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The myth that lactic acid causes the ‘burn’ we feel during exercise is actually a long-lasting misunderstanding.
DNA can survive in parchment for well over a thousand years.
Why we laugh at different things – and what that tells us about humour
Drug testing has found potent synthetic opioids and other unexpected substances in products sold as heroin, diazepam and cannabis.
The type of menopause and differences between women taking HRT complicate claims about its potential to prevent dementia.
Around 8 million people in England take five or more prescription drugs each day.
Magnesium is important for hundreds of processes in the body.
A new flu jab offer for homeless people arrives just as the NHS bodies meant to deliver outreach face cuts and restructuring.
After a pandemic-era collapse in vaccination, Bangladesh is racing to protect children from measles, but lasting protection depends on reaching 95% coverage.
And is it really true that Danish babies cry less?
Medicine leaflets are meant to keep us safe, but confusing language, poor design and endless side-effect lists often do the opposite.
It’s a problem that affects almost everyone – from someone attempting their first 5K to elite endurance athletes.
Researchers are investigating whether food compounds can imitate calorie restriction. The strongest evidence still comes from cells and animals.
It might be embarrassing, but unintentionally soiling one’s self during competition is not all that uncommon in elite athletes.
Adopting a Nordic diet could cut your risk of heart disease and diabetes.
Studies may include both sexes yet leave differences unexplored. That gap becomes more consequential when old evidence helps train medical AI.
Not even experts can agree on what the term means.
The report described the number of ways that management and organisational faults contributed to the tragedies that occurred at the hospital.
TikTok has turned a blood test into the latest beauty hack. Here’s what low iron can really do to your skin, and what it can’t.
We increasingly turn to chatbots when we are upset. But what they cannot do may be what matters most.
Regular scans help clinicians monitor small aneurysms, but patients describe recurring fears and confusion about what they can safely do.
Denmark and Britain take the same pills for old age. The gap is in ‘drugs for despair’.
Tea and coffee may reduce iron absorption, while alcohol and some supplements can increase it.
Smallpox DNA from two people buried in Chile reveals the virus’s arrival through European colonisation – but recreating it would require deliberate laboratory work.