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Flavanols are linked to better memory and heart health – here’s what foods you can eat to get these benefits
Two-and-a-half cups of green tea contain the recommended daily amount of flavanols. granata68/ ShutterstockThere are plenty of good reasons to...
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Mounting research documents the harmful effects of social media use on mental health, including body image and development of eating disorders
The hours spent – and the content viewed – by teens on social media can lead to depression, anxiety and body...
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The ugly side of beauty: Chemicals in cosmetics threaten college-age women’s reproductive health
Many types of makeup contain endocrine-disrupting chemicals. Charles Gullung/The Image Bank via Getty ImaggesWhen you walk through the personal care...
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Magnet therapy for depression is available on the NHS – here’s how it works
Magnets to treat depression? It may sound bizarre, but this treatment is now available on the NHS. It’s called transcranial...
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Weighted vests: should you use them during exercise?
Weighted vests help boost the intensity of the exercise you're doing. Yanosh Nemesh/ ShutterstockWeighted vests have long been popular with...
Read moreWildfire preparedness and response must include planning for unhoused people and other vulnerable populations
The 2023 Canadian wildfire season is off to a roaring start. In Alberta, there have been more than 560 wildfires...
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How COVID lockdowns distorted our sense of time – new research
Brian A Jackson/ShutterstockThe perception of time is a psychological phenomenon, meaning external factors can modify the way we experience it....
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Canada’s national food policy is at risk of enshrining a two-tiered food system
Prime Minster Justin Trudeau helps prepare a food box at a food bank in Mississauga, Ont., in November 2022. Food...
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Five ways to be a good ‘housemate’ to your parents
More and more young adults are living at home with their parents. Martin Novak/ShutterstockAccording to data from the most recent...
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Arsenic contamination of food and water is a global public health concern – researchers are studying how it causes cancer
One symptom of arsenic poisoning is the growth of plaques on the skin called arsenical keratosis. Anita Ghosh/REACH via Flickr,...
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