Here’s something to get you thinking long and hard — mammals can maintain stiff erections because their penises have a special reinforcement like a garden hose. US researchers came to this conclusion after using mathematical models to determine why modern garden hoses often form a wavy pattern after use. To see this for yourself, run a … Read more
STOCKS TO WATCH: Why fund boss Guinness may need a stiff drink… By Alex Lawson For The Mail On Sunday Published: 22:15 GMT, 26 December 2020 | Updated: 23:00 GMT, 26 December 2020 Founder Tim Guinness may have reached for a stiff drink over the Christmas table after seeing his Guinness Global Energy Fund top … Read more
NHS patients with rheumatoid arthritis are to benefit from a breakthrough drug that eases the agonising pain in joints. The condition affects 400,000 Britons – many of them young adults – who can be left wheelchair-bound due to the pain and energy-sapping exhaustion it causes. Current treatments are able to soothe pain and dampen inflammation … Read more
Ed Balls brands Great British Bake Off judges Paul Hollywood and Mary Berry as ‘stiff and distant’ and claims ‘disdain hung in the air’ when he recorded episode By Imogen Horton For The Daily Mail Published: 00:32 GMT, 7 November 2020 | Updated: 00:32 GMT, 7 November 2020 A staple of easy-watching telly, Great British Bake … Read more
A father who was told his neck pain may have been caused by bad posture while working from home during lockdown has been left devastated to learn he has an inoperable brain tumour. Gary Nelson began suffering aches and pains while working long hours remotely during the pandemic in April this year. The marketing manager … Read more
Donald Trump blasted Colin Powell as ‘overrated’ and a ‘stiff’ on Sunday after the former national security adviser and secretary of State said he would not be supporting the president’s reelection in November. ‘Colin Powell, a real stiff who was very responsible for getting us into the disastrous Middle East Wars, just announced he will … Read more
While many turn to western medicine when suffering from a mildly sore back, stiff neck or interrupted sleeping patterns, an Australian acupuncturist has revealed how these common problems may be relieved at home by massaging pressure points. Brendan Smith, founder of the Sydney-based clinic Village Remedies, uses Chinese medicine practices to stimulate the body’s natural … Read more
Why coronavirus is more devastating for older patients: The virus can more easily multiply and spread throughout the body in ‘stiff’ lung tissue seen in the elderly Coronavirus first enters the cells that produce mucus before ‘hijacking’ the machinery to replicate itself and spread throughout the body These cells, found in the lungs and respiratory tract, … Read more