Opinion
Ageing
Taking the blood of your 17-year-old son? Anti-ageing has gone too far
If you’re swapping blood with your teen son, snorting stem cells and counting the erections you have every night, your obsession with youth needs checking.
- by Sarah Berry
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Why do ultra-processed foods make us so sad?
Though they might provide instant gratification, these foods can also wreak havoc on our mental health.
- by Sarah Berry
Are you in pain? Maybe it’s time to get moving
When we are in pain we stop moving. But new research shows the more we move, the higher our tolerance for pain becomes.
- by Sarah Berry
At least one in five people don’t know they have this sleep problem
You might be tired every day and not even realise there’s a solution, with new research showing sleep apnoea is strongly under-diagnosed.
- by Sarah Berry
Not just for bodybuilders: Creatine as a women’s health supplement?
Elite athletes have been using it for years, but new research suggests women could get the most benefit from using creatine.
- by Sarah Berry
Does the body keep the score? Our brains and bodies are more linked than we knew
When something traumatic happens to us, is the memory stored in the body or the brain? New research suggests it’s both.
- by Sarah Berry
How ‘perfect’ do we have to be to age well?
Some genetic outliers can live past 100 with unhealthy diets, but the rest of us don’t have that luxury. So how can we live longer?
- by Sarah Berry
Can we all be as ‘healthy and vigorous’ at 80 as Joe Biden?
With a marathon campaign ahead of him, and a job that would exhaust people half his age, how does he do it?
- by Sarah Berry
Two small changes could transform our health. Why is it so hard?
The system is set up against people carrying more weight. Experts say it’s like climate change - and it’s up to governments to help.
- by Sarah Berry
Want to avoid dementia? You need this ‘very powerful’ relationship in your life
Being married or romantically involved doesn’t necessarily reduce your dementia risk, with a new study finding people mostly need someone to confide in.
- by Sarah Berry
‘Inflammation is wonderful’: Are the health zealots right or wrong?
Everyone wants you to stop inflammation these days, but it’s the only thing keeping you alive. How do you sort the good inflammation from the bad?
- by Sarah Berry