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These plant names are more than just vocabulary items in endangered or undocumented languages. They provide researchers with leads to a treasure trove of medical knowledge, cultural history, and unrecorded oral traditions.

The encouraging twist: adults who began exercising later still improved their physical capacity by up to 10 per cent. It's a powerful reminder that staying active matters, even if you start late.

Health guidance was issued by the US government last year in September, pointing to "mounting evidence finding a connection between acetaminophen (paracetamol) use during pregnancy and autism." However, previous research suggesting a small link between paracetamol in pregnancy and an increased risk of autism and ADHD was often prone to biases, researchers from the University of Liverpool, UK, and institutes in Europe said.

Eating disorders are serious mental health conditions that affect a person’s eating behaviours. They can harm both physical and mental health.

If nutrient deficiencies develop while someone is eating much less, and that pattern continues for months or years, those deficiencies may persist and lead to problems such as muscle loss, weakened immunity, anaemia, bone loss or impaired neurological function.

Cuts like chicken breast or beef mince are used in some dog foods but are also commonly eaten by people. Selling these “prime cuts” provides around 93-98 per cent of the money from selling an animal carcass.

Using a pseudo-scientific formula, the third Monday in January was determined to be the “bluest” day of the year, marked by sadness, low energy and withdrawal from social interaction.

When we’re dehydrated, it’s harder for our bodies to lose internal heat. So staying hydrated is important – and drinking cold or iced water is also one of the easiest ways to cool down.

Please do not rely on drinking your own urine if you are lost. It is basically the equivalent of drinking from the bin.

Studies show that refugees often have gut microbiomes that look different from those of people who have not experienced displacement.

A large study found a small but consistent dip in people’s wellbeing in the run-up to Christmas. One psychological process that often shows up under this pressure is worry.

The community of trillions of microbes living in your digestive tract, known as the gut microbiome, plays a powerful role in regulating sleep quality, mood and overall wellbeing.