Daylight saving time has a negative impact on healthy living, new research finds
Losing one hour in spring may do more than leave people tired. It can also push them toward…
Strength training over decades linked to longer life
We’ve long known that aerobic exercise might help us live longer, and now strength training is…
GLP-1 weight-loss drugs may lower the need for knee replacement
The GLP-1 drugs, which include semaglutide (Ozempic, Rybelsus, Wegovy) and tirzepatide (Mounjaro, Zepbound), are turning out…
Scientists discover how natural hair patterns form without a blueprint
A pattern as familiar as hair may hold clues to one of biology’s deeper mysteries. The way hair…
Public invited to comment on children’s mental health services
The public has been asked to comment on the first national standards for children’s mental health services, describing…
Human brain cells may be far more powerful computers than scientists thought
For years, one of the simplest explanations for human intelligence was also one of the biggest: the human…
NFL players 4x more likely to die due to neurodegenerative disease
Football has long sold a contradiction: elite strength, elite conditioning, elite survival. But beneath that picture, a much…
Ancient DNA in Oceania reveals hidden human evolution and health insights
A vast stretch of islands across the South Pacific holds one of the oldest human stories on Earth.…
Meet the 15-year-old prodigy trying to unlock the secrets to human immortality
Laurent Simons is only 15, but he is already moving toward a goal that could shape the rest…
Great apes show mental differences that do not follow human rules
Ape minds have long been treated as clues to humanity’s past. Compare a chimpanzee, bonobo, gorilla, or orangutan…
HSE mental health centres can’t provide therapy to patients due to understaffing
Mental health centres around the country are having to offer beds and medication only to distressed extremely vulnerable…
Massive blood study finds 88,000 new links between genes and metabolism
The chemicals flowing through your bloodstream tell a story that your DNA alone cannot. They reflect what you…