Only half of six-year-old children in the UK meet the recommended guidelines for daily physical activity, according to a study published in the Journal of Physical Activity & Health. We all
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Avoiding dementia may be possible with a lifetime of learning, socialising and exercising
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It may be possible to avoid dementia after all, even for those more pre-disposed to the condition, according to results from a 60-year study. The study, published in Neurology, shows that
Using devices like smartphones can improve memory skills rather than cause people to be lazy, according to a study published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: General. The results showed
Virtual participation in different activities, from sports to seeing friends, stayed even after all restrictions were lifted, according to a study published in the open-access journal PLOS ONE. Participants were
The Covid pandemic has had an impact on all of us, but researchers from the University of Zurich found that being close to parents (or other caregivers) was enough to
Experiencing art online has the same effect as going to an art gallery or enjoying nature, according to a study published in the scientific journal Frontiers in Psychology. Visiting art
“The Nutri-Score, a system straight from the 1980s” Jean-Michel Lecerf (interview)
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Having worked in Lille for his entire career, both at the Lille Regional Hospital and at the Pasteur Institute where he founded a department on nutrition, Jean-Michel Lecerf is one
Inhaling toxic particles caused by air pollution can travel directly from lungs to brain
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Breathing air with high pollution levels could lead to accumulation of toxic particles in the brain, according to a study published in the journal PNAS. Particles can be transported from
Like Covid-19, the developing monkeypox outbreak likely had its origins in wild animals, following the pattern of an estimated 70 per cent of emerging diseases that cross between species. And while disease reservoirs in wild
Medical technology is often developed for well-resourced healthcare systems, but a team of researchers from the University of Leeds, UK, defends that it is possible to build low-cost equipment that