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Statins can reduce dementia risk by up to 15%, long-term study suggests
Statins can lower the risk of dementia by 15%, and the earlier in life they are taken the…
Thousands of UK women have undiagnosed PTSD after childbirth each year, study finds
Thousands of UK women develop undiagnosed post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after childbirth every year, research has found.The frightening…
How do you define good health – and achieve it – in a broken US medical system?
Most of us want to be healthy, but it’s easier said than done. In the US, people are…
‘I fight pain and fear with art’: how Yayoi Kusama blazed a trail for neurodivergent artists
Yayoi Kusama – who has died at the age of 97 – was 10 when she first started…
ADHD is no myth – but we should interrogate it all the same | Letters
Three months ago, at 42, I was diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Unlike many adults prior to…
Mood-boosting benefits of birdsong drowned out by traffic noise, study finds
Hearing the trill or whistle of a bird while going about daily life is well known to boost…
The ex-gang member breaking the cycle of violence among LA youths
Francisco Villarruel and Gustavo Galvez sat in a park in Los Angeles reminiscing on their first boxing lesson…
‘Enough is enough’: 121 Indigenous Victorians have died by suicide in the past five years
On the steps of Victorian parliament stood 121 empty chairs, marking the number of Indigenous lives lost to…
Largest review of its kind confirms benefits of tai chi and other Chinese exercises
Traditional Chinese exercises such as tai chi can offer wide-ranging benefits for people with musculoskeletal disorders, improving physical…
Social media goes into overdrive with Lindsay Clancy conspiracy theories
As the trial of Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts mother accused of killing her three children, starts to wind…