Dump the hair dye: Reducing stress can REVERSE gray hair, study says 

Going on vacation REVERSES gray hair! Reducing stress sends hair back to its natural color, Columbia University study finds Researchers from Columbia University’s Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons published the study in the journal eLife on Tuesday  The team of researchers made their findings by analyzing the individual hairs of 14 volunteers, seven men … Read more

Eighties pop is the best genre for reducing anxiety, study reveals 

Eighties pop is the best musical genre for reducing blood pressure, due to its ‘positive nostalgia’, researchers have found.   Turkish researchers hooked up 1,540 volunteers aged between 18 and 65 to blood pressure and heart rate monitors and played them a variety of music on Spotify.  Music from the hit TV series It’s a Sin, … Read more

Gout can be used to cut hospital times for coronavirus by reducing the need for oxygen therapy

A drug normally used to treat gout may prevent hospitalised coronavirus patients from needing oxygen, research has found.  Brazilian academics claim colchicine could be given to hospital patients battling moderate to severe Covid to help them recover quicker. The 75-person study showed the 30p pill helped reduce the time patients needed breathing tubes by more … Read more

Vaccine reducing Covid transmission could save tens of thousands of lives in UK

Oxford’s Covid vaccine could save tens of thousands of lives because it can cut the likelihood of catching coronavirus and passing it on by around two thirds, scientists say. Modelling produced by SAGE members from Warwick University predicted that more than 150,000 more people could die in 2021 if lockdown rules were lifted in March … Read more

Why keeping a dog (or cat) is your brain’s best friend in reducing dementia risk

While travelling the world doing research for my new book, I realised something rather extraordinary. Nearly everyone understands the importance of brain health, but few people have any idea how to make their brains healthier, or that achieving such a goal is even possible. Most people seem to believe this mysterious organ encased in bone … Read more

Half an hour of stretching is more effective at reducing blood pressure than a walk, study finds 

People with high blood pressure are better off having a stretch at home rather than going out for a walk if they want to lower their blood pressure, study finds. University of Saskatchewan researchers had a group of 40 high blood pressure sufferers split into two groups – one did stretching and one did walking.  … Read more

Coronavirus lockdown: R rates ARE reducing in some Tier 3 areas

Infection rates in some Tier 3 areas are finally beginning to fall – but most are still facing rising figures, data shows.     Liverpool, which entered the strictest Tier 3 lockdown on October 14, has seen a 21% drop in the rate of Covid infections in the most recent week, according to figures from Public Health England’s … Read more

Rule of six and 10pm curfew is likely to have had ‘ZERO effect’ on reducing contacts, study claims 

The ‘rule of six’ and 10pm curfew have likely had ‘zero effect’ in reducing the spread of Covid-19, research has suggested.  Researchers at the London School for Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) are the first to assess whether or not the controversial measures — first introduced in September — have had any effect.  They interviewed … Read more

Yoga is more effective at reducing anxiety than traditional stress-management

People who suffer with anxiety should take up regular yoga to improve their symptoms, research suggests.  A study of 226 people suffering with generalised anxiety disorder took up either Kundalini yoga, a stress-management course or cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). Three months later, after weekly hour-long sessions, more than half (54 per cent) of those who practiced … Read more

Are YOUR home renovations reducing the price of your property?

Many people have spent lockdown overhauling their home with DIY, however an expert has revealed some renovations may reduce the value of a property. Paul Keighley who is Director at Bramleys Estate Agents in Huddersfield, shared a variety of interior design choices that have the potential to discourage potential house buyers. The property expert explained … Read more