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Dietary Habits
Top 10 foods rich in lithium – and why this overlooked mineral matters for your brain
Lithium is best known as a psychiatric treatment, but in tiny amounts it’s naturally present in what we eat and drink. New research suggests this trace element could support...
Exercise
How Many Push Ups should you be able to do? Amount sorted by age
Have you ever heard that completing 40 push-ups a day can significantly lower the risk of cardiovascular disease? Push-ups are an effective and simple way to measure upper body...
Diets
Forget the perfect diet: 10 eating patterns linked to slower aging
A large German analysis went looking for the one plan that beats the rest, and ended up finding something quite different.
Mind
These hobbies can bring more joy to your everyday life
Are you looking for more joy and less stress in your daily life? Creative hobbies can help improve both your mental and physical wellbeing.According to Real Simple, several activities...
Nutrition
Scientists reveal how much whole grain you should eat for a healthier heart
Whole grains are endlessly recommended, but a new analysis is unusually specific about how much a day to aim for.
Cardio Training
How Long Can You Hang? The Ultimate Guide to Dead Hang Times
Hanging from a bar might seem simple, but it’s a serious test of grip strength, endurance, and upper-body stability.Whether you’re training for pull-ups or just want to...
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Vitamins and Supplements
Common sweeteners may interact with certain medications, new study suggests
A common sweetener and a widely prescribed antidepressant may be doing something in your gut that no label warns about.
Diseases
Long COVID could be raising your blood pressure, study finds
The pattern turned up even in people whose first COVID infection felt fairly mild, and it hit some groups harder than others.
Nutrition
Research reveals what happens when you eat too much protein
The gym-floor rule you have heard since your first workout turns out to crumble when the lab actually tests it.
Nutrition
This is what happens to your body if you drink chai tea every day
Chai is a popular drink that combines black tea with spices such as ginger, cinnamon and cardamom.But what...
Diseases
Beer, wine or spirits? one drink was linked to a surprising health benefit
The type of drink you choose may matter more than how much you pour, a 13-year study of 340,000 adults suggests.
Diseases
One extra year in school could change your dementia risk
The twist is who seems to have gained the most, and it is not the group most people would expect.
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Scientists find that one extra daily serving of fruit is linked to a 13% lower depression risk
Researchers tracked thousands of high schoolers through adolescence and spotted the same small daily difference showing up for two mood problems.
Your Alzheimer’s blood test could be wrong: Here’s what scientists found
Current blood tests can light up for the wrong reasons, and researchers say one extra step may finally close that gap.
These common vegetables contain surprisingly high amounts of potassium
Bananas are known for their high potassium content, but...
Taking blood pressure pills? This common mistake could cost you the benefits
The pills do their job, but a very ordinary habit slowly chips away at the protection they offer.
Latest Articles
Explained: COVID-19
More than three years after the global COVID-19 health emergency ended, the virus continues to cause hospitalisations and deaths worldwide. New figures reveal which age groups remain most vulnerable, while researchers are still investigating why some people develop serious health problems long after their initial infection.
Walk fewer than 5,000 steps a day? Your risk of dementia and stroke may nearly double
A year of fitness-tracker data from thousands of US adults suggests the number on your watch may matter more for your brain than you think.
Explained: Ebola
An Ebola outbreak has become the second-largest ever recorded, with thousands of deaths and infections spreading beyond the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The virus responsible has no approved vaccine or targeted treatment, raising urgent questions about who is at risk, how the disease spreads and why survival depends so heavily on early medical care.
4 in 10 cancers are linked to habits you may be able to change
A new US report puts a hard number on how much of the disease could trace back to everyday choices, and names where it starts.
Study punctures the 10,000-step myth
The round number everyone chases turns out to be the wrong one, and the real target sits lower than most people think.
Staying active before cancer surgery may protect your brain, not just your body
New research points to a form of brain protection that begins weeks before a patient ever reaches the operating room.
Think more sleep is better? New research suggests otherwise
Public health keeps telling you to get more sleep, but a sweeping new review has an uncomfortable twist for the eight-hour crowd.
‘Forever chemicals’ are everywhere: Here’s what they could do to your body
They coat the pan, line the wrapper, and seep into the water, and researchers are now closing in on which parts of your body actually feel the effects.
Older adults ate blueberries daily for three months, and something quietly shifted in the gut
Researchers followed a group of sedentary older adults for three months, and the clearest effect appeared somewhere unexpected.