Cognitive training could arm the brain against the effects of dementia Gary Burchell/Getty Images Cognitive “speed training” can reduce the risk of a dementia diagnosis by 25 per cent – that’s according to results from the world’s first randomised controlled…
Corey Mace of the Saskatchewan Roughriders and Jason Maas of the Montreal Alouettes are again the finalists for the CFL’s coach of the year award. The CFL made the announcement Monday. Voting for the honour was conducted by the Football…
While much of Hollywood is known for short-lived relationships and marriages, some enduring couples haven’t just been together a long time but are truly devoted and committed to each other. For these male celebrities, there’s only ever been one true…
While magnesium can sneakily support weight loss in a few ways, that’s not its main gig. Here are a few ways magnesium may support weight loss, as explained by Vukasinov. Regulates blood sugar: Magnesium can help regulate blood sugar and…
For six months, one person did exactly what personal finance advice tells struggling people to do. They worked extra shifts. Sold belongings. Skipped meals. Every spare dollar went toward wiping out a $3,000 credit card balance. When the balance finally…
Bangladesh have requested that Pakistan end their planned boycott of their T20 World Cup match against India, opening the door for the fixture to be played on 15 February as scheduled. The match, the biggest and most lucrative in cricket,…
Get the Popular Science daily newsletter Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Archaeologists have spent years puzzling over evidence of severed head rituals among Iron Age communities in the northeast Iberian Peninsula. Multiple groups of the…
If we could rub a magic lamp and make a genie appear who would grant us one wish, many of us would have the same wish: a few more hours in the day so we can accomplish everything we want….
Iranian authorities arrested three prominent reformist politicians on Sunday evening and Monday morning, accusing them of organizing last month’s nationwide protests and seeking to disrupt the Islamic republic’s “political and social situation” on behalf of Israel and the U.S. Authorities…
The Orioles announced that they have recalled left-hander Nick Raquet from Triple-A Norfolk, a move that was reported by Roch Kubatko of MASNsports.com earlier. In a corresponding move, the O’s designated fellow lefty Dietrich Enns for assignment. Enns, now 35,…
Wherever you are reading this, look around you. Every living thing you can see – other people, pets, birds flying past, trees, flowers, mushrooms, fish – is here because of unions between different species. Classic cases are lichens (typically formed…
