Mounting research shows that COVID-19 leaves its mark on the brain, including with significant drops in IQ scores

Summertime can be germy: A microbiologist explains how to avoid getting sick at the barbecue, in the pool or on the trail

What your nipples can tell you about your health

Nowadays you can buy a cheap pair of sunglasses just about anywhere – from supermarkets and petrol stations to corner shops and online fashion retailers

Your favorite drink can cause breast cancer – but most women in the US aren’t aware of alcohol’s health risks

Alzheimer’s disease is mentioned in the media with increasing frequency, but it is still not considered just another disease. Despite the harshness of the diagnosis, one of the challenges we have to meet is to change the way this disease is perceived and stigmatized for all its negative aspects.

Drinking lots of water may seem like a healthy habit – here’s when and why it can prove toxic

Depression, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder linked with ancient viral DNA in our genome – new research

‘Sleeping on it’ really does help and four other recent sleep research breakthroughs

Eye exercises to improve sight – is there any science behind them? An ophthalmologist explains why you shouldn’t buy the hype

The 30-30-30 method: how TikTok’s latest fitness trend could help you build healthy habits into your day

The ancient Chinese did not view emotions in the same light as most people today see them. This different approach to how emotions impact our bodies has implications for the treatment of common disorders associated with the mind, such as anxiety and depression.

People who consistently run at least an hour a week throughout their lives tend to live three years longer and have fewer chronic illnesses, compared with people who don’t do any exercise.

From health to sports – ears can say a lot about you...

Listening from love, and with love, takes time and trust and patience. We do not know beforehand what the body will reveal, because listening is an evolving formula, never a pre-planned formula.

How do I keep my fruit, veggies and herbs fresh longer? Are there any ‘hacks’?

I can’t afford olive oil. What else can I use?

Animals self-medicate with plants − behavior people have observed and emulated for millennia

The bacteria in your mouth play an important role in your health – here are four diseases linked to your oral microbiome

Often a posture assigned to teenagers and disaffected youth, slouching is traditionally considered to be a “bad” posture – with some claiming it will damage your spine and cause pain.

How cannabis and psilocybin might help some of the 50 million Americans who are experiencing chronic pain

We are all intimately interconnected in this web of life. Since the beginning of time, people have been deeply connected to the natural world, relating to it as a source of food, shelter, clothing, and medicine...

How big food companies can do more to create healthier food environments