Celebrated actress Chieko Baishô plays an elderly woman who signs up for a government initiative encouraging senior citizens to be voluntarily euthanised to counter the challenges of a super-aged society. Plan 75 is a Japanese film which paints a plausible vision in the near future …
The deep vein thrombosis does not trouble the hibernating bear. And yet, sometimes when humans take an economy class flight for a few hours they run the risk of developing a deep vein thrombosis. What is the difference between a bear and a human under …
You may know that maggots are very efficient at cleaning up wounds and repairing them as the feed on dead tissue. There’s been a slight resurgence in their use in NHS hospitals in the UK. They were first used during the First World War when …
It’s described as a “lubricant” (lube). It’s made from cow mucus. The lead researcher and colleagues in a recent study, Hongji Yan, from the KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden, examined whether cow mucus a.k.a. cow snot or saliva could be a barrier …
A recent study appears to confirm that fish is an excellent food for the middle-aged brain; the brain that needs to be constantly reinvigorated in order to put the brakes on that gradual slide towards inevitable dementia! I am being a little bit melodramatic, but …
NEWS AND COMMENT: Peter Eades, 77, has been named as the alpaca farmer who was killed by his pet kangaroo. It is, apparently, extremely rare for a kangaroo to kill a human but kangaroos do attack humans. There are unsuited as pets when adult. And …
The elderly and pregnant should not eat smoked salmon to avoid the risk of listeria poisoning. There is a tiny report in The Times newspaper today about a raw fish health alert and it concerns specifically pregnant women and elderly people who should not eat …
A new study of turtles and tortoises published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy Of Sciences found that they barely aged at all in some instances. The lead author of the study, Fernando Colchero, of the University of Southern Denmark, said: “We will …
This is another report about domestic animals being introduced into UK prisons to benefit the welfare of the inmates (click this for another report). The policy is based upon the known fact that interacting with animals helps to calm people and it also helps people …
