Resistance band workouts are everywhere – but do they work?
Lindsay Bottoms, University of Hertfordshire Resistance-band exercises have been all over social media during the pandemic. In case you aren’t
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Claudia Picard-Deland, Université de Montréal and Tore Nielsen, Université de Montréal Having the same dream again and again is a
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For a sustainable future, we need to reconnect with what we’re eating – and each other
Anna Davies, Trinity College Dublin; Agnese Cretella, Trinity College Dublin; Monika Rut, Trinity College Dublin; Stephen Mackenzie, Trinity College Dublin,
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A diet consisting mainly of fruit is bad for you
James Brown, Aston University Plant-based diets have become increasingly popular in recent years, both for health and ethical reasons. One
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Gut bacteria rewind ageing brain in mice
John Cryan, University College Cork In 1895, on turning 50, Elie Metchnikoff became increasingly anxious about ageing. As a result,
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Air pollution exposure is shifting from outdoor to indoor – here’s why
Nicola Carslaw, University of York and David Carslaw, University of York You may have seen the before-and-after-lockdown photos of major
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Blood flow restriction training: how Olympians use it to boost performance
Dan Gordon, Anglia Ruskin University; Julien Desanlis, Université Paris-Saclay, and Marie Gernigon, Université Paris-Saclay To be the best of the
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How chronic stress changes the brain – and what you can do to reverse the damage
Barbara Jacquelyn Sahakian, University of Cambridge; Christelle Langley, University of Cambridge, and Muzaffer Kaser, University of Cambridge A bit of
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Your bed probably isn’t as clean as you think – a microbiologist explains
Manal Mohammed, University of Westminster There’s nothing quite like crawling into bed, wrapping up in your blankets, and nestling your
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Most COVID deaths in England now are in the vaccinated – here’s why that shouldn’t alarm you
Christian Yates, University of Bath More vaccinated people are dying of COVID than unvaccinated people, according to a recent report
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