Challenge your mind on Dr Kawashima’s Brain Training! This Nintendo Switch game features daily exercises to sharpen numeracy, literacy and memory By Corinna Burton For Mailonline Published: 22:43 BST, 25 June 2020 | Updated: 22:48 BST, 25 June 2020 Do you like to keep your mind busy with numeracy, literacy and memory games? If so, Dr … Read more
High doses of ketamine, a drug commonly used in humans as an anaesthetic, can temporarily switch off the brain, researchers claim. In lab experiments, UK researchers observed the brain activity of sheep turning off in an instant, and then turning back on minutes later. This phenomenon is likely to explain the dangerous ‘K-hole’ phenomenon – … Read more
Regulator puts a stop to pension switch fees amid fears of a mis-selling scandal By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 5 June 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 5 June 2020 The Financial Conduct Authority has banned lucrative incentives pocketed by financial advisers The City regulator has banned lucrative incentives pocketed by … Read more
Play board games on your Nintendo Switch: The hotly anticipated 51 Worldwide Games launches today By Corinna Burton For Mailonline Published: 09:26 BST, 5 June 2020 | Updated: 09:26 BST, 5 June 2020 Do you need more board games to keep you and your family occupied at home? If so, you might want to try … Read more
Savers desperate to switch Isa deals lose out to costly delays as banks and building societies cut rates almost daily By Sylvia Morris For The Daily Mail Published: 22:01 BST, 26 May 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 26 May 2020 Savers desperate to move their Isa money to a better-paying account are suffering long delays … Read more
Retired couple Joy and John Taylor have always been careful spenders and savers. But since lockdown began, the pair have used their time at home to give their finances a thorough review, saving themselves close to £800 over the next year. Their biggest victory was almost halving their monthly TV, phone and broadband bill without … Read more
Since the stock market crash I keep reading recommendations for defensive and balanced funds – but surely it’s too late for that? By This Is Money Reporter Published: 07:33 BST, 19 May 2020 | Updated: 08:34 BST, 19 May 2020 Since the stock market crash I keep reading recommendations for switching into cash and various … Read more
Scientists claim to have found a small area of the brain in mice that can turn off their sense of pain like a light switch. US researchers say the amygdala, a small almond-shaped cluster of neurons located in each side of the brain, can turn off multiple parts of the brain that process pain. Beams of … Read more
Are you struggling to find motivation to start working out? Or perhaps you’d like your children and other family members to move more often throughout the day? If so, the Nintendo Switch can help. The console has a range of fun and entertaining sport and fitness-themed games, which might just encourage your family to exercise more … Read more
This has been a busy old crisis for Sir David King, the former chief scientific adviser to Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, who has rolled back the years to turn himself once more into a staple of the nation’s TV and radio news schedules. The sprightly 80-year-old, who gained fame as the face of the … Read more