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Health
Measles is one of the deadliest and most contagious infectious diseases – and one of the most easily preventable
“You don’t count your children until the measles has passed.” Dr. Samuel Katz, one...
Investigating insomnia: our research shows how chronic sleep problems can lead to a spiralling decline in mental health
Simon* is a NHS mental health nurse who, like millions of people in the UK, suffers...
Candidates’ aging brains are factors in the presidential race − 4 essential reads
The leading contenders in the 2024 presidential election are two of the three oldest...
Why forgetting is a normal function of memory – and when to worry
Forgetting in our day to day lives may feel annoying or, as we get older, a little...
Your skin is a mirror of your health – here’s what yours might be saying
Yet many of the skin’s functions are often overlooked. It’s a sunscreen, a shield...
Is diabetes remission really as hard to achieve as a new study suggests?
In 2017, a landmark study was published in The Lancet showing that type 2 diabetes...
Eating leafy greens could be better for oral health than using mouthwash
Over half the adult population in the UK and US have gum disease. Typical treatments...
Gut microbiome: meet Asaccharobacter celatus – the brain health bug
There’s a great deal of interest from scientists and the public alike in how we...
Your unique smell can provide clues about how healthy you are
Hundreds of chemicals stream from our bodies into the air every second
Dietary supplements and protein powders fall under a ‘wild west’ of unregulated products that necessitate caveats and caution
Dietary supplements are a big business. The industry made almost US$39 billion in...
Treatment can do more harm than good for prostate cancer − why active surveillance may be a better option for some
Although about 1 in 8 men in the U.S. will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during...
One in twenty people has no sense of smell – here’s how they might get it back
During the pandemic, a lost sense of smell was quickly identified as one of the...
Certain indoor air pollutants can be absorbed through the skin – here’s what you need to know
Even though most of us will spend a majority of our lives indoors, that doesn’t...
What’s the best diet for healthy sleep? A nutritional epidemiologist explains what food choices will help you get more restful z’s
You probably already know that how you eat before bed affects your sleep. Maybe...
Your body already has a built-in weight loss system that works like Wegovy, Ozempic and Mounjaro – food and your gut microbiome
Wegovy, Ozempic and Mounjaro are weight loss and diabetes drugs that have made quite...
Global deaths from fungal disease have doubled in a decade – new study
Eleven years ago, my colleagues and I estimated that about 2 million people around...