Orgasm Better for Brain Than Crosswords or Sudoku

Orgasms could be better for our brains than doing a crossword or a Sudoku puzzle, an academic has claimed.

The sexual climax gives the whole brain a good workout, rather than just one area of it, Professor Barry Komisaruk said.

The sensation can, moreover, block pain and could therefore be used to alleviate the agony of childbirth, among other things, he suggested. Read more

Another Reason to Eat Berries

A new study has found that berries benefit the brain by clearing the accumulation of toxic proteins.

Berries could play an important role in clearing the accumulation of toxic proteins in the brain, according to a new study in mice.

The research, presented at the Experimental Biology 2013 meeting, showed that the brains of rats that consumed berries for two months were better protected against radiation, which is meant to induce accelerated aging in the mice. Read more