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How well you age might depend on how you feel about aging
How do you feel about getting old? It turns out this is not just a trivial quiz question. New studies find that those who believe negative stereotypes about the elderly are more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease later in life. So, it seems that how you feel about aging has an effect on how Read More...
Finland plans largest basic income experiment ever to reform welfare system
The idea of the basic income has sparked worldwide interest in the past few years. Finland is determined to find out if it is a new way for the government to take care of its citizens, and is designing its largest basic income experiment ever. Starting in 2017, 100,000 citizens could get 1,000 euro Read More...
Taking fewer car trips is best way to save the environment
Evidence is mounting that switching from cars to taking trains or buses, bicycling, or walking is the fastest way to cut greenhouse gases. Reducing the number of cars on the road and, more importantly, the number of total trips, can cut the 27 percent of greenhouse gases that originate from Read More...
Molecule clears Alzheimer's plaques in mice
A molecule can clear Alzheimer's plaques from the brains of mice and improve learning and memory, Korean scientists have found in early tests. Exactly how it gets rid of the abnormal build-up is not understood. The small Nature Communications study hints at a way to tackle the disease even once its Read More...
US to ban soaps and other products containing microbeads
The US is set to ban personal care products that contain microbeads after the House of Representatives approved a bill that would phase out the environmentally-harmful items. The bill, which had been backed by a bipartisan committee, will now go to the Senate for approval. The Microbead Free Waters Read More...
Share of life in good health 'rising'
The proportion of life spent in good health is increasing in England, even as life expectancy continues to rise, a study suggests. The research compared two identical surveys, 20 years apart, that measured the health of people aged 65 or older in Cambridge, Newcastle and Nottingham. The data, Read More...
Kind Bars to U.S. government: Redefine ‘healthy’
You’ve probably never bought almonds that said “healthy” on the package. If you did, they were probably illegal almonds. Because despite the fact that almonds are among the foods most clearly proven to be elements of health-promoting diets, almonds contain too much fat to qualify Read More...
This $3,000 shower uses 90% less water than a regular shower
ShutterstockIn August, the $400 Nebia shower got people — including Apple CEO Tim Cook — excited with its promise to use 70 percent less water than your average shower head. That’s incredibly impressive, but Hamwells says its e-Shower beats that by 20 percent. While the Nebia uses Read More...
Building greener ships, to keep the sea from rising
With its cavernous cargo holds and gleaming white superstructure, the 730-foot Perla del Caribe, which is nearing completion at a shipyard here, looks like any midsize container ship. But at the stern, visible through cutouts in the superstructure, are two huge steel tanks that show this is no Read More...
Physical activity may leave the brain more open to change
Learning, memory, and brain repair rely on the ability of our neurons to change with experience, and a new study suggests that exercise enhances this essential plasticity of the adult brain. The cerebral cortex, where this process occurs, is known to decline as we age. However, the study finds that Read More...