Stories by BANG Bizarre

Fastball, a tool that scans the brainwaves of a patient, has shown for the first time that  a test could be carried out at home and reliably reveal signs of mild cognitive impairment (MCI), a condition that can sometimes lead to Alzheimer'...

According to new research, yoga, tai chi and even a walk can do the trick to get people to sleep without any problems. US data says that about 14.5 percent of adults report struggling to sleep most nights, with long-term insomnia being linked to...

Leigh Murphy, 29, has to keep an eye on her six-year-old son Steven - who she has with her 28-year-old husband Steven - so that he does not munch on dangerous items around the family's three-bedroom, two-storey private rental house in...

A team of Japanese researchers won an Ig Nobel Prize for spray-painting cows with zebra stripes to reduce fly bites. Led by Tomoki Kojima, the group taped Japanese beef cows before painting them with black-and-white stripes. The experiment showed...

A study conducted by the University of Guanajuato in Mexico found that cardiac patients in intensive care who listened to 45 minutes of soft music daily experienced better health outcomes than those who did not. Over five days, the music group...

Scientists at Radboud University in the Netherlands asked 500 people at a music festival to be exposed to thousands of female mosquitoes. Everybody involved filled out a questionnaire about their hygiene, diet and behaviour at the festival before...

Sparkling water has increased in popularity of late but dental experts fear that its acidic nature contributes to the erosion of pearly whites. The dentists say that acidic fizzy water (compared to the neutral pH of tap water) "etches"...

Research has revealed that young people who spend over 10 hours per week playing racing games are safer behind the wheel in the real world. Experts at Playcasino.com claim that the "right video games could sharpen the exact skills that keep...

A study in the US revealed that reading the paper frequently boosts both memory and attention span in older people and that they had a lower risk of the condition over time if they did so. British care experts Alderberry Care are now imploring...

A new study in Germany got 60 people - some of whom were friends while others were lovers - to repeatedly embrace one another. Advanced AI software examined the duration of the hugs and the positioning of body parts such as knees and feet during...

Scientists at the University of Otago in New Zealand found that regular, quality sleep was strongly linked to higher levels of wellbeing. The study also highlighted the benefits of eating plenty of fruit and vegetables and exercising regularly,...

A new study by the University of Georgia has found that watching back-to-back episodes of your favourite shows helps viewers to build mental worlds - full of stories and characters that remain long after the screen goes dark and helping people cope...