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I danced every day for a week to improve my brainpower - From improved concentration to higher creativity, dancing offers a range of brain-boosting benefits. And you don't need to spend hours on the dance floor to feel the effects.

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'If only people knew what a tick could do' - the deadly meat allergies caused by tick bites -- Mammalian meat allergy is a growing problem along Australia's east coast - and it's caused by tick bites.

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Are wellness supplements worth the hype? -- Tech Now visits the UK's first Longevity Show to explore the boom in personalised vitamins and supplements.

3 days ago

Lab-grown teeth could soon replace fillings and implants -- While teeth play a greater role in health than many realise, current dental solutions for tooth loss are temporary and subpar. What if we could regrow our teeth instead?

7 hours ago

My fitness tracker knew I was pregnant before I did -- Ravika is one of hundreds of women who are noticing early pregnancy signs through the data on their fitness trackers.

22 hours ago

The far-reaching impacts of wildfire smoke - and how to protect yourself -- As wildfires blaze through Canada, air quality alerts are in place there and in parts of the US. Here are the profound ways wildfire smoke influences your physical and mental health.

3 days ago

What this desert city can teach the world about tackling heat deaths -- Maricopa County in Arizona has some of the hottest temperatures, but it has reduced the number of heat-related deaths.

2 days ago

What colour should you wear in the heat? -- Is it dry or humid? This is the ultimate question when choosing what to wear.

8 days ago

How to exercise safely in hot weather -- Scientists say it is important to find ways to exercise when temperatures soar to protect your long-term health. Here's how you can keep going when things hot up.

27 days ago

Why people are turning to 'bibliotherapy' -- "Bibliotherapy" has been soaring in popularity as a means of improving people's wellbeing. But getting it right depends on the book, and the person.

16 days ago

How Duolingo became so addicting, according to its CEO -- Perhaps no app has mastered user loyalty quite like Duolingo, the gamified language-learning platform 34 million people a day can't put down.

16 days ago

Struggling with brain fog? Here's how to fix it -- It's common to become forgetful or mentally sluggish but there are easy ways to cut through the haze.

16 days ago

How 20 minutes in nature can boost your health -- Spending just 20 minutes in nature can lower blood pressure, heart rate and stress levels.

3 months ago

What screen time does to children's brains is more complicated than it seems -- Screen time has become synonymous with bad news - but the science may not be as straightforward as it seems.

16 days ago

Six Steps to Calm -- Discover a calmer future with this course of six science-backed techniques, weekly to your inbox.

3 months ago

Health Fix -- Trusted insights for better health and wellbeing rooted in science, every Wednesday to your inbox.

19 days ago

How a tiny chip can hold information from your gut -- A new organ-on-a-chip technology helps doctors design personalised treatments for gut health. -- Tech Now

3 months ago

Do you need to drink electrolytes to stay hydrated? -- Electrolyte-packed drinks are said to optimise health and hydration. But do we really need them? -- Health Decoded

3 months ago

The immersive tech preparing doctors for lifesaving surgery -- Tech Now meets medical teams using mixed reality environments to rehearse life-or-death operations. -- Tech Now

3 months ago

The health benefits of drinking matcha tea -- As a self-confessed coffee addict, Melissa Hogenboom examines the science behind matcha tea's health benefits. -- Health Decoded

3 months ago

The race to unlock nature's hidden secrets -- A team of researchers is working on an ambitious project to build the world's largest biological database. -- Tech Now

3 months ago

Why walking backwards can be good for your health -- Research shows the activity of 'retro-walking' can have surprising benefits for your physical health and brain. -- Health Decoded

3 months ago

How weight lifting can help you stay healthier as you age - All exercise helps you live longer, but strength training helps you live better – here's how you can get stronger.

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Why you're never too old for therapy

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Why do we want to be remembered after we die?

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Five minutes of exercise a day could help you live longer

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Parents weren't always this tired. What changed? Our ancestors probably didn't suffer as much from parental sleep deprivation, leading some scientists to reconsider guidelines for today's new parents.

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Want a better night's sleep? Go camping

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Your phone's blue light isn't ruining your sleep

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The micro-dreaming game that helps you sleep

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Forget New Year. This is the time to make changes - "Fresh start" moments outside of the New Year can be surprisingly effective in motivating us to change behaviour and pursue goals.

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Brazil bets on 'smart vests' for World Cup glory

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Seven ways to trick yourself into eating better

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Children need to move more. Here's how to help

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The habits that help children to eat more vegetables over their lifetime - Small changes in how children experience food every day can have a lasting impact on what they eat.

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What blindside divorce tells us about modern love

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Science says dating app users fall into the same cycle. Here's how to spot it

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Six families, six very different summer trips

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Body Clock: What Makes Us Tick?

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How to Boost Your Brain Power

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Around the World in 80 Weighs

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Making Sense of Cancer with Hannah Fry

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Food: Delicious Science

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The Food Chain

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Complex with Kimberley Wilson

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The Kitchen Cabinet

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All in the Mind

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The Easy Wellness Podcast with Vinny Hurrell & Cate Conway

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The Music & Meditation Podcast

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Just One Thing - with Michael Mosley

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Your motivation style may explain why some goals feel harder -- Are you driven by recognition, money, or security? Knowing your motivation style could help you realise your goals.

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How period trackers share your private details -- Some apps are sharing users' health data. New research uncovers which apps lock down your privacy, and which don't.

4 days ago

These medieval solutions to stress and burnout can help us today -- Stress and mental exhaustion aren't new – and the wisdom of the Middle Ages about how to deal with burnout still rings surprisingly true today.

4 days ago

'Once it's gone, it's gone': How to future-proof your hearing -- It's not just rocket launches and death metal concerts that lead to hearing loss. Many everyday activities can cause damage. Here's what you can do to protect your ears.

6 days ago

11 Jul 2026 -- This 123-year-old air-con system has lessons for managing today's extreme heat -- As climate change roasts cities around the world, history shows that air conditioning can be the difference between life and death for vulnerable people – but it comes at a cost. -- 11 Jul 2026

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10 Jul 2026 -- Why do mosquitoes bite some people more than others? -- Long before they land, mosquitoes are reading our body signals from afar. Find out if you feature high on the bloodsuckers' hit list. -- 10 Jul 2026

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10 Jul 2026 -- Training the immune system to fight cancer -- Tech Now meets a firm developing treatments to target cancer cells and stop them returning. -- 10 Jul 2026

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8 Jul 2026 -- What happens to your brain in space? -- Space messes with astronauts' brains – and that might have implications for missions beyond the Moon. -- 8 Jul 2026

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5 Jul 2026 -- Why travellers are filling their luggage with sunscreen -- From Seoul to Paris, pharmacies and beauty stores have become must-visit stops for travellers hunting cult sun cream formulas. -- 5 Jul 2026

7 days ago

4 Jul 2026 -- The secrets of the world's coldest-living mammal -- No other mammal can survive colder body temperatures than the Arctic ground squirrel. Its chilly hibernation is inspiring new treatments for heart attacks, stroke, and brain injury. -- 4 Jul 2026

8 days ago

3 Jul 2026 -- How the fear of infection warps our minds -- The "behavioural immune system" can drive harsher moral judgement and may even contribute to xenophobia. -- 3 Jul 2026

9 days ago

2 Jul 2026 -- How meal times affect your health -- The time of day you have a meal and even how much you chew it can affect how many calories you get from it. -- 2 Jul 2026

10 days ago

1 Jul 2026 -- Weak hands and blurry vision: Is your tech giving you 'phone body'? -- Your devices are changing your body in ways you might not realise. It's not too late to do something about it. -- 1 Jul 2026

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29 Jun 2026 -- Scotland was 'murder capital of Europe', then it treated violence like a disease -- In the early 2000s, you were three times more likely to be assaulted in Scotland than in the US, but the country now ranks among some of the safest in the world. -- 29 Jun 2026

13 days ago

28 Jun 2026 -- What sunset-watching really does for your health -- Humans appear to see sunrises and sunsets "almost like bookends". Here's what a dose of golden hour does for our memory, sleep and mood. -- 28 Jun 2026

14 days ago