New Scientist magazine reports on a study performed at Great Britain’s University of Kent in Canterbury: Well nourished women, who also believe they are going to live long healthy lives, tend to conceive boys more often than girls. The study findings were published in the journal Biology Letters
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Think you’ll live to be a ripe old age? You are more likely to conceive a boy!
Saturday, June 25th, 2005Exercise your brain!
Saturday, June 25th, 2005Research has shown that those who exercise their brain – with demanding employment, intellectual hobbies, and other mental jumping-jacks have a smaller risk for dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. These brain exercises can help you akes your grey matter with you well into old age!
Risk brain cancer related to birth month
Saturday, June 25th, 2005The study, published in the journal Neurology – and conducted by the National Cancer Institute – concludes that those born in January or February have the highest risk for the disease, while those born in July or August have the lowest.
Surprisingly, being left-handed or ambidextrous seems to increase the risk of brain cancer.
The study authors may next investigate infections, maternal diet, environmental toxins, and hormonal influences during pregnancy.
Is your cancer risk related to birth month? This new research study on cancer risk and the month of your birth seems to point to yes!