Fermented food: why eating sauerkraut helps your gut stay healthy
Elena Hramova/Shutterstock For decades fermentation was used to preserve foods, enhance shelf life, and improve flavour. But many people are
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
Wellbeing: how living well together works for the common good
Franzi/Shutterstock The World Health Organization (WHO) describes mental health as “a state of well-being in which an individual realises his
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
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
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-SA The rapid spread
Alzheimer’s disease linked to circadian rhythm – new research in mice
Our circadian rhythm is a natural, 24-hour cycle that controls many of our body’s processes. kanyanat wongsa/ Shutterstock A good
How poisonous mercury gets from coal-fired power plants into the fish you eat
Coal-fired power plants are a source of mercury that people can ingest by eating fish. Mark Wilson/Getty Images People fishing
After the FDA issued warnings about antidepressants, youth suicides rose and mental health care dropped
The link between antidepressant use and increases in suicidal thoughts or behaviors among treated youth is unproven. FatCamera/E+ via Getty
COVID: China is developing its own mRNA vaccine – and it’s showing early promise
Gorodenkoff/Shutterstock China, the country that first detected the novel coronavirus, remains one of the few not to have imported one