By: Bec Crew/Science Alert The reason we sleep goes far beyond simply replenishing our energy levels every 12 hours – our brains actually change states when we sleep to clear away the toxic by-products of neural activity left behind during the day. Weirdly enough, the same process starts to occur in brains that are chronically sleep-deprived…
Italy To Make Vaccinations Mandatory For Schoolchildren
By: Robin Adrews/IFL Science Echoing a similar move by Australia, Italy’s Health Minister Beatrice Lorenzin has announced that any children without the appropriate vaccinations will not be allowed to attend state-funded schools. After a cabinet meeting, she told reporters that her authored white paper on the matter had been seen by ministers and that by the…
Italians Are The World’s Healthiest People
By: Katherine Martinko/Treehugger Despite a stagnant economy and high youth unemployment, Italians are the epitome of health and longevity. Italians are the world’s healthiest people, according to the latest Global Health Index by Bloomberg. A child born today in Italy, raised on a diet that includes plenty of pasta, bread, cheese, meat, and wine, can…