Studies have found exercise programs can help people with long COVID to reverse the effects of fatigue, muscle weakness, shortness of breath and exercise intolerance
The pings from your phone are “exogenous interruptions”. In other words, something external, around you, has caused the interruption. We can become conditioned to feeling excited when we hear our phones ping.
Daydreaming, when defined as thoughts that aren't tied to what you're currently doing, occupies a good chunk of our waking lives – an average of around 30% of the time if you randomly probe people
With Christmas parties and much-needed holidays beckoning, how much effort should we be putting in to avoid COVID a second (or third) time? Studies suggest we should care about this, as each reinfection can increase the risk of poorer health outcomes into the future
In developing countries where vaccine uptake is low, as many as one in ten who get measles, die from it. In developed countries, deaths are overwhelmingly in unvaccinated people at a rate of around one in 1,000 to 5,000 measles cases
Many people with COVID experience a phenomenon commonly called “brain fog”, which can include problems remembering, concentrating and performing daily tasks
In humans, females have two X chromosomes and males have a single X and a puny little chromosome called Y. The names have nothing to do with their shape; the X stood for “unknown”
Screenshots facilitate recollecting content in visual format. Part of their appeal is to sidestep the exclusivity and ephemerality of social media: for example, when people want to share a social media post with someone who isn't a user on that platform
Perfectionistic teens are more vulnerable to mental health problems and greater stress compared to their non-perfectionistic peers. It is important to recognise that although teen perfectionists often appear to be doing well on the surface, they are not superheroes
Working out how many galaxies there are in the universe is actually pretty difficult. Many galaxies are too faint or small for us to observe easily, even with the most powerful telescopes. Despite this, astronomers came up with a clever way of working this out
Despite promising data so far on nasal sprays for COVID, one of the major barriers is keeping the sprays in the nose. To overcome this, most sprays need multiple applications a day, sometimes every few hours
To lose such a friend is not just to have sudden hole where they used to be. There are constant reminders of time spent together, threads in the tapestry of daily life left ragged and loose
Coloured fruit and vegetables, and also herbs, spices, legumes and nuts provide us with a plethora of phytonutrients. Promoting a rainbow of fruit and vegetables is a simple strategy to maximise health benefits across all age groups
A fascination with eating and watching others eat can be a symptom of a restrictive eating disorder. Watching #eatwithme and mukbang content could even fuel the eating disorder
This may make them less likely to face overt discrimination, but can have detrimental effects on their mental health, relationships and access to services.
The world's three billion or more ruminants – cattle, sheep and goats – produce methane, one of the most potent greenhouse gases, as a by-product of digestion.
As the world moves towards total urbanisation, settlements are spreading out by merging into one another to create what urban experts term “megalopolises”.
There are simply too many things to consider to make the most optimal choice: cuisine, delivery time, delivery costs, distance, healthy or indulgent, and so on. What seems a simple decision at first glance, soon turns into quite a complex one
A newly released review comparing children's screentime before and during COVID, shows children's screentime spiked by a whopping 52% between 2020 and 2022
As research into HRT continues, it's understandable that women may be concerned when they see studies or headlines showing potential harms from HRT use
