Heartburn is really a very descriptive name. The moment you hear the word, you have some idea of what it entails. There’s a pain or discomfort that resembles burning, and you feel it in your chest or abdomen, not far from your heart. It certainly flows a lot more easily off of the tongue than […]
Something is happening in the world of psychiatric treatments. Decades after drugs like psilocybin (you might know it better as the psychoactive component of magic mushrooms) and MDMA (often taken illegally as ecstasy) were criminalized because they were seen to have no medical use, scientists are researching how they might actually be able to treat
You may have heard of your biological clock, but what about your inflammatory clock of aging (iAge)? As this is a relatively recent idea from scientists, you may not know what it means. It’s a way of measuring the aging of your immune system, your risk of developing age-related inflammation and other illnesses, and how
You probably know many of the risk factors that damage your heart health. Smoking, poor diet and not exercising enough are all things we’re told about regularly. One potential danger that isn’t as obvious but has been the subject of quite a bit of research is the harm that loneliness can cause. Some scientists have
What exactly is going on in your body at the moment? You may just be sitting still and reading this, but under your skin there are all kinds of chemical reactions taking place. Maybe your digestive system is still processing the last thing you ate. Maybe it’s simply that you’re breathing. One thing is certain:
A lot of the time, losing weight is an attempt to improve your health. It can reduce your risk of developing diabetes, heart problems and other health conditions. But what about people who don’t actually want to lose weight? Sometimes you find yourself shedding the pounds without really knowing why. If you haven’t changed your
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Without zinc, we wouldn’t have brass. On its own, zinc is used in everything from paint to deodorant and batteries. And, of course, it is an essential mineral, which means humans can’t survive without it but also can’t produce it ourselves. Let’s look a little deeper at how a metal with such a diverse range
