Banning the promotion of soft drinks could be more effective than a sugar tax
Evan Lorne/ShutterstockObesity is one of the most serious health problems facing the UK, where around 65% of adults are either...
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Adult social care was hit hard during the pandemic – it will need help to recover
Omicron cases are falling, and the UK government is focusing on a return to normal. But far from entering a...
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Vaccine hesitancy: Why ‘doing your own research’ doesn’t work, but reason alone won’t change minds
Reason is not the only factor that guides vaccine decisions. Understanding human decision-making is the first step in changing behaviour....
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Deer, mink and hyenas have caught COVID-19 – animal virologists explain how to find the coronavirus in animals and why humans need to worry
White-tailed deer are one of the few wild species that scientists have found to be infected with the coronavirus –...
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Fermented food: why eating sauerkraut helps your gut stay healthy
Elena Hramova/ShutterstockFor decades fermentation was used to preserve foods, enhance shelf life, and improve flavour. But many people are not...
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How much exercise should disabled young people get? New recommendations offer advice
Children and young people with disabilities should aim for between 120 and 180 minutes of aerobic activity a week. Daisy...
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Wellbeing: how living well together works for the common good
Franzi/ShutterstockThe World Health Organization (WHO) describes mental health as “a state of well-being in which an individual realises his or...
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Does scaring people work when it comes to health messaging? A communication researcher explains how it’s gone wrong during the COVID-19 pandemic
The film 'Don't Look Up' warns of the dangers of ignoring the findings of science. Marc Ward/Stocktrek Images via Getty...
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Despite its disastrous effects, COVID-19 offers some gifts to medicine – an immunology expert explains what it can teach us about autoimmune disease
Immunologists are studying how the SARS-CoV-2 virus interacts with antibodies in the immune system. Christoph Burgstedt/Science Photo Library via Getty...
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Swabbing floors to detect COVID-19 could be a useful indicator of the disease’s spread
Floors can be tested to predict the level of COVID-19 in an environment. (Oliver Hale/Unsplash), CC BY-SAThe rapid spread of...
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