Taking a mental health day can be good for you – here’s how to make the most of one
Sandra Walker, University of Portsmouth When you’re feeling sick, you know it’s probably best to take the day off from
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England appoints first ever women’s health ambassador – here’s what she should focus on
Shakila Thangaratinam, University of Birmingham The government recently appointed Dame Lesley Regan, professor of obstetrics and gynaecology at Imperial College
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Blue light: what we do and don’t know about the damage it causes our skin
Karl Lawrence, King’s College London Take a wander down the skincare aisle of any health and beauty retailer and you’ll
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Nine vegetables that are healthier for you when cooked
Laura Brown, Teesside University Raw food diets are a fairly recent trend, including raw veganism. The belief being that the
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Parkinson’s disease: bad dreams could be an early warning sign – new study
Abidemi Otaiku, University of Birmingham Every night when we go to sleep, we spend a couple of hours in a
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Mental health: new study finds simply believing you can do something to improve it is linked with higher wellbeing
Ziggi Ivan Santini, University of Southern Denmark; Charlotte Meilstrup, University of Copenhagen; Line Nielsen, University of Copenhagen; Rob Donovan, The
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Why you shouldn’t trust research which claims that a single foodstuff has amazing health benefits
Gunter Kuhnle, University of Reading; Charlotte Mills, University of Reading, and Jeremy Spencer, University of Reading You’ve probably read the
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What your eyes reveal about your health
Barbara Pierscionek, Anglia Ruskin University Scientists at the University of California, San Diego, have developed a smartphone app that can
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Severe COVID is equivalent to 20 years of ageing – new study
Adam Hampshire, Imperial College London and David Menon, University of Cambridge Severe COVID results in cognitive impairment similar to that
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Cold showers: a scientist explains if they are as good for you as Wim Hof (the ‘Iceman’) suggests
Lindsay Bottoms, University of Hertfordshire Anyone watching the BBC programme Freeze the Fear with Wim Hof may be starting to
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