Play Bejeweled, Lose Weight?

Play Bejeweled, Lose Weight?

When broadcaster and health campaigner Anne Diamond reviewed some videogames earlier this year, her damnation was so scathing that it overshadowed The Byron Review, a major government-commissioned…
Quack Health Foods Are Big Business

Quack Health Foods Are Big Business

Globally every year, obese people waste billions on food products that 'imply' that they aid weight loss, but are totally ineffective, says a nutritional expert on British Medical Journal (www.bmj.…
Dominant Or Submissive?   Car Grills Tell Us

Dominant Or Submissive? Car Grills Tell Us

No one needs to tell Disney, who brought the likes of Herbie the Love Bug and Lightning McQueen to the big screen, that cars have personalities.   A study co-authored by a Florida State…
Serotonin - Why It Takes Guts To Build Bones

Serotonin - Why It Takes Guts To Build Bones

Bone growth is controlled in the gut through serotonin, the same naturally present chemical used by the brain to influence mood, appetite and sleep, according to a new discovery from researchers at…
On Race

On Race

I’ve recently touched on the delicate topic of human nature. Now it's the turn of the even more inflammatory subject of race. The occasion is provided by a short commentary in Science (1),…