Brain, Health

Taking the piss… and turning it into brain cells!

No I’m not! Taking the piss, that is. But that’s exactly what some scientists are doing! Instead of using embryonic stem cells, which can have a serious side-effect, such as developing tumours when transplanted, it seems that your bog-standard (‘scuse the pun!) cells found in urine can be relatively easily [...]

Brain, Health

Does eating less make you brainier?

According to recent research, certain sorts of food fasting, mildly stresses the brain and encourages extra activity. I guess that makes sense from an evolutionary perspective. If you’re deprived of food, your brain works harder to help you find something to eat. Eating only 600 calories in only one meal [...]

Brain, Health

Exercise for a better memory in CII exams

For those of you looking to improve your memory for CII exams, but who baulk at the idea of exercise, the bad news is nothing works better! The good news though is that you can get away with gentle walking for half an hour, three times a week. Surely we [...]