Intermittent fasting can have health benefits, but does being hungry affect our cognitive abilities? Here’s what all the evidence tells us.
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In regional NSW, 1 in 3 people experienced food insecurity in the past year. The rate was double for those who were socially isolated or had a mental illness.
Keratin is the tough protein that forms hair, nails and hooves. It’s also responsible for something far stranger: human horns.
It’s about how ADHD symptoms impact on your day-to-day functioning. Here’s how clinicians assess this, and where people might struggle.
The life expectancy gap is due largely to preventable health issues, not suicide.
Spaceflight rewires the human body. Muscles shrink, bones thin and fluids shift towards the brain – but these changes may help improve life on Earth.
A contested component of the new system is that older Australians will pay for more of their non-clinical care, such as showering, cleaning and meal delivery.
Your Halloween sweets might do more than cause a sugar rush. Some ingredients can interfere with medicines or trigger harmful reactions.
The death of a 17-year-old community cricket player has raised questions about how well helmets and neck protectors are working.
Chickenpox parties are a thing of the past but the virus is still circulating. Most illness is mild but some people can become seriously ill.
People in ancient times faked illnesses for all sorts of reasons. And in extreme cases, there might be a valid reason to lie.
Belladonna, mandrake and mugwort may be better known for magic than medicine, but these so-called witches’ herbs helped shape modern pharmacology.
In many of Austen’s novels, going out in the rain meant risking illness or death. Was this really the case?
Whether your GP decides to bulk bill all your visits will depend on on these 6 things.
Lifestyle plays a bigger part in cancer risk than genetics.
Friendship. Fitness. Fun. Walking football has it all – at a pace that suits everyone
One night of Halloween treats won’t harm your kids’ health long term. But the sugar and excitement can disrupt their sleep – and yours.
‘Ultra-processed’ has become a moral label, not a scientific one. Research shows why the term could be causing confusion, guilt and misinformation.
A 21-day water fast won’t ‘starve’ cancer or cleanse your body. Here’s why science says it’s not only a myth, but potentially dangerous
Why is your ankle named after a Greek hero and your uterus after a Renaissance anatomist? The answer says as much about power and memory as it does about medicine.
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Senior Lecturer, School of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of Bristol
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Professor of Community Health and Wellbeing, The University of Queensland
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