024

Brazilian woman arrested with 130 poisonous frogs in luggage
A Brazilian woman has been arrested with 130 poisonous frogs in her luggage. The Harlequin frogs were discovered by Colombian police at Bogota airport on Monday (29.01.24) and were distressed and ...

Fasting for 24 hours can reduce the risk of diseases
31 January 2024

24-hour fasting between meals reduces risk of diseases
Fasting for 24 hours between meals can lower the risk of diseases. Researchers have discovered that leaving an entire day between meals slashes levels of harmful inflammation in the body by ...

T-Rex suffered from painful back and knees
31 January 2024

T-Rex suffered from painful back and knees due to arthritis
T-Rex suffered from arthritis. Experts have found signs that the dinosaurs were likely to have suffered from pain in their back and knees as they were "blighted by bone diseases". Fossils demonstrated ...

Wealthy people such as Jeff Bezos are likely to have narrow and friendly faces
30 January 2024

Rich people are thought to have narrow and friendly faces
People with narrow and friendly faces are regarded as rich. A study has revealed how the shape of a person's facial features has an influence on how others perceive wealth and ...

Alzheimer's disease can pass between human beings
30 January 2024

Alzheimer's disease passes between humans in rare medical incidents
Alzheimer's disease can be transmitted between people. New evidence suggests that the degenerative brain condition can pass between humans in rare medical accidents after a handful of individuals who received human ...

God Versus UFOs alleges that members of the UK and US Governments think that the crafts are actually demons
30 January 2024

God Versus UFOs movie alleges that government officials think UFOs are demons
The new movie 'God Versus UFOs' reveals that some members of both the US and UK Governments are convinced that UFOs are demonic. The documentary explores the other worldly aspects of ...

Peanut butter helps people sleep at night
30 January 2024

Peanut butter puts people to sleep
Eating peanut butter is great for sleep. Researchers have found that tucking into the spread before nodding off is useful as the snack is high in the amino acid tryptophan - ...

Sleeping too much can put health at risk
29 January 2024

Too much sleep puts health at risk
Too much sleep can be a bad thing. Slumber expert Rebecca Swain explained that snoozing for more than seven hours a night can actually make you more tired and increase the ...

Playing the piano can prevent dementia
29 January 2024

Playing musical instruments can reduce dementia threat
Playing a musical instrument can ward off dementia. New research has found that musicians have a better memory and sharper brain health as they get older, especially if they can play ...