Humanity’s persistent wondering about how and whether drinking coffee might affect the wellbeing of mice led to this new study done in Portugal: “Impact of Coffee Intake on Measures of Wellbeing in Mice,” Nuno J. Machado, Ana Paula Ardais, Ana Nunes, Eszter C. Szabó, Vasco Silveirinha,Henrique B. Silva, Manuella P. Kaster, and Rodrigo A. Cunha, […]
This week’s Feedback column (that I write) in New Scientist magazine has four segments. Here are bits of each of them: Comparatively: People who own dogs or cats — Leah Michelle Baines and Jessica Lee Oliva at James Cook University in Australia say they have discovered that people who own dogs tend to be more resilient than those […]
This study attempted to see how giving a cup of coffee, or not giving a cup of coffee, to 22 old people would affect the balance of those old people. The study is: “The acute effects of coffee ingestion on postural control and physical function in older adults: A randomised crossover trial,” Darren L. Richardson, […]
This week’s Feedback column (that I write) in New Scientist magazine has five segments. Here are bits of each of them: Love ostriches — The known risks – corporate, financial, personal, sexual – of starting an ostrich farm are perhaps not so well known in New England as in old England…. Coffee aromatherapy — Praewpat Pachimsawat, Manita Tammayan, […]