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July 10, 2026, 12:42 PM - 6 min read
Feeling “wired but tired” is not evidence that your body has failed to rest properly. Often it is evidence that the brain has become too good at staying alert in a digital world that never really stops.
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July 9, 2026, 01:00 PM - 5 min read
There is a widespread belief that if an excess of sugar is toxic, absolute zero must be perfect. But trying to “clean” your body by eliminating an entire nutrient class might end up starving the very system you want to heal.
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July 8, 2026, 01:17 PM - 7 min read
A study found that medical professionals changed their practice in response to fear of litigation, inquiries, complaints or professional regulation. Researchers call this “defensive practice".
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July 6, 2026, 01:07 PM - 6 min read
During pregnancy, the placenta is treated as vital. It is monitored because it helps sustain the baby. But after birth, it can quickly be treated as a disposal issue rather than something a woman may have feelings, beliefs or plans about.
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July 5, 2026, 12:56 PM - 5 min read
When you run outside, you push into the ground to propel yourself forward. But when you are running on a treadmill, the belt moves under your feet, helping with this propulsion. Basically, the machine does a small amount of the work for you.
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July 3, 2026, 12:45 PM - 3 min read
The study developed a 13-food-group scoring system, in which commonly consumed foods were classified into 13 context-specific food groups based on their micronutrient content.
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July 2, 2026, 01:15 PM - 3 min read
Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra reported between 30,000 and 40,000 students seeking counselling services.
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July 2, 2026, 12:30 PM - 7 min read
Most miscarriages have nothing to do with what a woman did or didn’t do. The most common cause is a random genetic mutation in the foetus, which the body then recognises and lets go of.
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July 1, 2026, 03:58 PM - 7 min read
People with atopia don’t develop the ‘cognitive map’ that normally helps people navigate.
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June 30, 2026, 03:25 PM - 6 min read
Children in the poorest neighbourhoods are more than twice as likely to be obese compared with those in the wealthiest neighbourhoods. For severe obesity, the gap is more than fourfold and is still widening.
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June 24, 2026, 12:43 PM - 6 min read
The key reason why the simple act of eating becomes so unappealing to us in the heat largely has to do with the body working to keep running, and avoid overheating.
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June 22, 2026, 12:36 PM - 7 min read
Sleep is closely linked to body temperature: to fall asleep and stay asleep, the body usually needs to lose some heat. Hot bedrooms make that harder.
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