DMX has ‘not regained any brain function’ a week after heart attack

Rapper DMX has ‘not regained any brain function’ a week after heart attack… as family face ‘agonizing decision to take him off life support’  By Carly Johnson For Dailymail.com and Caitlyn Becker For Dailymail.com and George Stark For Dailymail.com Published: 20:33 BST, 8 April 2021 | Updated: 20:33 BST, 8 April 2021 DMX has ‘not … Read more

DMX set to undergo series of brain function tests to determine ‘next steps’

DMX is set to undergo ‘a series of tests Wednesday to determine how much brain function and activity he has’ as he clings to life following recent heart attack. ‘We are just waiting on the doctors to tell us what the next steps are,’ revealed DMX’s manager Steve Rifkind in a statement to People. The outlet … Read more

Eating a cup of leafy green vegetables like lettuce or spinach a day can boost muscle function

Popeye was right! Eating just one cup of leafy green vegetables including spinach and lettuce every day can boost muscle function, study finds Leafy green vegetables are known to contain high levels of nitrates  Scientists examined the diets and lower limb strength of 3,759 participants  Those who ate most nitrates had 11% stronger limbs than … Read more

Popeye was right! Eating one cup of leafy green vegetables a day can boost muscle function

Popeye was right! Eating just one cup of leafy green vegetables including spinach and lettuce every day can boost muscle function, study finds Leafy green vegetables are known to contain high levels of nitrates  Scientists examined the diets and lower limb strength of 3,759 participants  Those who ate most nitrates had 11% stronger limbs than … Read more

Singing in a choir can boost seniors’ cognitive function and feelings of togetherness

Singing has been associated with numerous health benefits, from relieving stress to improving lung function. Now, a new study from Finland suggests choir singing can improve cognitive flexibility, the ability to switch between different thought processes. Seniors who sang in a choir also reported more of a sense of togetherness, researchers said, especially those who … Read more

Apples boost brain function and ‘can reduce Alzheimer’s risk’

Natural compounds found in apples can reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia, scientists say.  High concentrations of compounds in apples and other plants, known as phytonutrients, stimulate the creation of neurons, in a process called neurogenesis.  Neurons are highly excitable cell that transmits information to parts of the body via electrical … Read more

Google threatens to remove its search function in Australia

Google has threatened to remove Google Search in Australia if a proposed new law requiring it to pay news organisations for content is passed.  A proposed law, introduced to Parliament in December, will force Facebook and Google to negotiate fees with news companies whose stories appear on their platforms.  Under the world-first proposal, if a negotiation … Read more

Heading a football just 20 times ‘may lead to reduced brain function’

Heading a football just 20 times may lead to reduced brain function, a new study claims, following increasing concerns that footballers are at a higher risk of dementia.  UK researchers analysed the cognitive function – including memory and mental ability – of footballers before and after 20 headers.  They found working memory, which allows the brain … Read more

Police raid birthday party with 60 GUESTS in Wolverhampton function room

Police raid birthday party with 60 GUESTS in room decorated with balloons, huge speakers and tables crammed full of booze as organisers are hit with a £10,000 fine Up to 60 people were found leaving a birthday party in Bilston, Wolverhampton  Footage from Friday night suggests an unlicensed bar was running at the party Card … Read more

Aging baby boomers have 3.5% poorer cognitive function than their parents’ generations

For generations, Americans’ of reasoning and memory – known as cognitive function – got better and better, until the baby boomers came along, new research suggests.  Data on more than 30,000 people spanning six generations reveals that early- and mid-baby boomers, who were born between 1948 and 1959, show more signs of mental decline than … Read more