‘They’re all junk, and should be banned’: the trouble with at-home food intolerance tests
My kitchen table is littered with tiny test tubes, envelopes and plastic lancets. At one end of the table, I
Category: Science
‘Traceability is vital’: labs test thousands of unregulated substances amid peptide craze
People in the UK are sending thousands of unregulated substances that claim to support weight-loss and wellness to laboratories for
Medicines watchdog to investigate UK peptide clinics over health claims
The medicines regulator is investigating whether UK clinics are breaking the law by making claims about the benefits of unregulated,
What are peptides, are they safe and is there evidence to back up the hype?
From influencers to athletes, high-profile figures are hailing peptides as the route to wellness, claiming they help with injury repair,
Marriage over, €100,000 down the drain: the AI users whose lives were wrecked by delusion
Towards the end of 2024, Dennis Biesma decided to check out ChatGPT. The Amsterdam-based IT consultant had just ended a
‘You think: Do I really need anyone?’ – the hidden burden of being a hyper-independent person
When a relative was seriously ill and in intensive care for more than a month, Cianne Jones stepped in. “I
Exercise can be ‘frontline treatment’ for mild depression, researchers say
Aerobic exercise such as running, swimming or dancing can be considered a frontline treatment for mild depression and anxiety, according
Ultra-processed foods should be treated more like cigarettes than food – study
Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) have more in common with cigarettes than with fruit or vegetables, and require far tighter regulation, according
Strong v swole: the surprising truth about building muscle
Until pretty recently, the conventional wisdom about building muscle was that it worked via a system you might think of
The truth about health patches: can they really treat stress, spots and lost libido?
This morning, I woke up feeling a little groggy. My go-to remedy is usually a coffee and cold-water face plunge,