COVID-19: What is the Delta variant?
COVID outbreaks have been on the rise in several countries recently, putting a...
Better emotional regulation may protect kids against anorexia
Ongoing problems with emotional regulation skills in children aged three to seven years...
High-fat Western diet may increase chronic pain
The risk of the chronic pain associated with conditions such as diabetes, obesity...
Special ‘straw’ shows promise as a cure for hiccups
Everyone has a favourite home remedy for hiccups, from holding your breath to...
Takeaway containers among top ocean litter items
Cutting back on eating takeaways is not only good for your wallet and...
Better farms fight climate change more than plant-based diet alone
Eating less meat can cut your carbon footprint, but making livestock production more...
Gluten doesn’t cause ‘brain fog’ in healthy people
If you experience brain fog, gluten is unlikely to be the culprit, unless...
Food may be an effective medicine – study
Prescribing patients fruit and vegetables may be an effective way to help people...
Plant-based diets may protect against severe COVID
Eating a plant-based or pescatarian diet may lower your risk of developing moderate...
Nutritious hospital food may help save heart patients’ lives
It’s not uncommon to hear people who have had a stint in hospital...
Stress may make it harder to fight off sickness
It’s long been thought that being under stress can make us more likely...
Poor sleep in middle age may increase dementia risk
People who sleep six or fewer hours a night are potentially at greater...
A plant-rich diet may help your gut bacteria fight disease
A new cross-sectional study provides more evidence of the benefits of eating a...
COVID linked to higher risk of anxiety and depression
Being infected with COVID-19 may increase your risk of developing a mental illness...
Don’t go bacon your heart – processed meat linked to early death
Eating processed meat is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease and...
Being an introvert may be an advantage in a pandemic
You may have noticed introverted friends celebrated the news of lockdowns forcing them...
COVID deaths much higher in countries with more overweight people
At a population level, the likelihood of death from COVID-19 is significantly higher...
Peanut allergies are down after infant feeding changes
Peanut allergy in infants has decreased, in the wake of international guidelines changing...