Lifestyle
Funny Money: Zopa rewrites outdated money idioms
● Developments in banking and financial technology will soon make money idioms such as ‘signing for the bill’ or ‘a penny for your thoughts’ a thing of the past ● Zopa, has given a modern-day twist to the top ten money phrases ● Zopa commissioned popular cartoonist Jonesy to bring the ideas to life with brilliant parodies● Each cartoon takes money-based idioms to the next level, illustrating humorously how different our lives could be as we become a digital society Zopa,...
Virtual reality system ‘could combat symptons of Parkinson’s disease’
Patients walked over virtual objects on a treadmill - and researchers claim it could help improve balance
Seaweed could be the newest medical marvel to beat cancer and hospital superbugs
As we lose the battle against antibiotic-resistant bacteria, scientists are looking to the underwater forests of kelp to try and find a treasure trove of new drugs
Plants could stop blindness caused by diabetes, being born prematurely or old age
A compound from the Hyacinthaceae plant family could treat the causes of a range of eye diseases that involves damage to the back of the eye, the retina
Mind offers mental health support to MPs as Brexit takes its toll
Mental health charity Mind has issued wellbeing advice to all 650 MPs sitting in Westminster and their staff, following a series of parliamentarians revealing the effect Brexit is having on their mental health. Those who have spoken out include Tim Loughton, MP for East Worthing & Shoreham, who said: “I have never seen more frazzled MPs, physically and mentally, and I do seriously fear for the mental health of some of my colleagues.” Another anonymous MP described Westminster as “a...
Alzheimer’s disease could be treated by zapping patients’ brains with electricity
In experiments elderly volunteers performed much better on memory tests after only 25 minutes of therapy - taking decades off their 'brain age'.
Our brains are ‘hard-wired’ to crave high fat junk food after a night on the booze
Researchers found binge eating when drunk is involuntary
Eating garlic could help prevent age-related memory loss suffered by Alzheimer’s & Parkinson’s patients
The natural compound found in garlic - allyl sulfide - improves the health of bacteria in the stomach and also improve cognitive health in the elderly
Brits spend £65k over a lifetime looking after their basic health
The average Brit will spend more than £65,000 over their lifetime – looking after their basic health, it has emerged A poll of 2,000 adults found we spend an average of £1,091.26 each year on gym memberships, vitamins and supplements, prescriptions, exercise classes and healthy foods. And over the course of a 60.3 year average adult lifespan, that adds up to a staggering £65,802.98. The research also revealed the average Brit spends an average of £113.46 each year on gym...