Stories by BANG Bizarre

Experts from the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, USA, carried out a study and tracked 86,000 adults that had an average age of 63 for over 11 years. They found 5,189 people (six per cent) of the group, died within a follow-up period...

Neuroscientists studied 580 youngsters – who told them if they had pre-existing mental health conditions, their levels of anxiety, as well as if they had emotional and behavioural difficulties – for nine months. The time the teens...

Research that tracked almost 50,000 women over the course of 32 years found that those who consumed caffeinated coffee were more likely to age well and maintain their physical, mental and cognitive health into their 70s and beyond. The same link...

Experts at the British Heart Foundation have found that heart patients who have a downbeat outlook about their situation are six times more likely to die than hopeful people. Researchers reviewed 12 studies involving 5,540 patients diagnosed with...

A new poll has revealed that being stuck on gridlocked roads is the top 'micro-stress' for Brits, as 53 per cent get frustrated in traffic. Other micro-stresses include a bin bag breaking when you are attempting to take it out (42 per cent...

A new study suggests that the flavonoids found in the alcoholic tipple allow individuals to "age better". Research shows that women with the highest flavonoid intakes had a 15 per cent lower risk of frailty, a 12 per cent lower risk of...

Researchers from the University of Science and Technology in Hefei, China, have created contact lenses that can only detect infrared radiation from an LED light. But the team is working to improve the sensitivity of the nanoparticles, which absorb...

New research has found that those who spend over 52 hours per week working are affected in areas of the brain connected to problem-solving and memory. The experts looked at the impact of overwork on specific regions in health workers, who...

Researchers from the Catholic University of Milan in Italy carried out two studies with over 1,500 participants. The first study revealed that 41 per cent of people said eating pasta brought clear imagery of family, 21 per cent of people said it...

Doctor Praveen Sharma, of the University of Birmingham, said people should clean their gnashers before they tuck into their first meal of the day. This is because if people have something acidic for their or to accompany their breakfast, such as...

Doctor Teresa Irwin, a urogynaecologist, claims peeing in the shower trains the brain to link the sound of falling water with the need to urinate. And this can confuse the body's bladder control and result in frequent, unnecessary trips to the...

Experts have linked techniques for eating ice cream to personality types and concluded that those who lick are "methodical" and "relaxed". Lickers who show patience and enjoy every moment of their ice cream are considered to be...