Internet use can slow dementia in the elderly

A study by researchers suggests that internet use by the elderly stimuates more areas of an elderly person's brain than reading.

Doing internet searches for even a short period of time changes brain activity pattern and enhances function.

The research suggests internet searching stimulates cells and pathways in the brain,making them more active

New ring discovered around saturn

A ring of space debris has been discovered using an infrared telescope called the spitzer space telescope,it found a glow indicating a ring of dust,2.4 million kilometres from end to end.

Asthma inhaler may not work for 10% of children

Researchers have found that children with a gene variant called arg16 were 30% more likely to have a asthma attack,a double copy of the gene had double the risk of having an asthma attack.

It is believed that it affects salbutamol/ventolin.

The advice is that those taking the products should contuine to take them.

4.4 million year old hominid skeleton found in Ethiopia

Called ardi, an ardipithecus ramidus,she was discovered in an ancient river system near Aramis,alongwith fragments from at least 35 specimens.

Parts of her skeleton,skull,pelvis,hands and feet.

The pelvis indicates she may have walked upright.

The area where she lived was woodland at the time.

Her teeth indicates a diet of fruit,leaves and small mammals.

both male and female ardipithecus had very small incisors and canines.