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To make your muscles grow, you need to keep increasing their load. But there are different ways to do this.
Children with more than one developmental condition – such as ADHD, autism or others – are at risk of depression or anxiety too. And health systems need to adapt.
Brain tumours are rare, but their early signs are easy to mistake for stress, tiredness or the menopause. Researchers explain what to look for – and why it matters.
Digital duplicates of our brains could revolutionise mental healthcare.
Weight doesn’t tell us the whole story about a person’s risk for poor health.
If you’ve had chickenpox, the virus never fully leaves your body. Years later, it can reappear as shingles. Here’s what causes it — and what doesn’t.
Here are some tell-tale signs of gingivitis, and what to do about this common type of gum disease.
Have you ever thought of your body as a portable gym? It can be, whether it’s squats in the park or push-ups at home.
Ancient writers, especially physicians, had plenty to say about genitals and their care.
Stories of big babies might make women all over the world cross their legs. But how common are big babies, and does their birth always lead to complications?
Diagnosis for myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome currently relies on sometimes controversial diagnostic criteria – and can take years.
Globally, osteoarthritis affects nearly 600 million people. Yet fewer than 50% are offered the one proven treatment: exercise.
Homelessness is solvable through affordable and supportive housing. Hospitals should be part of the solution.
The way someone forms emotional bonds with their caregivers as a child can increase the risk they’ll be violent to a partner later in life. But other factors play an important role.
By August,15.8% of children aged under five were suffering from acute malnutrition.
An infection control expert explains why sharing your razor, towel or toothbrush isn’t such a great idea.
We can’t prevent violence against women and children without tackling men’s heavy alcohol use.
Studies show vaping raises the number of ACE2 receptors: the doorway COVID uses to attack. That means higher risk and slower recovery.
One type of sweat tends to smell more than the other, and it might not be the one you think.
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Senior Lecturer, School of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of Bristol
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