Can we personally avoid Alzheimer’s? Many books have been written on the subject, with suggestions varying from coffee to apple juice to flossing your teeth. Yet one of the most effective strategies may be to take a walk – preferably every day. University of Pittsburgh researchers looked at the brain MRI scans of 299 people […]
Body clocks time your regeneration and renewal (10/10/10)
When do you regenerate your body? All the time, but at different rates. Time rules life, and body clocks rule the inner time of your body. Why? Night and day are built in design elements for virtually every creature on earth. Through their effect on gene expression, 24 hour clocks help rule the roost. Everything […]
Theatrically sleeping (10/8/10)
The Lullaby of Off-Off-Off Broadway Too keyed up to sleep? A friendly hospital or hotel room too expensive? Spend the night at the national theatre – all night. And bring your pyjamas. London’s Barbican Theatre is famous for its concrete, brutalist architecture and it’s occasionally avant garde programming. The Duckie Theatre Company will be continuing […]