Health & Fitness
Well-timed exercise might improve learning
June 18, 2016
Well-timed exercise might improve learning
Aerobic exercise four hours after a memorization task, but not exercise right afterwards, was linked to improved recall in a…
Here’s why you need to thank your father for your good mental health
June 18, 2016
Here’s why you need to thank your father for your good mental health
Experts suggest that children with fathers who are involved in their health and development may grow into teens who are…
Man lives 555 days without a heart
June 12, 2016
Man lives 555 days without a heart
While waiting for a human heart transplant, Stan Larkin lived 555 days without the organ at all. To passers-by, the 25-year-old…
How to get a better night’s sleep
June 12, 2016
How to get a better night’s sleep
We all know how much better we feel after a good night's sleep and yet many of us still struggle…
Cycling from young age sets us in motion till later in life
June 11, 2016
Cycling from young age sets us in motion till later in life
A new UK study of cycling and related safety behaviours has found that those who cycled as children are more…
How to stay healthy during exam season
June 8, 2016
How to stay healthy during exam season
Getting through the exam period is a challenging time for many students and it can often feel like you don’t…
Scientists using smartphone app warn of ‘global sleep crisis’
June 5, 2016
Scientists using smartphone app warn of ‘global sleep crisis’
Social pressures are forcing people to cut back on their sleep, contributing to a "global sleep crisis," according to a…
Revolutionary hepatitis C drugs leave public health systems reeling
May 31, 2016
Revolutionary hepatitis C drugs leave public health systems reeling
They have brought hope to millions, drugs so revolutionary that they can cure hepatitis C and so expensive that neither…
Eating fruit during pregnancy linked to higher IQ in children
May 28, 2016
Eating fruit during pregnancy linked to higher IQ in children
A Canadian study, published in the journal EbioMedicine, has found that women who ate more fruit during pregnancy had children…
US sees first case of bacteria resistant to all antibiotics
May 27, 2016
US sees first case of bacteria resistant to all antibiotics
U.S. health officials on Thursday reported the first case in the country of a patient with an infection resistant to…