A baby’s arrival often means sleep deprivation for the parents during their child’s first five years of life. Between a quarter and a third of parents...
Research Checks interrogate newly published studies and how they’re reported in the media. The analysis is undertaken by one or more academics not involved with the...
Recent research suggests that consistently meeting physical activity guidelines may reduce the risk of severe COVID-19 outcomes such as hospitalization, ICU admission and death. These findings...
One of the constant challenges in education is keeping the learner engaged, motivated and connected in a world increasingly filled with distractions. Social media, streaming TV...
We ate a lot more during the pandemic. The latest figures by Public Health England suggest that more than 40% of British adults gained an average...
MANILA – Among the 12 months of the year from the last decade of the past century to the present, August can be considered as one of...
For many people, the past year has led to an increased appreciation for our fragile natural world. This is important because, alongside COVID, we are also...
There’s a widespread belief that your testosterone can affect where you end up in life. At least for men, there is some evidence for this claim:...
Whether it’s Tom Brown, the principled captain of the cricket team in Tom Brown’s School Days, or Darrell Rivers playing lacrosse in Enid Blyton’s Malory Towers,...
The practice of fasting has entered popular culture in recent years as a way to lose extra pounds. Featured in the bestselling book “The Fast Diet,”...