Besides a nice wake-up in the morning, coffee may also cut the risk of dementia by blocking the damage cholesterol can inflict on the body. The drink has already been linked to a lower risk of Alzheimer’s Disease. Researchers from the University of North Dakota in the U.S. looked at the effect of caffeine on […]

While learning a new fact, physical changes in the brain-structure occur. Theses are still too complex for us to completely understand what these changes are, how they are organized across the synapses and neurons, how they are encoded and decoded, even decades later. Memory is divided into short-term memory (remembering a phone number just long […]

As a social responsibility initiative, Russian Bear Vodka “propaganda” posters were placed on walls facing mirrors in the bathrooms of clubs and pubs. At first glance, the posters seemed to be in Russian. But when looked into the mirror, the Cyrillic letters were reversed to read in plain English “Real Men Don’t Drink and Drive”. […]

A group of wild octopuses have been found, which were engaged in a kinky and violent society of jealous murders, strategy of gender-deception and once-in-a-lifetime sex. A group of researchers from the University of California, Berkeley journeyed to Indonesia to find that wild octopuses are the opposite of the shy, unromantic loners their captive brethren […]

A new vaccine against addictions has been developed by a group of researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, Canada. For now, the vaccine only works on cocaine, but promising tests have been made with the vaccine against methamphetamines. The new vaccines not only relieves addiction but also decreases withdrawal symptoms. The way the vaccine works, […]