Supplements for brain health show no benefit – a neurologist explains a new study
Jun 23, 2019 14:22 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
Americans and others around the world have turned increasingly to dietary supplements in order to maintain or preserve their brain health. A recent study found that a quarter of adults over 50 take a supplement for...
Gen Z teenagers are leaving sex until later, and it could help them lead healthier lives
Jun 23, 2019 13:54 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
The teenage years are a time for experimenting and for pushing boundaries particularly when it comes to intimate relationships. Such experimentation is a natural part of growing up. But there are potential risks, too ...
How yoga conquered Britain: the feminist legacy of Yogini Sunita and Kalaish Puri
Jun 21, 2019 01:45 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
From fairly obscure beginnings in the mid-20th century, the practice of yoga in Britain has become a massively popular pastime. Its hard to find official figures for just how many people practise yoga regularly, but its...
Scientists find the earliest roots of Parkinson's disease in the brain
Jun 21, 2019 01:42 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
About 100 people have a rare mutation in a gene called SNCA that puts them at almost certain risk of getting Parkinsons disease. This makes them ideal subjects for studying the root causes of this debilitating condition....
Fitness trackers and personalised training programmes – the way to get healthier at work
Jun 19, 2019 02:36 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
On average, people spend over 3,500 days (or 84,000 hours) at work over a lifetime. This makes work the ideal place to encourage and support physical activity and exercise. And a new study from Germany shows that doing so...
Teenage sexting linked to increased sexual behaviour, drug use and poor mental health
Jun 19, 2019 02:33 am UTC| Insights & Views Health Life
You glance at your teens smartphone and see a text message light up the screen. Was that a sext you just saw? Questions flood your mind. Is this what kids are doing nowadays? Does this mean my child is having sex...
Explainer: what is fibromyalgia, the condition Lady Gaga lives with?
Jun 19, 2019 02:30 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
At least one in ten of us suffer some sort of troublesome, long-term (chronic) pain. But not all have fibromyalgia. People with fibromyalgia have chronic widespread pain including musculoskeletal aches, pain and...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects