Music 'benefits' eye surgery patients and other top stories.

• Music 'benefits' eye surgery patients

  Music may be the answer for anxious patients about to have eye surgery.But hold the heavy metal riffs. A new study played music specifically composed to ease anxiety, including instrumental pieces only using a decreasing tempo.Having relaxing music played just before the surgery led to patients feeling less anxiety and requiring less sedation, concluded a French study presented at the Euroanaesthesia 2016 conference in London."Music listening may be considered as an inexpensive, non-invasive, no..

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• How to run up hills without dying

  

  Is there an elegant way to run up hills? Photo: Johner Images Die elegantly while you run up the hill, I say to myself, before I die inelegantly, folding forward with my hands on my knees and gasping for air from burning lungs.Running uphill, for all its dastardly and ability to reduce you quickly into a jelly-legged mess, is very good for us.It can increase metabolism, oxygen uptake, endurance, leg strength, speed and cardiovascular function, among other ben..

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• Rio 2016: Olympics should move due to Zika virus concerns, say experts in open letter

  

  Rio 2016: Olympics should move due to Zika virus concerns, say experts in open letter Updated May 28, 2016 11:46:27 An open letter signed by 150 international doctors, scientists and researchers has called for the upcoming Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro to be moved or delayed due to the Zika virus. Key points:Experts say pressing on with Rio Olympics would be "irresponsible" and "unethical"Open letter warns foreign tourists could return home where Zika virus can becom..

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• Robotic arm that could give amputees the sensation of touch being tested in Melbourne

  

  Robotic arm that could give amputees the sensation of touch being tested in Melbourne By James Dean Updated May 28, 2016 11:49:09 A robotic arm that could result in amputees regaining their sense of touch and increased movement is the latest breakthrough for Melbourne researchers trying to develop prosthetic limbs that work "like normal". Key points:Scientists want to send signals from robotic arm to brain to give the sensation of touchResearchers hope technology..

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