The latest headlines fresh from the internet:

Headline: “Brain training for tinnitus reverses ringing in ears“

Story: Rats with tinnitus were played tones at a variety of frequencies at the same time that one of their cranial nerves was stimulated and they showed a “significant reduction in tinnitus-related behaviour”. This will be huge news for anyone who suffers this debilitating condition.

Headline: “Take up Tai Chi to avoid falls, elderly told”

Story: Given their frequency and consequences, falls are as serious a health problem for older persons as heart attacks and strokes. Exercise has been shown to be the most effective way to increase balance, strength, and coordination, and Tai Chi, with it’s slow, controlled movements is an ideal form of exercise for people at risk of falling.

Headline: “Emotional Stress Can Change Brain Function“

Story: Research has shown that “a single exposure to acute stress affected information processing in the cerebellum — the area of the brain responsible for motor control and movement coordination and also involved in learning and memory formation”.

Headline: Eating greens ‘best way to look good’, research shows

Story: “Researchers at the University of Nottingham have found eating vegetables gives you a healthy-looking tan. Dr Ian Stephen who led the research showed that eating carrots and tomatoes made you look better than a tan would. Dr Stephen explained “Eating five more portions [of fruit and veg] ups your carotenoid levels giving your skin golden tones.”