Researchers at the Chinese University of Hong Kong have developed an artificial skin that can effectively indicate if damage has occurred, in the same way that our skin bruises naturally. The new skin is made using an ionic hydrogel, and demonstrates changes in electrical signaling when it is deformed. It also produces a purple color… Read More »
More than 1.5 million Americans experience a traumatic brain injury each year, up to 75% of which are considered to be mild.1 Concussions are considered to be a form of mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI) because they’re typically not life-threatening, but it’s becoming increasingly clear that concussions are often not mild, instead leading to serious… Read More »
(Spoiler: it’s not joining Plenty Of Fish) When you speak openly about your struggles with mental health you get called brave quite a lot. It’s understandable, reflecting as it does the very real stigma that has long existed around the issue. Thankfully, this has been consistently challenged in recent years, in particular thanks to the… Read More »
Oily fish is the one food that is essential to the health of our brains, hearts and vision, yet one in five of us NEVER eat it and a quarter haven’t eaten it the last six months, new research has found – here’s what to do As far as favourite tastes of the British palate go, oily… Read More »
While your first instinct may be to grab some vitamin C, there is another, easier thing you could do that may work better. eldar nurkovic/Shutterstock The moment the aches, shivers, or headache of a cold or fever set in, what’s your best move? Power down some cold medicine? Take some Tylenol? No, and no, according… Read More »