Children who play a lot learn skills such as sitting, crawling and standing quicker. Play also leads to better health and wellbeing as they grow older.
Sleep is an essential part of life. What happens when we don’t get enough sleep and how do we ensure that we do?
About 60% of the human body is made up of water. Excessive water loss can be fatal.
Mindfulness, being in the present moment, is often achieved through meditation, the practice of sitting still and focusing on the breath. Both help relieve feelings of anxiety and depression
Oral hygiene is often neglected but research has shown that abnormal bacterial communities in the mouth can cause serious disease.
People who hold higher levels of hope will be less likely to experience symptoms of depression. Shared hopes are also important for expectations of national and international futures.
Sunburn can cause cancer, heat stroke and changes to the immune system. Choosing the right sun protection, even for darker skin, is more complicated than it looks.
Office workers are sedentary for hours at a time. Our research looked at what they should do to stay healthy.
Children have constant access to media coverage of armed conflicts, terrorist attacks, mass shootings and other brutal acts. This makes it tough for them to develop a sense of hope for the future.
Romantic breakups among emerging adults are often trivialised as a rite of passage. Instead they can lead to acute trauma.
