September 23, 2015

That cup of coffee or caffeinated drink at night can literally stop the clock on your body. New research found that nighttime caffeine can reset the body’s internal clock by about 40 minutes, delaying the surge of melatonin that triggers the start of the sleep cycle. It’s not clear if daytime caffeine use has the same effect. Source Link
 
Could your visit to the ATM or a bank teller go faster if you started sooner? That’s the idea behind a test of “pre-staging” that begins a transaction using a smartphone app. A bank customer would start with the app and finish the transaction quickly at the ATM or in the office by providing a code number that can be scanned from your phone. Source Link
 
Science is no match for scrubbing when you’re keeping your hands clean. A study found that plain soap worked as well as antibacterial handwashing products. That’s because the typical person washes their hands for a matter of seconds, and that’s not enough time for antibacterial ingredients to do much good. Source Link