Early Learning Boosts Brain Resilience
Dec 02 2013- Fitness & Health
- Last Updated on 14 November 2013
- Monica Costa
Did you take music lessons in your youth? Can you speak a second language?
New research sourced by Dr Weil in his brilliant daily newsletter suggests that being bilingual can stave off dementia for more than four years, and that childhood music lessons pay off much later in life by speeding brain responses to speech sounds.
Teenagers attracted by ‘cute’ slim cigarettes
Nov 17 2013- Fitness & Health
- Last Updated on 15 November 2013
- Melissa Hobson
Teenagers are most attracted to slim and superslim cigarettes with white filter tips and decorative features – describing them as ‘cute, classy and feminine’ – according to a new Cancer Research UK study to be published in the European Journal of Public Health this autumn.
10 Ways to Prevent Colds and Flu this winter
Nov 15 2013- Fitness & Health
- Last Updated on 07 October 2014
- Monica Costa

With the flu season upon us, taking steps that may lower your risk of infection is your best defense against the fever, body aches and cough that the virus can bring on.